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, […]
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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 20, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Wednesday after US equities extended losses Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest drop since Aug 1 and falling for a third straight session. Big tech and AI names remained under pressure while cyclicals held up better. Asia was mixed (Japan -1.5%, China +1%), Europe little changed.
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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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May 21, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.7%, following Tuesday’s pullback that ended a six-day rally for the S&P 500. Notable laggards included the “Mag 7” tech names and travel-related stocks. Treasury yields climbed 5-6 bps, with the 10-year surpassing 4.50% and the 30-year topping 5%. The dollar index declined by 0.6%, while gold rose
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One of the most popular categories of funds available to investors are those offering thematic exposure. This category leverages a specific theme or themes that have gained traction economically and within popular culture. Thematic ETFs range from the speculative (ARKX Space Exploration & Innovation ETF) to things we take for granted (Global X Infrastructure Development
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Equity markets are closed Thursday, and the bond market will close early (2pm) to honor the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. US equities ended mixed on Wednesday in choppy trading, with the Dow up 0.25%, S&P 500 up 0.16%, Nasdaq down 0.06%, and Russell 2000 down 0.48%. The S&P and Nasdaq struggled to rebound
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S&P futures are down 0.1% Wednesday morning, near session lows, following Tuesday’s decline where the S&P and Nasdaq both fell over 1% in their worst session since December 18. Asian markets were mostly weaker overnight, with Hong Kong lagging, while Australia and South Korea posted gains. European markets are up ~0.2%. Treasuries are weaker with
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Consolidation at the sector level is getting long in the tooth, but we continue to give the Technology shares the benefit of the doubt.
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