U.S. equity futures are modestly higher as strong AI-related earnings support the Nasdaq. At 5:16 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.07%, Dow futures were up 0.06% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.45%. The Russell 2000 enters after gaining 1.7% Monday, with lower Treasury yields and improved breadth supporting smaller companies. Palantir and […]
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U.S. equity futures are higher as hopes for renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations push oil sharply lower and ease near-term inflation concerns. At 5:29 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 0.63%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.49% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.53%. The Russell 2000 proxy IWM was roughly unchanged in the latest premarket trade.
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Futures Flat After Yesterday’s Growth-Led Rebound US equity futures are little changed after Monday’s tech-led rebound. The setup is balanced: S&P futures flat, Europe firmer, Asia mixed, Treasuries steady, dollar slightly stronger, yen still under pressure near 40-year lows, WTI modestly lower after Monday’s bounce, gold slightly lower, silver firmer and Bitcoin futures weaker. The
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Wednesday morning after a mixed Tuesday session that saw the Dow close at a new record while the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 finished lower. The semi selloff was the main story, though it followed a 15%+ rally over the prior three sessions. Energy lagged again on crude weakness,
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S&P futures are up 0.35% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished lower Monday, with parcel/logistics, transports, travel/leisure, homebuilders, retailers, industrial conglomerates, precious metals, chemicals, and banks among the laggards. Energy, memory, software, biotech, and exchanges outperformed. Global risk tone is mixed, with Asia mostly lower overnight, Hong Kong lagging, and Europe up more than 1%.
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February 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% after Wednesday’s rally, which was led by NVIDIA (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), software, energy, metals, banks, and restaurants. Defensives underperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were higher, with South Korea up over 3% and Australia at a fresh record. European equities are down ~0.7%. Treasuries are slightly weaker (yields +1
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February 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.1% in early Wednesday trading, reversing some initial weakness. This follows a mostly lower Tuesday session, with technology—particularly software—the primary drag, pushing the Nasdaq down nearly 1.5%. Cyclicals provided some offset, and small caps finished modestly higher. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with South Korea and China among the
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February 3, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.2% in early Tuesday trading after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak. Cyclicals led the rebound with airlines, retail, and machinery outperforming, while energy and precious-metals equities lagged. Mag 7 performance was mixed. Global markets are constructive. Asian equities rallied sharply overnight, led by South
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December 11, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Thursday morning following Wednesday’s broad cyclical rally led by machinery, industrials, regional banks, housing, transports, and retail. Asian markets were mostly weaker overnight, with notable declines in China’s Shenzhen Composite and Japan’s Nikkei. Europe is slightly higher (~0.1%). Treasuries are little changed after Wednesday’s bullish steepening that
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November 14, 2025 The knives are out for the AI trade in the near-term. Morgan Stanley QDS (Quantitative Derivatives Strategy) calculates that momentum unwinds typically last 25 trading days going back to 2021, so by that frame, the current selling could continue into month-end. The sharp momentum unwind has forced investors to reassess the balance
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