January 9, 2026 S&P futures +0.1% in Friday morning trading following a mostly higher Thursday close, with market broadening the dominant theme. The equal-weight S&P 500 outperformed the cap-weighted index by >110 bp, as defense, energy, consumer staples, regional banks, machinery, building materials, homebuilders, chemicals, restaurants, and retail/apparel led, while big tech, memory, semis, metals, […]
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
January 6, 2026 S&P futures −0.1% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, with the Dow closing at a record high. Leadership remained pro-cyclical, led by small caps, energy, financials, and consumer discretionary, while defensives lagged. Roughly two-thirds of the S&P 500 advanced. Overnight, Asian markets extended gains, with Japan posting its strongest two-day
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
December 18, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.4% Thursday morning following Wednesday’s sharp pullback, when the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all fell more than 1%. The prior session saw pressure in big tech, semis, AI infrastructure, and retail-investor favorites, while defensives and cyclicals such as energy, regional banks, chemicals, and staples held up
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
December 4, 2025 S&P futures are little changed after U.S. equities advanced on Wednesday, led by small caps with the Russell 2000 up nearly 2%. Retail favorites, high-beta names, most-shorted stocks, and value trades outperformed. Asian markets were mixed overnight—Japan rallied more than 2% while Mainland China slipped slightly. Europe opened higher by ~0.4%. Treasuries
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
December 3, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Tuesday, led by select tech, AI-linked names, retail favorites, and 12-month winners. Breadth was mixed, with nearly 60% of the S&P 500 declining. Asian trading was split—Japan gained more than 1% while Hong Kong fell more than 1%. Europe opened
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
August 28, 2025 As investor continue to digest NVDA’s earnings report and position for the next leg of the AI trade, we wanted to call out some emerging near-term weakness in another key Technology theme in our column today. Cyber Security stocks and thematic funds have been retracing their YTD gains over the past 2-months,
Thematic Thursday: Cyber Security Stocks at a Bearish Pivot Read More »
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
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
August 27, 2025 S&P futures flat Wednesday after U.S. equities gained Tuesday, with the S&P finishing just below its ATH. Leaders included A&D, pharma, semis, travel, credit cards, and apparel, while small caps and retail favorites also outperformed. Asia mixed (China weaker, Japan/South Korea/Australia higher), Europe little changed. Treasuries steady to slightly weaker long end.
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
August 25, 2025 S&P futures –0.1% Tuesday after U.S. equities slipped Monday, giving back part of Friday’s broad rally. Rails, beverages, pharma, and housing retailers lagged. Asia mostly lower (HK, SK, Japan weak), Europe –0.8% with France under pressure. Treasuries mixed with curve steepening as long-end yields rose 2–4 bp. Dollar –0.1%, gold +0.1%, Bitcoin
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
May 29, 2025 S&P futures are up 1.5%, driven by a wave of global optimism following Wednesday’s dip in U.S. equities. Asian markets, led by Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, all posted gains exceeding 1%. European indices are up approximately 0.7% in early trading. In the bond market, Treasuries weakened, with the 10-year yield
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook Read More »
Stay updated with the latests analysis and insights from etfsector.com