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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July 22, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading after a mixed, uneventful Monday where major indexes faded late but still closed at record highs. Telecom, industrial metals, and Mag 7 tech names outperformed; machinery, energy, pharma, builders, and small caps lagged. Asian markets were mixed with Hong Kong higher, while South Korea
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July 21, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% to start the week, extending last week’s gains that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs on Thursday. Big tech continues to lead, with Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA) among the standouts. Asian markets traded mostly higher overnight, led by Greater China; Japan was
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July 15, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.3% ahead of the June CPI report, following a quiet Monday session where growth, momentum, and key sectors like A&D, banks, software, and biotech led gains. Asian markets rallied overnight, led by Hong Kong (+1.5%) on tech strength. European markets are up ~0.3%. Treasuries are firmer at
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July 6, 2025 The S&P 500 has broken out to new all-time highs in July, and we are finally seeing a change in the behavior of the average stock. For most of 2024 a primary concern for the bull was the lack of upside participation at the stock level despite a top line uptrend for
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June 30, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.4% in early trading, extending Friday’s momentum when both the S&P and Nasdaq closed at fresh all-time highs and capped off a strong week. Global markets are more mixed to start the week, with European equities mostly lower and Asia seeing a blend of modest gains and
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June 26, 2025 S&P futures rose 0.3% Thursday morning following a mixed-to-lower Wednesday session, where tech and AI outperformance contrasted with weak market breadth—about 75% of S&P 500 components declined. Asian markets were mixed, led by Japan and Taiwan, while Hong Kong lagged. Europe edged higher. Treasuries were flat to slightly firmer. The dollar slipped
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June 15, 2025 Escalations in the Middle East on the heels of a bout of global trade realignment sets up a scenario straight out of an economics case study. Oil prices have risen (albeit from lows of the cycle, while equities in the very near-term have sold off along with US Treasuries at the long
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