S&P futures are up 0.3% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Tuesday, with momentum outperforming again as memory and semis led. Small caps were another standout, while cyclicals including airlines, machinery, metals, and mining also outperformed. Defensives lagged. Global markets are mixed, with the Nikkei, Kospi, and Taiex all hitting fresh records, while […]
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S&P futures are down 0.1% Monday morning after another strong week for equities, with the S&P and Nasdaq each posting a fourth straight weekly gain and closing at fresh record highs, while the Russell 2000 logged a fifth straight weekly advance. The recent move has continued to be helped by semiconductor strength, with the SOX
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S&P futures are little changed Friday morning after Thursday’s mostly lower session. The market remains caught between a desire to move past the Iran conflict and growing concern that Strait of Hormuz tensions and rising oil may still pose a supply-shock risk. Crude is up again, marking a fifth straight gain, while Treasuries are roughly
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April 23, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.5% Thursday morning after another record close for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Wednesday. Recent leadership has remained concentrated in Mag 7, semis, software, and higher-beta trading themes, with the SOX extending its winning streak to 16 sessions and software up for an eighth straight day. Cross-asset
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March 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning, following Wednesday’s broad selloff that pushed the S&P 500 to its lowest level since November with ~85% of constituents declining. Weakness was widespread across big tech, metals/miners, and defensives (staples, healthcare). Global markets are under pressure (Japan -3.5%, South Korea -3%, Europe ~-2%), while Treasuries
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March 18, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.5% Wednesday morning, extending this week’s equity rebound after back-to-back gains. Leadership continues to skew toward high beta and positioning-driven areas, including most-shorted names, retail favorites, small caps, travel & leisure, energy, and private equity. Global markets are supportive, with Asia higher (South Korea +5%, Japan +3%) and
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January 21, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% after Tuesday’s sharp risk-off session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down more than 2% as Big Tech drove the selloff. Retail favorites, high beta and momentum factors underperformed, while precious metals and energy were relative havens. Asian markets were mostly lower overnight, though Greater China and South Korea
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January 20, 2026 S&P futures −1.6% Tuesday morning, with Mag 7 under pressure, following a week where three of four major U.S. indexes fell. Beneath the surface, breadth held up: the equal-weight S&P +0.7% and Russell 2000 +2%+ last week. Rates moved higher with a bear steepener (long-end +7–10 bp). USD −0.9%, gold +3.1%, silver
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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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December 30, 2025 S&P futures are little changed Tuesday morning following Monday’s pullback, with U.S. equities finishing off worst levels. Precious and industrial metals equities were the primary laggards, while TSLA and NVIDIA weighed on the Mag 7. Energy, REITs, Utilities, and Consumer Staples finished higher. Asian markets were mixed in quiet overnight trading, while
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