March 6, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% Friday morning after another session in which U.S. equities traded lower for most of the day but recovered off intraday lows into the close. Weakness remained concentrated in crowded longs and momentum trades, with semiconductors, transports, machinery, multi-industrials, homebuilders, and healthcare among the laggards. Software again outperformed, […]
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February 5, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.2% Thursday morning after a mixed U.S. session on Wednesday. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 closed lower, but the equal-weight S&P rose nearly 0.9% to a fresh record, underscoring continued broadening. Semiconductors were the main drag, while software fell for a seventh straight session. Select cyclicals and
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September 25, 2025 S&P futures slightly lower in Thursday morning trading after U.S. equities fell for a second straight session. Big tech led the decline (AAPL, NVDA, GOOGL, MU, PLTR), while China tech, energy, staples, builders, chemicals, and managed care outperformed. Asian markets mixed, Europe −0.4%. Treasuries flat to firmer, dollar steady, WTI crude −0.6%.
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September 24, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% Wednesday after U.S. equities slipped Tuesday, led lower by big tech and AI names (AMZN, NVDA). Energy outperformed while defensives also held up. Treasuries little changed with 2Y yields down ~2 bp. Dollar index +0.3%, gold -0.6%, Bitcoin +0.8%, WTI crude +1.1%. Macro narrative remains steady: bulls cite
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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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May 9, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% after U.S. equities closed higher Thursday but off intraday highs. Major indexes are on track to finish the week narrowly mixed, with industrials leading and healthcare, energy, and communication services under pressure. Asian markets were mixed (Japan and Taiwan up; China and South Korea lagged), while Europe opened
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S&P futures up 0.2% Thursday morning after US equities finished higher Wednesday, led by AI plays, banks, pharma, utilities, and REITs. Asian markets mostly higher with China and Hong Kong up over 1%, while European markets rallied ~0.8%. Treasuries weaker with curve flattening, dollar index up 0.4%, gold down 0.4%, Bitcoin futures up 2.2%, and
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Not enough going right technically or fundamentally to believe in a durable rebound for the Healthcare Sector
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S&P futures rose 0.2% on Thursday morning following Wednesday’s rally, where the S&P 500 gained over 2.5%—its best post-election performance on record—and marked its 48th all-time high of 2024. Small caps led gains, with banks, deregulation beneficiaries, crypto, and select big tech also performing well. Treasuries were mixed, with a steepening curve after Wednesday’s yield
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S&P Futures Little Changed: S&P futures are flat in Wednesday morning trading after US equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hitting its 41st all-time high of the year. China-related stocks saw strong gains on the back of fresh stimulus measures, while chemicals, industrial metals, machinery, and select multinationals also performed well. Semiconductors
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