February 26, 2026 S&P futures are slightly lower after Wednesday’s rally, which marked the Nasdaq’s first back-to-back 1%+ gains since mid-December. Tech led again, with strength in Mag 7, software, and semis/memory. Banks drove a sharp rebound in financials, while other cyclicals and defensives lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher with South Korea up over […]
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February 24, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Monday’s broad selloff, with all major indexes down over 1%. Software, banks, and the Mag 7 led the decline, while defensives (staples, healthcare, utilities) and precious metals held up better. Overnight, Asia was mixed with gains in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China, while Hong Kong
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February 23, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.25% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Friday and for the week. The Nasdaq snapped a five-week losing streak, supported by stronger big tech and continued semi/memory momentum. Machinery, E&Cs, restaurants, and apparel outperformed, while software, chemicals, food, private equity, and biopharma lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher
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February 20, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Thursday’s pullback. Yesterday’s weakness was concentrated in private equity/private credit, big banks, life insurers, credit cards, airlines, and housing-related retail. Utilities and energy outperformed, along with machinery, E&Cs, A&D, and telecom. Overnight, Asia was mixed: South Korea rallied over 2% (+5.5% for the week), while Japan
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February 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% after Wednesday’s rally, which was led by NVIDIA (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), software, energy, metals, banks, and restaurants. Defensives underperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were higher, with South Korea up over 3% and Australia at a fresh record. European equities are down ~0.7%. Treasuries are slightly weaker (yields +1
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February 18, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.6% following a mixed start to the holiday-shortened week. Yesterday saw weakness in software, metals, staples, and energy, while financials, airlines, and biotech outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher in thin holiday trading, with the Nikkei up just over 1%. European equities are up ~0.8%. Treasuries are
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February 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.1% in early Wednesday trading, reversing some initial weakness. This follows a mostly lower Tuesday session, with technology—particularly software—the primary drag, pushing the Nasdaq down nearly 1.5%. Cyclicals provided some offset, and small caps finished modestly higher. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with South Korea and China among the
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February 2, 2026 U.S. equity futures are lower to start the week, with S&P 500 futures down 0.6% and Nasdaq futures down 0.9%, following Friday’s selloff and a mostly negative week for equities. Risk aversion carried through Asia, where South Korea fell more than 5%, while Hong Kong and China dropped over 2%. European markets
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January 26, 2026 S&P futures were down 0.2% Monday morning, though off worst premarket levels, following a choppy week that ended modestly lower. Big tech held up late last week, while momentum, high-beta, and retail-favorite names lagged. European markets were mostly lower after a mixed Asian session. Treasuries were firmer with modest curve flattening (yields
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January 23, 2026 S&P futures −0.1%, off worst premarket levels, after U.S. equities closed higher Thursday. Small caps led again, with the Russell 2000 outperforming the S&P 500 for a 14th straight session to start 2026. Most-shorted, retail favorites, and the Mag 7 outperformed. Strength also seen in software, HPCs, credit cards, managed care, and
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