S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Wednesday. The broader setup remains cautious, with Asian markets weaker overnight, Europe down roughly 0.3%, Treasuries slightly firmer after Wednesday’s selloff, the dollar off 0.1%, gold and silver rebounding, Bitcoin futures modestly higher, and WTI crude up another 1.4% after Wednesday’s 7% […]
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April 29, 2026 S&P futures are up modestly Wednesday morning after a mostly lower Tuesday session. The market remains in a holding pattern ahead of the first major wave of Mag 7 earnings tonight from AMZN, GOOGL, META, and MSFT. Recent weakness has been concentrated in AI-linked semis and infrastructure names after reports that OpenAI
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February 12, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% in Thursday morning trading after Wednesday’s mixed session, where the S&P 500 finished flat but dispersion remained elevated. Memory and semis outperformed, software sold off again, and AI-related competitive pressure continued to weigh on financials—now extending to CRE brokers and services. Energy and defensive sectors also held up better.
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November 3, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% following a strong October in which the S&P 500 rose for a sixth straight month and the Nasdaq for a seventh. Asian equities were higher overnight (South Korea +3% to a record), while Europe gained ~0.5%. Treasuries firmed slightly with front-end yields −2 bp. Dollar Index +0.1%, gold +0.3%,
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October 24, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% in Friday morning trading following Thursday’s broad rally, which saw gains across big tech, energy, quantum computing, semis, industrials, and retail-favorite trades. All major U.S. equity indexes remain on track for 1%+ weekly gains. Asia mostly higher overnight (Japan, South Korea strong); Europe down ~0.2%. Treasuries slightly weaker (yields
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October 15, 2025 S&P futures +0.6% in Wednesday morning trading, led by NVDA and TSLA. Follows Tuesday’s mixed close, with small caps, cyclicals, and banks outperforming while big tech lagged. Asian markets up over 1%, led by Japan, Hong Kong, and China; Europe higher with France leading on LVMH earnings and pension reform suspension. Treasuries
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September 24, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% Wednesday after U.S. equities slipped Tuesday, led lower by big tech and AI names (AMZN, NVDA). Energy outperformed while defensives also held up. Treasuries little changed with 2Y yields down ~2 bp. Dollar index +0.3%, gold -0.6%, Bitcoin +0.8%, WTI crude +1.1%. Macro narrative remains steady: bulls cite
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September 23, 2025 S&P futures are little changed Tuesday after U.S. equities extended record highs on Monday, led by gains in big tech (NVDA, AAPL, TSLA). Treasuries firmed with yields down ~2 bp, while the dollar slipped 0.1%, gold rose 1.2%, Bitcoin added 0.2%, and WTI crude gained 0.6%. Macro focus today is on U.S.
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September 9, 2025 U.S. equities are up slightly after Monday’s modest gains, led by semis, software, Mag 7, China tech, asset managers, and retail, while defensives (utilities, pharma/biotech, food/beverage) and cyclicals (energy, steel, transport, insurers) lagged. Treasuries are weaker with curve steepening (yields +1–3 bp). Dollar -0.2% as yen rallies on hawkish BoJ. Gold +0.4%,
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August 29, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Friday after U.S. equities rose Thursday, with the S&P closing above 6,500 for the first time. Strength came from semis, software, networking, banks, credit cards, brokers, travel & leisure, and energy. Asia traded mixed (Greater China higher, Japan weaker), while Europe is down ~0.7%. Treasuries weaker with curve steepening
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