February 25, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.3% following Tuesday’s tech-led rally. Software (short covering), Mag 7, and semis drove gains, alongside strength in travel & leisure, homebuilders, credit cards, PE, and machinery. Banks, managed care, parcels/logistics, and energy lagged. Overnight, Asia rallied sharply with Japan up over 2% on dovish BoJ nominations. Europe is […]
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February 24, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Monday’s broad selloff, with all major indexes down over 1%. Software, banks, and the Mag 7 led the decline, while defensives (staples, healthcare, utilities) and precious metals held up better. Overnight, Asia was mixed with gains in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China, while Hong Kong
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January 15, 2026 U.S. index futures are higher (S&P futures +0.3% | Nasdaq futures +0.7%) after Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq closed lower Wednesday, led down by big tech and banks. Breadth was better beneath the surface, with ~60% of S&P 500 constituents advancing and defensives outperforming. Overnight, Asia was mixed (Japan, Hong Kong, China
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January 14, 2026 S&P futures −0.4% following Tuesday’s equity decline. Financials, payments, and software led the downside in the prior session, while energy, consumer staples, and real estate outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher, led by Japan (+~1.5%) on renewed snap-election speculation, while China lagged after higher margin requirements. European markets +0.2%. Treasuries slightly
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October 15, 2025 S&P futures +0.6% in Wednesday morning trading, led by NVDA and TSLA. Follows Tuesday’s mixed close, with small caps, cyclicals, and banks outperforming while big tech lagged. Asian markets up over 1%, led by Japan, Hong Kong, and China; Europe higher with France leading on LVMH earnings and pension reform suspension. Treasuries
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October 14, 2025 S&P futures -1.1%, pulling back after Monday’s strong rebound. Treasuries are rallying with yields down 5–6 bp across the curve. Dollar Index +0.1%, gold +0.5%, Bitcoin -3.7%, WTI crude -2.1%. Markets turned risk-off after hopes of U.S.–China trade de-escalation faded. Beijing sanctioned U.S. subsidiaries of a South Korean shipbuilder, while China tightened
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October 13, 2025 S&P futures +1.3% in early Monday trading, rebounding after Friday’s sharp selloff that marked the S&P 500’s worst session since early April’s “Liberation Day” drop. Asian equities were broadly weaker overnight, while European markets are posting modest gains. Treasuries are closed for the Columbus Day holiday. The Dollar Index is up 0.1%,
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September 26, 2025 S&P futures a touch higher Friday morning after U.S. equities fell Thursday, with the S&P and Nasdaq down for a third straight session. Big tech, most-shorted, and tariff-exposed names led the pullback, while energy and select defensives outperformed. Asia closed mostly lower (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong laggards), while Europe opened modestly
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September 25, 2025 S&P futures slightly lower in Thursday morning trading after U.S. equities fell for a second straight session. Big tech led the decline (AAPL, NVDA, GOOGL, MU, PLTR), while China tech, energy, staples, builders, chemicals, and managed care outperformed. Asian markets mixed, Europe −0.4%. Treasuries flat to firmer, dollar steady, WTI crude −0.6%.
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August 15, 2025 The S&P 500 continues to sit at or near all-time highs despite some clear challenges to economic activity and input price levels. We want to take this time of relative calm to talk about how to get high dividend exposure as a sector investor. The highest yielding sectors have been structural laggards
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