February 23, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.25% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Friday and for the week. The Nasdaq snapped a five-week losing streak, supported by stronger big tech and continued semi/memory momentum. Machinery, E&Cs, restaurants, and apparel outperformed, while software, chemicals, food, private equity, and biopharma lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher […]
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February 20, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Thursday’s pullback. Yesterday’s weakness was concentrated in private equity/private credit, big banks, life insurers, credit cards, airlines, and housing-related retail. Utilities and energy outperformed, along with machinery, E&Cs, A&D, and telecom. Overnight, Asia was mixed: South Korea rallied over 2% (+5.5% for the week), while Japan
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November 7, 2025 S&P futures -0.3%, near premarket lows, after U.S. equities fell sharply Thursday, with three of four major indexes down over 1%. The Nasdaq 100 logged its third >1% pullback in six sessions, as AI, retail favorites, and most-shorted names led declines. NVDA and TSLA were the weakest of the Mag 7. Other
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August 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.3%, following a quiet Tuesday where equities finished mostly lower on soft economic data. Tech lagged, while small caps, managed care, regional banks, airlines, and homebuilders outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher with Japan, China, Australia, and Singapore all posting gains. Europe is modestly green, up ~0.2%. Treasuries weaker,
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August 5, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% following Monday’s sharp equity rally, which saw all major indexes gain over 1% and every sector finish higher except energy. Momentum, small caps, crypto, retail names, memes, and Mag 7 stocks led the charge. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher (led by South Korea and Taiwan), and Europe
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May 7, 2025 S&P futures up 0.6%, rebounding after two down sessions. Tuesday saw biotech lag while utilities and energy outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets mostly gained, led by Shanghai, KOSPI, and ASX200; Nikkei closed lower. European markets opened ~0.3% lower. Treasuries were mostly weaker with curve flattening. The dollar index rose 0.2%, gold fell 1.1%,
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February 19, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.1% in early Wednesday trading after US equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P reaching a new all-time high. Market breadth was strong, with 70% of the index advancing, though gains were capped by underperformance in big tech. Cyclicals outperformed defensives, with commodity stocks leading. Most-shorted names
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