April 21, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.3% Tuesday morning after a mixed start to the week. While the Nasdaq ended lower Monday and snapped its 13-session winning streak, the broader tape was better beneath the surface, with six of eleven S&P sectors higher and the equal-weight index outperforming. Overseas markets were mostly firmer overnight, […]
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April 20, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.5% Monday morning after a third straight week of strong equity gains that left both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq at fresh record highs. The pullback follows a powerful momentum run, with the Nasdaq logging its longest winning streak since 1992. Cross-asset moves are mildly defensive: Treasury yields
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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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April 10, 2026 Futures are slightly lower after the S&P 500 extended its winning streak to seven sessions on Thursday. Asian markets were firmer overnight, led by Japan (+1.8%) and South Korea (+1.5%), while Europe is little changed. Treasuries are slightly weaker with yields up about 1 bp. Gold -1.0%, silver -1.6%, Bitcoin futures -1.0%,
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April 9, 2026 S&P Futures -0.3% after Wednesday’s sharp ceasefire-driven rally. The defensive tilt is attributed to lingering concerns about ceasefire durability, though regional tensions appear to be easing — U.S.-Iran talks are set for Saturday morning in Pakistan. Positioning dynamics remain supportive of an extended bounce, but the rate reprieve is under scrutiny after
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April 7, 2026 S&P Futures -0.2% Futures are drifting lower after yesterday’s light session — the slowest volume day of the year — that nonetheless ended in the green. Asian markets are mostly higher overnight, with Australia and South Korea among the outperformers and Japan eking out a gain. European markets are up ~0.7%. Treasuries
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March 31, 2026 S&P futures up 0.8% Tuesday morning after a mostly weaker Monday session, with momentum and small caps under pressure. Memory names led declines, while semis, airlines, machinery, and logistics also lagged, though breadth was better with 8 of 11 sectors higher. Asian markets mostly lower (South Korea -4%+), Europe +0.4%. Treasuries firmer
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March 30, 2026 S&P futures up 0.4% Monday morning after U.S. equities fell >1.5% Friday, marking a fifth straight weekly decline. Asian markets mostly weaker (Japan, South Korea ~-3%) while China was modestly higher; Europe up ~0.4%. Treasuries firmer (yields -2–3 bp), dollar +0.1%, yen stronger on intervention talk. Gold +0.8%, Bitcoin +1.5%, and crude
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March 27, 2026 S&P futures little changed Friday morning after giving back earlier gains, following Thursday’s sharp selloff—S&P’s biggest decline since the Iran conflict began. Momentum (-~4%) and growth (-~2.5%) led the downside with big tech, semis, and memory under pressure, while energy, insurance, alts, med-tech, and pockets of software showed relative strength. Asian markets
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March 26, 2026 S&P futures down 0.8% Thursday morning following Wednesday’s gains, with prior strength led by small caps, most-shorted names, and Mag 7. Biotech (M&A), transports, industrial metals, PE, and payments also outperformed, while memory, software, energy, homebuilders, ag chemicals, and managed care lagged. Asian markets mostly weaker (South Korea, China lagging), Europe down
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