March16, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.4% Monday morning, as markets attempt to stabilize after U.S. equities posted a third consecutive weekly decline. Big tech ended mostly lower last week alongside weakness in software, homebuilders, private equity, transports, apparel, and food, while memory, energy, data centers, E&Cs, utilities, and pharma outperformed. Asian markets were mixed […]
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March 12, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% Thursday morning, though off earlier lows, after a choppy and mostly weaker session Wednesday where gains in mega-cap tech helped cushion broader declines. Global markets are softer. Asian equities fell overnight, and European markets are broadly lower. In rates, Treasuries are mixed with long-end yields up ~1
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March 10, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.3% Tuesday morning, easing slightly from overnight highs but extending Monday’s rally after comments from President Trump suggesting the Iran conflict may be nearing completion. The rebound has been led by big tech, high-beta stocks, retail-favorite names, and heavily shorted equities, with growth and momentum factors outperforming. Global
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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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March 3, 2026 S&P futures are down 1.8% Tuesday morning, reversing Monday’s rebound as markets shift back into risk-off mode. Monday had seen equities recover from early weakness, with strength in select big tech, energy, aerospace & defense, regional banks, private equity, software, rails, and industrial metals. Rate-sensitive groups such as homebuilders lagged, while memory
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March 2, 2026 S&P futures are down 1% Monday morning following Friday’s tech-led pullback, where semis and software were the primary drags. However, the equal-weight S&P 500 managed a modest gain, supported by energy and defensive leadership — reinforcing that February’s dominant theme has been dispersion rather than broad-based de-risking. Overseas markets are weaker as
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February 27, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.4% Friday morning, near session lows, following Thursday’s mixed close. Tech remained under pressure on semi/memory weakness, though software rallied, while banks, transports, retail, and precious metals miners outperformed. Asian markets were mixed (Hong Kong strong, South Korea weak), Europe little changed. Treasuries are firmer with front-end yields
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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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