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US equities finished down in Monday trading, ending near session lows. Higher yields and oil were no help for stocks in fairly quiet Monday trading. In macro news, August's Empire Manufacturing Index beat, tied for the highest print since December 2021
US equities were mostly higher this week though upside was limited. The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 were both up for a third-straight week, setting fresh record closes this week. The momentum trade was a standout this week, notably for memory and select AI infrastructure names, while semis were also broadly higher. Laggards included off-priced retail, department stores, athletic apparel, homebuilders, China tech, airlines, and insurance.
US equities were mostly higher in Thursday afternoon trading. Some of the modest upside was tabbed to the rate rally that followed the cooler July core PPI print. However, the market is pricing ~34% chance of a September rate hike, little changed from Wednesday.
US equities were mostly higher in Wednesday trading, though ended a bit off best levels. Upside tabbed to a couple factors, including in line July CPI that helped keep yields down for the day
US equities were mostly lower in Tuesday trading. It was another very quiet session without much of a narrative. This is likely a function of the waiting game for CPI/PPI over next couple of days, given heightened attention/uncertainty surrounding the Fed.
US equities were lower in Monday trading, though the downside was fairly limited. It was a very quiet Monday session with few updates around the biggest market narratives. Nothing on the US economic calendar today in macro news.
Major US indices were higher this week, with the S&P and Nasdaq both seeing their strongest weeks since April and the S&P ending at a fresh all-time high. Momentum outperformed again, though semis and memory were up and down through the week. It was a noisy geopolitical week, with the market looking for progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
US equities were lower in Tuesday trading, though the downside was limited and indices remain on pace for solid weekly gains. Q2 results still very strong overall, though there is some scrutiny surrounding semi and software results. Geopolitics has been a lingering issue, with oil notably higher today amid reports Iran-Oman deal reopening Strait of Hormuz could bar US and Israeli vessels
US equities were mixed in Wednesday trading. It was another heavy earnings day with more than 75% of S&P 500 having now reported. There were mixed takeaways with AI capex scrutiny, elevated expectations, AI adoption/usage/initiatives and resilient travel demand some of the big themes.
US equities finished higher in Tuesday trading, ending just off best levels. Geopolitics a focus today after morning's comments from Treasury Secretary Bessent that a deal on reopening the SoH could come today or tomorrow. June JOLTS job openings printed at 7359K
US equities finished higher in Monday trading, ending near session highs. It was a risk on session to start the month of August with multiple tailwinds in focus. The highest ISM manufacturing print in four years showed support for the solid macro narrative.
US equities were modestly higher this week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up for a second-straight week. Semis, memory, and AI infrastructure names sold off sharply at the beginning of the week, but a late week rebound was tabbed to factors including oversold conditions and a largely exhausted unwind. The July FOMC meeting ended with no rate change, as expected, though featured three dissents in favor of a 25 bp hike.
US equities were higher in Thursday trading. The momentum trade bounce was the big story. It played into recent talks around the unwind trade being largely exhausted. The biggest focus was on the hedge fund Situational Awareness, which suffered heavy losses from AI trade selloff, and is now said to have exited all of its public positions.
Stocks were lower in very choppy post-FOMC trading, with a lot of Fed-related moving pieces. Chair Warsh's press conference offered very few takeaways, though both stock and bond market volatility may reflect some uncertainty around the Fed's reaction function and lack of forward guidance.
US equities were mostly higher in Tuesday trading, not far from best levels. Breadth solidly positive, equal-weight S&P led the cap-weighted index by ~90 bp. Momentum selloff continues to reflect fears around AI capex/ROI, open-weight/China competition, circularity.
US equities were mostly higher in Monday trading. Today's risk sentiment was bolstered by a pause in kinetic hostilities in the Middle East. In macro news, June headline durable goods missed, though core capital goods orders and shipments both beat.
Major U.S. equity indices declined this week, extending last week's pullback. Markets spent the week balancing strong AI enthusiasm against rising geopolitical and macro headwinds. Mag 7 earnings got off to a rough start despite solid results, highlighting investors' sensitivity to AI spending and margin pressure.
US equities finished down in Thursday trading, ending a bit above session lows. Big tech was broadly lower with GOOGL and TSLA the notable Mag 7 decliners on their reports. Capex a notable overhang on the former though remains a positive for the AI infrastructure narrative.
US equities finished mostly lower in Wednesday trading, though S&P gainers/decliners were fairly evenly split. Overall, momentum extended Tuesday's bounce.
US equities finished higher in Tuesday trading, ending not far from best levels. Momentum bounce was the big story today, though with no particular catalyst at play.
US equities finished lower in Monday trading, ending near worst levels. It was a fairly quiet session, but the narrative was still dominated by familiar themes. With few macro catalysts on the calendar this week, attention is pulled ahead to earnings: 86 S&P companies reporting this week.
US equities were lower this week as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq broke back-to-back weekly gains, while the small cap R2K was down for a third-straight week. Iran tensions ramped up again this week with the latest hostilities between the US and Tehran.
US equities finished lower in Thursday trading, near session lows. Thursday saw another rotation out of momentum and into select cyclicals and more defensive pockets of the market. In macro news, headline June retail sales are up 0.2% month over month, in line with consensus but below May's upwardly revised 1.0%.
US equities were higher in Wednesday trading. Breadth was positive, though the equal-weight (RSP) trailed the cap-weighted index by over 50 bp. Momentum was under pressure again as SOX reversed its Tuesday's gains, with no help from positive ASML results.
US equities were mostly higher in Tuesday trading. The rate rally on a cooler June CPI was a positive for risk sentiment, offering some pushback against the recent hawkish lean in Fed narrative. The momentum bounce was another tailwind following the latest unwind pressure that continued to be largely chalked up to technical dynamics.
US equities were lower in Monday trading as stocks ended a bit off their worst levels. Another big momentum selloff was the focus of the day, following a weak Asia session overnight. Similar to the momentum unwind that preceded last week's stabilization, there was no notable fundamental catalyst for the move
Major US indices were mixed this week, with the S&P and Nasdaq both rising for the fourth time in the past five weeks. The week saw some stabilization in the momentum trade. June ISM Services was in line with consensus.
US equities were higher in Thursday trading, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq now on pace for weekly gains. Momentum was again the big driver in a continuation of Wednesday's rebound. The broadening-trade was back in evidence after yesterday's narrowly focused gains, with the RSP not far below another fresh record close.
US equities were mostly lower in Wednesday trading, though near the session highs. Geopolitics drove some of the broad risk-off today; oil and Treasury yields were up while S&P decliners outnumbered gainers by three to one. June FOMC minutes were largely uneventful.
US equities were lower in Tuesday trading, though off their worst levels. The momentum trade names led the market to the downside, with notable weakness in memory, semis, and AI energy infrastructure. Today's action extended the recent momentum selloff which has been attributed to factors including the growing fears around the return on investment for AI capex, Chinese and open source model competition, and frontier model commoditization.
US equities finished higher in Monday trading, ending a bit off best levels. Momentum rebound was the big story today with no specific catalyst, but some analyst focus on the extent of recent drawdown in the space industry. In macro news, June ISM Services fell in line with consensus, though down month over month.
US equities finished mixed in Thursday trading. However, equal-weight S&P outperformed the cap-weighted index by ~70 bp and RSP set a fresh ATH. Momentum unwind in focus again with memory/semis hit by recent scrutiny surrounding AI capex trade and input cost pushback.
US equities finished lower in Wednesday trading, off midday highs, though breadth was positive and the equal-weight S&P ended higher. There were several moving parts in play today, with another day of momentum unwinding as the big story. There were some positive takes on today's ISM manufacturing reading given a big drop in the prices-paid component and less pessimistic commentary.
US equities were higher in Tuesday trading, just off their best levels. The momentum trade again took the lead in a session without many notable drivers. There was some stalling of the broadening-out trade with S&P decliners leading advancers and the equal-weight S&P lagging the cap weighted index.
US equities finished mostly higher in Monday trading, ending near best levels. There were several big gainers in the big-tech space, though no specific catalyst in view. In macro news, Dallas Fed manufacturing fell a bit below consensus, though still reported steady new orders and rising employment.
Markets were mixed this week with AI remaining the dominant theme as the Iran war continued to take a backseat. Early-week softness in semis and memory was driven largely by positioning and market concentration concerns, while actual fundamentals remained solid. Those concerns were largely offset by MU's blowout earnings and guidance, which reinforced confidence in the AI capex cycle and sustained memory demand.
Major averages were overall little changed, but there was a lot of movement beneath the surface. The momentum trade bounce driven by renewed support for the AI capex trade following blowout results from Micron. Pockets of the broadening out/reopening/cyclical trade worked as well, with small caps, industrials, builders, travel & leisure and banks the standouts.
US equities were mixed in Wednesday trading as stocks struggled for direction after the Tuesday selloff. Today's big rate rally and ongoing oil selloff did not do much to support stocks as a hawkish Fed remains an overhang, while inflation concerns beyond oil remain elevated. May new home sales rose 580K m/m, missing consensus of 640K and the weakest since Jan-26.
US equities were lower in Tuesday trading, a bit off worst levels. Momentum memory semis under outsized pressure. Big Tech mostly lower.
US equities were mixed in Monday trading with stocks hovering near worst levels. Big tech underperformance was the big story in Monday trading with Google and SpaceX the notable decliners. Nothing on the economic calendar this morning in macro news, and nothing monetary policy related from Fed's Waller.
US equities were higher this week with the Dow and Russell 2000 hitting fresh record highs, while the S&P 500 ended up for its 11th week out of the past 12, and within ~1.5% of its 2-Jun record close. The Nasdaq was the best index performer this week on big upside from semis and memory.
US equities were lower in Wednesday trading following a hawkish FOMC. The market is now pricing in a 25bp rate hike by September. It was quiet outside of the Fed, with the market continuing to view the US-Iran deal as done.
US equities were mostly lower in Tuesday trading. Market took a bit of a breather after a three-day run higher that saw SOX run up by nearly 16%. ADP weekly private-payrolls report showed average growth of 25.5K over past four weeks
Major US equity indices were higher this week following last week's lower performance. The Market was encouraged by reports that the US and Iran are nearing a memorandum of understanding that could include a 60-day ceasefire extension, Hormuz reopening, Iranian commitments not to pursue nuclear weapons, and a framework for broader nuclear talks. Lots of investor attention was also on SpaceX's massive $75B IPO.
Stocks were up, oil was down, yields were down, and the VIX was down after Trump said tonight's bombing of Iran was cancelled and that Tehran had approved a draft agreement that would extend ceasefire. Big tech was mostly better though MSFT was a drag.
US equities were lower in Wednesday trading. Stocks saw another day of rotation out of tech, where semis and memory names again headed lower. Overbought conditions and crowded positioning are still among the factors in the bearish narrative.
US equities mostly lower in Tuesday afternoon trading, though off worst levels. Breadth positive with another day of rotation. Market tangled today with another round of tech weakness, with semis memory giving back much of their Monday rebound. ADP weekly private employment estimate came in at an average of 29K jobs per week.
US equities were mostly higher in Monday trading. Semis and memory names were very strong as the groups rebounded off of Friday's big declines. The day's bounce played into a resilient equity market narrative, while strategists continue to highlight earnings growth, AI capex tailwinds, and macro surprise momentum as broader market tailwinds.
Major US equity indices were down this week. The big story this week was the dip in semis/memory and select AI names, accompanied by a rotation into defensives, financials, and healthcare. There was no real movement on the US-Iran conflict despite last week's hopes that a memorandum of understanding was close that could lead to a 60-day ceasefire and further negotiation on sticking points.
US equities were higher in Thursday trading as stocks ended just off best levels. It was a fairly quiet session without much new around the major market themes. In macro news, Challenger Layoffs are up 16% month over month and 3% year over year in May with AI again cited as biggest reason for job cuts.
US equities finished lower in Wednesday trading, as stocks ended near worst levels. There were a few headwinds in focus in combination with a higher bar from a nine-day winning streak. ADP Private Payrolls of 122K were ahead of estimates, the highest since January 2025.
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