January 2, 2026 S&P futures +0.6% in premarket trading, following Wednesday’s decline that left the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down for a fourth straight session, though both still finished 2025 with double-digit annual gains. Recent pressure has been concentrated in most-shorted names, retail-investor favorites, and Big Tech. Overnight, Asian markets traded higher (Japan and mainland […]
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November 2, 2025 As the S&P 500 enters another pivotal earnings season, one sector holds the market’s fate in its hands: Technology. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK)—up roughly 32% year-to-date and accounting for more than 32% of the S&P 500’s total market capitalization—has been the engine of U.S. equity performance. Yet as the earnings
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October 16, 2025 S&P futures +0.4% in Thursday morning trading, following a mixed but mostly higher session on Wednesday that saw short baskets, non-profitable tech, large banks, dollar stores, auto suppliers, and industrial metals lead the market. Regional banks, industrial distributors, trucking, aerospace & defense, insurance, and staples lagged, while big tech was generally weaker.
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October 12, 2025 U.S. equities finished sharply lower on Friday as investors reacted to a re-escalation in trade and technology tensions between Washington and Beijing. The S&P 500 (chart below) fell roughly 2.7%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 879 points (-1.9%), erasing several weeks of gains. The sell-off
October 8, 2025 Emerging markets (charts below), particularly across Asia, have been the bright spot in global equities this year. The rally reflects a combination of macroeconomic tailwinds, strong earnings from leading technology exporters, and renewed investor confidence in the region’s long-term growth story. Companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), Wiwynn, Alibaba, and Tencent
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September 11, 2025 S&P futures +0.1%. U.S. equities were mixed Wednesday with the S&P and Nasdaq closing at fresh record highs, though breadth was weak (nearly 60% of the S&P declined). Tech dominated focus: ORCL, NVDA, and AVGO rallied, while AAPL and AMZN slipped. Asia traded mixed overnight—Mainland China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan gained on
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August 8, 2025 S&P futures up 0.3% after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Thursday, unable to hold early gains. Healthcare, software, apparel, machinery, transports, and credit cards lagged, while big tech, semis, builders, materials, and food & beverage outperformed. Markets remain on track for solid weekly gains led by tech and consumer names. Asia trade
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July 18, 2025 Futures are slightly higher, extending Thursday’s rally that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs. Big tech led, along with strength in beverages, software, semis, and machinery. European and Asian markets are broadly higher. Treasuries are firmer with slight curve flattening. The dollar is down 0.4%, gold up 0.4%,
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July 17, 2025 S&P Futures are trading up 0.1% after Wednesday’s gains, with strength in pharma, insurers, asset managers, airlines, and homebuilders. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also outperformed. European markets are broadly higher after a solid session in Asia. Treasuries are weaker with long-end yields up ~2 bps. The dollar is up 0.3%, gold
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June 15, 2025 Escalations in the Middle East on the heels of a bout of global trade realignment sets up a scenario straight out of an economics case study. Oil prices have risen (albeit from lows of the cycle, while equities in the very near-term have sold off along with US Treasuries at the long
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