October 29, 2025 S&P futures +0.2% in Wednesday morning trading, following a Tuesday gain led by Big Tech, especially NVDA and MSFT. Despite the S&P finishing higher, over 75% of stocks declined and 8 of 11 sectors were lower. Asian markets rose (Japan, South Korea strong), Europe mixed. Treasuries weaker (yields +1–2 bp), Dollar +0.3%, […]
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October 28, 2025 S&P futures flat Tuesday morning after a strong Monday rally that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both gain over 1%. Big Tech and semis led, while cyclicals outperformed defensives. Staples lagged and precious metals weighed on materials. Treasuries firmer (yields −1–2 bp), Dollar −0.1%, Gold −2.5%, Bitcoin −0.1%, and WTI −1.5%.
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July 30, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% in early trading after U.S. equities declined Tuesday, snapping a six-day winning streak for the S&P and Nasdaq. Cyclicals and high-beta names like retail favorites and meme stocks underperformed, while defensives and momentum stocks held up better. Industrials and healthcare led sector laggards. Treasuries held steady overnight
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February 21, 2025 S&P futures are little changed after U.S. equities fell Thursday, with staples retailers, banks, credit cards, machinery, airlines, trucking, chemicals, cybersecurity, and apparel retail among the weakest sectors. Momentum factor unwind was in focus. Asian markets rallied, with Hong Kong up nearly 4% on tech strength, while European markets gained ~0.2%. Treasuries
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February 13, 2025 S&P futures little changed Thursday morning after US equities pulled back Wednesday but closed well off session lows. Bond proxies, homebuilders, energy, aluminum, trucking, and ag chemicals lagged, while drug stores, autos, managed care, biotech, China tech, airlines, and exchanges outperformed. Asian markets were mixed, with Hong Kong giving back recent gains
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February 10, 2025 The S&P 500 continues in a consolidation pattern that started in early December. The index made a marginal new high on January 23rd, but the buyer couldn’t sustain above that level for longer than a day. The move sets up a negative momentum divergence in the RSI and MACD oscillators (chart below,
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S&P Futures Up 0.1% in Wednesday Morning Trading. US equities finished higher Tuesday, led by tech, though breadth remained negative as equal-weight S&P trailed by ~140 bp. Asian markets were mostly higher, with Japan up over 1%, while several markets, including China, were closed for the holiday. European markets gained ~0.7%. Treasuries were steady to
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The consumer has shown resilience. If rates roll over, that would be an added tailwind.
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