The Fed has restarted tightening, but investors are not rotating mechanically from Growth into Value. Technology and semiconductors held up while banks, Energy, housing and REITs weakened, signaling a new preference for self-funded earnings growth over businesses dependent on cheap capital.
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Thematic flows are becoming more sector-specific as investors rotate from semiconductors toward software and cybersecurity, from broad energy toward MLPs, and from clean energy toward electrification. The strongest demand now favors visible revenue, infrastructure needs and recurring cash flow.
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Trading Outlook S&P futures are off 0.1% and Nasdaq futures are down 0.3% after Wednesday’s momentum unwind. The headline index move was modest, but the factor move was not: semis, memory and AI-infrastructure winners came under outsized pressure while software, big tech, Financials, Health Care and Communication Services held up better. Asia was mixed overnight,
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Futures off after yesterday’s Tech-led gains: S&P futures are down 0.3% after Tuesday’s momentum-led advance. The Nasdaq gained 1.52% Tuesday, semis led again, and the SOX capped its best quarter since its 1993 inception. The setup is more cautious this morning: Asia mixed with Taiwan outperforming and South Korea down roughly 2%, Europe lower, Treasuries
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May marked the AI recognition phase: investors embraced a long-term build-out of compute, software, power and infrastructure, while narrow equity leadership reflected uncertainty over which incumbents can adapt—and which large legacy businesses face systemic disruption from AI-native competitors over time
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We examine the strategic partnerships that involve OpenAI to develop a risk profile and playbook for understanding the impact of big speculative AI plays on the technology eco-system.
This week’s developments argue for Growth over Value in the near term. Softer inflation data, resilient activity, AI capex enthusiasm, and systematic re-risking have all favored long-duration equities, though narrow breadth and higher-for-longer policy risk still argue against abandoning Value discipline.
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Since late March, falling Treasury yields have reflected more than softer macro expectations. ETF flows show investors already rotating for easier policy, favoring semiconductors, dividends, infrastructure, and selective real assets, while that very equity rotation may eventually limit how far yields decline.
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Stagflation signals from March PMIs—business activity at an 11-month low, selling prices rising at the fastest clip since August 2022—favor sectors with pricing power. Energy, utilities, and staples lead defensively, while software remains vulnerable to AI disruption repricing.
January 22, 2026 We’ve built out a database of 382 of the most liquid, US domiciled ETFs across a broad range of thematic categories. This week, we’re using that resource to analyze thematic fund flow trends over the past 1, 3 and 6-month periods. The past six months have underscored how thematic ETF leadership is
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