August 29, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Friday after U.S. equities rose Thursday, with the S&P closing above 6,500 for the first time. Strength came from semis, software, networking, banks, credit cards, brokers, travel & leisure, and energy. Asia traded mixed (Greater China higher, Japan weaker), while Europe is down ~0.7%. Treasuries weaker with curve steepening […]
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August 28, 2025 S&P futures little changed Thursday after U.S. equities closed higher Wednesday with the S&P 500 at a new ATH. Software, banks, energy, retail, and travel & leisure led gains, while most-shorted and tariff-exposed names also outperformed. Asia mixed overnight (Shanghai, Japan, Australia, South Korea higher; Hong Kong, Taiwan weaker). Europe +0.2%. Treasuries
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August 25, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Monday AM after Friday’s sharp rebound, which snapped a five-day S&P losing streak with all major indexes up >1.5% and small caps leading. Cyclicals, housing, meme/short baskets, regional banks, and Bitcoin-linked stocks outperformed. Asia mostly higher (Hang Seng +2%, Shanghai +1.5%), while Europe trades ~0.5% lower (UK closed). Treasuries
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August 22, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% Friday, after the S&P 500 fell for a fifth straight session Thursday, its longest losing streak since January. Mag 7 also extended losses. Asia traded mixed with strength in Greater China, while Australia and India lagged. Europe up ~0.3%. Treasuries slightly weaker with yields up ~1 bp, dollar
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August 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Thursday after US equities extended losses Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling for a fourth straight session. Mag 7 again led declines, down over 1% for a second day. Asia was mixed (Australia higher, Japan and Hong Kong lower), while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries weakened with yields up
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August 19, 2025 S&P futures are flat Tuesday after US equities ended little changed Monday, with META weaker while TSLA and NVDA outperformed. Industrials were mixed as metals, parcels, and casual diners lagged, while small caps, managed care, airlines, semicap equipment, and machinery outperformed. Asia traded mostly lower overnight, while Europe gained 0.6%. Treasuries were
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August 13, 2025 S&P futures up 0.15% after Tuesday’s broad rally that saw all major indexes gain over 1%, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hitting new record highs. Small caps led, posting their best day since May, while the Mag 7 also hit new highs, led by META. Outperformers included most-shorted names, semis,
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August 12, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% after U.S. equities closed mostly lower Monday, with weakness in software, E&Ps, transports, commodity chemicals, building products, homebuilders, and industrial metals. Retail favorites, most-shorted names, and semis outperformed. Asia mostly higher overnight (Japan +2%, China up for sixth straight day); Europe flat. Treasuries little changed, gold -0.2%, Bitcoin
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August 11, 2025 S&P futures flat after last week’s rally, which was fueled by buy-the-dip momentum, dovish Fed signals, optimism on AI following PLTR’s beat/raise, Apple’s chip tariff exemption, and strong Q2 earnings. Leadership came from big tech, semis, builders, industrial materials, managed care, and airlines. Asia mostly higher overnight; Europe down ~0.2%. Treasuries firmer
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July 23, 2025 S&P futures up 0.4% in Wednesday morning trading, following a strong Tuesday session where U.S. equities rallied on rotation into value, with equal-weight S&P outperforming by 120 bp. Memes, homebuilders, healthcare, and chemicals led gains, while autos, AI, tobacco, and aerospace lagged. Asian markets rallied, led by Japan (+3.5%), and Europe is
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