February 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.1% in early Wednesday trading, reversing some initial weakness. This follows a mostly lower Tuesday session, with technology—particularly software—the primary drag, pushing the Nasdaq down nearly 1.5%. Cyclicals provided some offset, and small caps finished modestly higher. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with South Korea and China among the […]
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January 13, 2026 S&P futures −0.2% after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, reversing an early dip. Small caps outperformed again, extending the early-2026 broadening / pro-cyclical rotation theme. Strength on Monday was seen in big tech, retail favorites, momentum leaders, metals, memory, semicaps, restaurants, staples, and industrial multis, while consumer finance lagged. Overnight, Asian markets
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November 3, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% following a strong October in which the S&P 500 rose for a sixth straight month and the Nasdaq for a seventh. Asian equities were higher overnight (South Korea +3% to a record), while Europe gained ~0.5%. Treasuries firmed slightly with front-end yields −2 bp. Dollar Index +0.1%, gold +0.3%,
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October 31, 2025 S&P futures up 0.7% in Friday morning trading after U.S. equities finished near session lows Thursday, weighed by META and weakness across QSRs, managed care, airlines, and ag chemicals. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also underperformed. Despite narrow breadth, stocks remain on track for a third straight weekly gain and a sixth
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October 30, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Thursday morning trading, following a mixed Wednesday session in which the S&P 500 finished flat but breadth remained weak, with roughly 75% of index constituents lower. The Nasdaq outperformed, driven by renewed strength in NVDA. Asian markets were mostly lower overnight, with China lagging, while Europe opened
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September 17, 2025 S&P futures flat Wednesday morning after a quiet Tuesday that saw the S&P and Nasdaq edge off record highs and the Nasdaq 100 snap a nine-day streak. Asian trading was mixed, with Hong Kong up nearly 2% on tech strength, while Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia fell. Europe opened modestly higher.
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September 16, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% Tuesday after Monday’s gains, led by Mag 7 strength (TSLA, GOOGL). Nasdaq 100 logged its ninth straight advance, the longest in nearly two years, though equal-weight S&P declined with staples and healthcare both down >1%. Asia mostly higher (Korea +1%), Europe flat. Treasuries steady to firmer, dollar (0.2%),
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July 25, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% in early Friday trading after a quiet Thursday session where the S&P and Nasdaq set new all-time highs. Outperformance came from energy, asset managers, cybersecurity, trucking, and exchanges, while GOOGL led the Mag 7 on earnings and TSLA fell. Laggards included multis (conglomerates), airlines, managed care, chemicals, restaurants,
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July 24, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% in Thursday morning trading, following another record close for the S&P and Nasdaq on Wednesday. Strength came from AI power, med-tech, credit cards, chemicals, airlines, building products, and apparel. Asian markets were higher with Japan up 1.5%, and Europe is rallying ~0.7%. Treasuries are steady despite a backup
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April 24, 2025 S&P futures down 0.3% Thursday morning, off earlier lows, following a strong two-day rally that saw the S&P 500 notch its first back-to-back 1%+ gains since the election. Wednesday’s strength was led by the Mag 7, shorted names, and retail favorites. Treasuries are firmer (yields down 2–3bp), the dollar index is off
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