U.S. equity futures are modestly higher as strong AI-related earnings support the Nasdaq. At 5:16 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.07%, Dow futures were up 0.06% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.45%. The Russell 2000 enters after gaining 1.7% Monday, with lower Treasury yields and improved breadth supporting smaller companies. Palantir and […]
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February 13, 2026 S&P futures -0.4% in Friday morning trading after Thursday’s 1.6% decline marked a third straight down day for the S&P 500. Software and Mag 7 names led the downside, while trucking/logistics, CRE brokers, private equity, and banks also came under pressure. Defensives outperformed, with Utilities and Consumer Staples both up over 1%.
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February 12, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% in Thursday morning trading after Wednesday’s mixed session, where the S&P 500 finished flat but dispersion remained elevated. Memory and semis outperformed, software sold off again, and AI-related competitive pressure continued to weigh on financials—now extending to CRE brokers and services. Energy and defensive sectors also held up better.
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February 3, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.2% in early Tuesday trading after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak. Cyclicals led the rebound with airlines, retail, and machinery outperforming, while energy and precious-metals equities lagged. Mag 7 performance was mixed. Global markets are constructive. Asian equities rallied sharply overnight, led by South
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November 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities rebounded Wednesday from the biggest one-day pullback since the Oct-10 U.S.–China trade flare-up. The recovery was broad, led by semiconductors, airlines, regional banks, hotels, casinos, and apparel retail, while small caps, retail favorites, and heavily shorted names also outperformed. Overseas, Asia rallied sharply (Tokyo,
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September 3, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.4% after Tuesday’s pullback, with tech (especially semis), capital goods, financials, transports, and chemicals lagging yesterday while retail, biotech/pharma, managed care, and precious metals miners outperformed. Treasuries remain weaker, with yields up ~2 bp and the 30Y just under 5%. Dollar index -0.1%, gold +0.4%, Bitcoin -0.2%,
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August 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Thursday after US equities extended losses Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling for a fourth straight session. Mag 7 again led declines, down over 1% for a second day. Asia was mixed (Australia higher, Japan and Hong Kong lower), while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries weakened with yields up
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August 20, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Wednesday after US equities extended losses Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest drop since Aug 1 and falling for a third straight session. Big tech and AI names remained under pressure while cyclicals held up better. Asia was mixed (Japan -1.5%, China +1%), Europe little changed.
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August 7, 2025 S&P futures +0.7%, building on Wednesday’s gains where tech led the rally (AAPL, AMZN), pushing the Mag 7 to a new all-time high. Strength was also seen in retail, consumer, transports, and autos, while healthcare, utilities, energy, regional banks, and capital goods lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher (Taiwan and South
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July 21, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% to start the week, extending last week’s gains that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs on Thursday. Big tech continues to lead, with Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA) among the standouts. Asian markets traded mostly higher overnight, led by Greater China; Japan was
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