August 19, 2025 Low vol. stocks have lagged since equities have put in their low in early April of 2025. While we can see from our sector performance chart (below) that this has affected the performance of traditional low vol. sectors in a negative way, it has also had a deleterious impact on the Financial […]
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July 17, 2025 S&P Futures are trading up 0.1% after Wednesday’s gains, with strength in pharma, insurers, asset managers, airlines, and homebuilders. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also outperformed. European markets are broadly higher after a solid session in Asia. Treasuries are weaker with long-end yields up ~2 bps. The dollar is up 0.3%, gold
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July 16, 2025 U.S. equity futures are slightly lower Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s reversal, which saw the S&P 500 close down despite early strength. Small caps, banks, crypto-linked names, energy, materials, and healthcare lagged, while semis outperformed, lifting tech more than 1%. Asian markets dipped modestly overnight; Europe is down ~0.4%. Treasuries are steady to
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July 1, 2025 Markets are off slightly Tuesday morning following Monday’s strong finish, which saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch fresh record closes. The S&P ended its best quarter since Q4 2023, supported by resilient economic data, easing inflation concerns, and improved visibility on trade and policy developments. Treasuries continued to firm with some
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June 10, 2025 The S&P 500 continues to build value above our neckline level of 5786 (chart below). As US equities continue to reflate, we’re looking for accumulation opportunities among near-term laggards. In our last Tactical Tuesday Report, we covered weakness in the housing market. We think those stocks remain unpalatable for investors due to
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April 16, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% in early Wednesday trading, though off the lows. This follows a mostly lower U.S. session Tuesday, with weakness across chemicals, food/beverage, apparel, and logistics. Banks, semis, and defensives held up better. Treasuries are firmer with curve steepening, the dollar index is down 0.6%, gold is up 2.5%,
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April 15, 2025 S&P futures are modestly higher in early Tuesday trading following a quiet Monday session where U.S. equities finished higher, marking the S&P 500’s first consecutive gains since the early April tariff shock. Defensive sectors led, while Asia and Europe both saw broad gains overnight. Treasuries are narrowly mixed after Monday’s rally, the
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April 14, 2025 U.S. equity futures are higher in Monday morning trading (S&P futures +1.2% | Nasdaq futures +1.5% | Dow futures +0.9%), extending Friday’s rally where all major indexes gained over 1.5%, capping a strong week (S&P +5.5%, Nasdaq +7%). Global markets also firm, with Hong Kong up nearly 2.5% overnight and Europe gaining
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March 5, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.5% in early trading, attempting a rebound after Tuesday’s sharp selloff, which saw the S&P 500, Dow, and Russell 2000 all decline more than 1%. The market has now erased all gains since the election, losing nearly $3.5 trillion in market cap. Financials led the downturn as
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S&P futures up 0.3% Thursday morning after a strong rally Wednesday, with the S&P, Nasdaq, and R2K posting their best sessions since November 2016. Big tech, banks, builders, semis, and software led gains, supported by cooler inflation data and strong bank earnings. Asian and European markets traded higher overnight, with notable strength in Taiwan, Australia,
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