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S&P 500 futures up 0.7% after two consecutive declines. Wednesday’s session was marked by another rotation out of technology, with semis and memory extending recent losses and the SOX now down more than 12% since June 3. Several cyclical groups that had benefited from rotation earlier in the week, including machinery, building materials, homebuilders, and
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S&P futures are up 0.25% Monday morning after Friday’s sharp selloff, which snapped the S&P 500’s nine-week winning streak. Global risk tone is weaker, with South Korea down more than 8%, Japan off nearly 4%, and Europe down roughly 0.9%. Treasuries are weaker, with yields up 2–3 bp after Friday’s bear flattening move, the dollar
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S&P futures are down 0.4% Thursday morning, with Nasdaq futures off roughly 1%, after U.S. equities finished lower Wednesday and the S&P 500 snapped a nine-day winning streak. Alts, software, tech hardware, outsourcing, big banks, GSEs, protein, precious metals, and airlines were among the notable laggards. Global tone is softer, with South Korea, Hong Kong,
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S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished narrowly mixed Wednesday, though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still eked out fresh record highs. Momentum slipped after a five-day run, and money-center banks lagged, while Consumer Discretionary was the standout, with retail/apparel, restaurants, travel/tourism, and homebuilders outperforming. Global tone is softer, with Hong
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s broad rally, when all major U.S. indexes gained more than 1% and semis again led the tape. Big tech also finished higher, while internets, tech components, banks, machinery, electricals/multis, homebuilders, rails, cruise lines, airlines, apparel, and drug stores also outperformed. Global risk tone remains constructive, with
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S&P futures are up 0.6% Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s risk-on session, when the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 both gained more than 1%. Momentum leadership was the key story, with semis and memory outperforming alongside high-beta, retail-favorite, and most-shorted names. Global equities are stronger, with Hong Kong and China both up more than 1% and Europe
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning after Thursday’s strong cash session, when the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all set record highs and the S&P posted its best month since November 2020. The tone is quieter into month-end and a holiday-thinned global session, with most Asian markets closed or lightly traded and Europe
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ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook
S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Wednesday. The broader setup remains cautious, with Asian markets weaker overnight, Europe down roughly 0.3%, Treasuries slightly firmer after Wednesday’s selloff, the dollar off 0.1%, gold and silver rebounding, Bitcoin futures modestly higher, and WTI crude up another 1.4% after Wednesday’s 7%
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ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook
S&P futures are down 0.2% Tuesday morning after a modestly positive Monday session. The market remains in wait-and-see mode ahead of a critical stretch of Mag 7 earnings on Wednesday and Thursday. Cross-asset moves are mildly risk-off: Treasury yields are up about 2 bp, the dollar is firmer, gold and silver are lower, Bitcoin is
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