February 28, 2025 S&P futures up 0.4% Friday morning after a sharp selloff Thursday, where the S&P 500 fell 1.59% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.78%. The Mag 7 suffered its worst pullback of 2025, extending its losing streak to six sessions. High-beta names like meme stocks, non-profitable tech, travel/leisure, and autos underperformed, while defensives, regional
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February 27, 2025 S&P futures +0.5% after a mixed Wednesday where S&P and Nasdaq snapped their four-day losing streaks. Semis led, staples lagged. Asian markets mixed (Japan, China higher; Hong Kong weaker), while Europe down 0.6%. Treasuries lower, though rates still down for the week. Dollar +0.2%, Gold -0.9%, Bitcoin +2.4%, WTI crude +0.9%. Key
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S&P futures are down 0.2% Tuesday morning after US equities closed lower Monday, with tech, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors all falling over 1%, while defensives like consumer staples, healthcare, and energy outperformed. Asian markets were mostly higher overnight, led by Hong Kong (+3%) and South Korea (+1%), while European markets were mixed. Treasuries weakened
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S&P futures up 0.3% in Wednesday morning trading, following a mixed Tuesday session where the S&P rose for the 10th time in 11 sessions and the Nasdaq hit a new ATH, driven by tech outperformance. Asian markets were mixed, with South Korea down nearly 1.5% but supported by central bank liquidity pledges. European markets gained
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S&P futures are little changed Tuesday morning following a mixed Monday session where tech strength lifted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, while cyclicals underperformed. Treasuries are weaker with curve steepening. Dollar index is down 0.2%, gold is up 0.3%, Bitcoin futures are down 1%, and WTI crude is up 1.2%. Key Themes Investors await further
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.12%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.6% and the Dow trimmed 0.39% on Wednesday. At the sector level, XLF and XLV led while XLY and XLK were the biggest laggards. Conforming to recent trends, Value and min vol. were outperforming factors on the day as they generally have been in 2024
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Leadership remains solidly behind Growth and Technology shares with traditional cyclical and low vol. stocks struggling to outperform
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XLK outperformance has persisted as inflation was not a negative event in May. We look for the outperformance trend to continue at the sector level given the absence of material headwinds and investor recognition of long-term leadership. Our new Elev8 Sector Model debuts with XLK as an OVERWEIGHT allocation of 2.92% for June
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