March 2, 2026 S&P futures are down 1% Monday morning following Friday’s tech-led pullback, where semis and software were the primary drags. However, the equal-weight S&P 500 managed a modest gain, supported by energy and defensive leadership — reinforcing that February’s dominant theme has been dispersion rather than broad-based de-risking. Overseas markets are weaker as […]
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February 27, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.4% Friday morning, near session lows, following Thursday’s mixed close. Tech remained under pressure on semi/memory weakness, though software rallied, while banks, transports, retail, and precious metals miners outperformed. Asian markets were mixed (Hong Kong strong, South Korea weak), Europe little changed. Treasuries are firmer with front-end yields
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February 9, 2026 S&P 500 futures -0.2% early Monday after Friday’s sharp rally and a mixed week in which cyclicals and defensives outperformed while big tech and software lagged. The equal-weight S&P (RSP) hit a record high and outperformed SPX by ~220 bp, underscoring continued rotation beneath the surface. Global markets: Asia was higher, led
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November 10, 2025 S&P futures +1% in Monday morning trading after last week’s pullback ended a three-week winning streak. Retail favorites, most-shorted, AI-linked, crypto, nuclear, and quantum names led the declines last week, while regional banks, insurers, energy, pharma, and staples held up better. Overnight, Asia rallied (South Korea +3%, Japan/Hong Kong +1%+), and Europe
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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 22, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading after a mixed, uneventful Monday where major indexes faded late but still closed at record highs. Telecom, industrial metals, and Mag 7 tech names outperformed; machinery, energy, pharma, builders, and small caps lagged. Asian markets were mixed with Hong Kong higher, while South Korea
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July 21, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% to start the week, extending last week’s gains that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs on Thursday. Big tech continues to lead, with Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA) among the standouts. Asian markets traded mostly higher overnight, led by Greater China; Japan was
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June 4, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.2% in early Wednesday trading following Tuesday’s broad rally led by small caps, AI/semis, dollar stores, energy, and crowded shorts. The S&P is now up nearly 20% from its post–Liberation Day low. Asian markets were higher overnight, led by South Korea after a decisive presidential election. Europe is
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May 29, 2025 As equities have reflated since early April, investor risk appetite has firmed. Crypto currencies have seen performance vs. USD firm and various thematic ETFs begin to outperform again. Looking beneath the surface, we’ve seen more speculative miners and infrastructure stocks catch bids while some established crypto players aren’t keeping pace. Coins have
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February 24, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.5% after Friday’s 1.7% drop, the worst session of the year, with momentum stocks under pressure. Asian markets were mostly lower, with India lagging and Japan closed for a holiday. European markets gained, led by Germany post-election, though any debt brake reform remains uncertain. Treasuries weakened with curve
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