S&P futures are down 0.3% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s rally, when the S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak on renewed Middle East optimism. Momentum rebounded sharply, with semis up roughly 4.5%, while cyclicals also outperformed, led by banks, homebuilders, machinery, and travel names helped by the oil pullback. Treasuries are slightly weaker, with yields […]
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S&P futures are up 0.3% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down for a third straight session. Homebuilders, materials, industrial goods, private equity, and dollar stores were among the weakest groups, while momentum remained under pressure but finished off lows. Healthcare, Energy, and Utilities each gained roughly 1%, and
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S&P futures are up 0.3% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closing at fresh all-time highs. Semis and Mag 7 led again, though breadth remained weak, with the equal-weight S&P lagging the cap-weighted index by roughly 100 bp. Global markets are mixed, with South Korea
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March 24, 2026 S&P futures down 0.3% Tuesday morning following Monday’s broad-based rally, where all 11 sectors finished higher and over 80% of constituents advanced. Leadership came from small caps, travel, homebuilders, metals, and machinery, while memory lagged. Asian markets were higher (Hong Kong and South Korea +2.5%+), while Europe is modestly lower (~-0.5%). Treasuries
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March 20, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.7% Friday morning after Thursday’s modest decline. Recent weakness has been led by big tech, A&D, homebuilders, chemicals, metals, and rails. Asia was mostly lower (Greater China lagging), while Europe is higher (~+0.7%). Treasuries are under pressure (front-end yields +~5 bp), the dollar is slightly firmer, while gold
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March 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning, following Wednesday’s broad selloff that pushed the S&P 500 to its lowest level since November with ~85% of constituents declining. Weakness was widespread across big tech, metals/miners, and defensives (staples, healthcare). Global markets are under pressure (Japan -3.5%, South Korea -3%, Europe ~-2%), while Treasuries
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March 18, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.5% Wednesday morning, extending this week’s equity rebound after back-to-back gains. Leadership continues to skew toward high beta and positioning-driven areas, including most-shorted names, retail favorites, small caps, travel & leisure, energy, and private equity. Global markets are supportive, with Asia higher (South Korea +5%, Japan +3%) and
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March17, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% Tuesday morning, giving back some of Monday’s gains after the S&P 500 rose just over 1%, its best session since the Iran strikes began. Yesterday’s rally was led by big tech, semis, memory, travel & leisure, homebuilders, trucking, and consumer discretionary. Asian markets were mixed, with South Korea
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February 17, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.2% following a week in which equities finished mostly higher Friday but closed lower overall. The Nasdaq fell more than 2% last week, marking its fifth straight weekly decline. The Mag 7 dropped over 3%, while banks were also pressured. AI-disruption concerns weighed on trucking, CRE brokers, wealth
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November 25, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.2% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities rallied for a second straight session Monday, led by growth and momentum. The Nasdaq 100 logged its biggest one-day gain since May, with GOOGL and TSLA leading the Mag 7 and AVGO pushing semis higher. Consumer staples and energy were the only
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