COMMENTARY

Indexes close higher with IWM out front as materials and selective cyclicals provide leadership while megacap tech participates selectively. The tape recovered Wednesday after a soft start to the month. SPY advanced 0.46 percent, QQQ gained roughly 0.24 percent, and...

Indexes close lower as energy leads while technology and discretionary lag on rising rates and Middle East tensions. The session opened September on the back foot. SPY finished at 761.73, down 0.69 percent. QQQ closed at 707.80, off 1.25 percent. IWM ended at 290.57,...

Indexes ease as oil rises on Middle East tensions; energy leads while the broader tape digests. Equities finished lower Monday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities lifted crude and injected a dose of caution into risk assets. SPY closed near 765.5-766, down roughly 0.4...

SPY slips 0.2%, QQQ 0.7%, IWM 1.4% as leadership rotates and small caps lag The major indexes closed modestly lower Friday in a quiet session. SPY finished at 769.35, down 0.23%. QQQ ended at 716.43, off 0.65%. IWM lagged further, settling at 295.75 for a 1.35%...

SPY +0.7% | QQQ +1.5–1.6% range | IWM +0.3% — selective risk-on as AI leadership reasserts. The major indexes closed higher Thursday, powered by technology after Nvidia delivered a blowout quarter and issued stronger-than-expected longer-term revenue guidance...

SPY +0.02% | QQQ +0.09% | IWM -0.10% — a low-drama session as leadership stayed selective. The major indexes closed mixed on Wednesday in a low-volume session that offered little resolution. SPY finished at 766.08, essentially flat after a quiet range. QQQ edged...

Indexes grind higher with technology and industrials providing the lift on another quiet session. The major averages closed modestly higher Tuesday. SPY advanced 0.32 percent to 765.91. QQQ gained 0.62 percent to 710.72. IWM rose 0.44 percent to 299.28. Volume...

S&P 500 slips 0.3% as financials, staples, and utilities lead; semiconductors remain soft ahead of Nvidia’s report and Jackson Hole. SPY closed at $763.54, down 0.28% on the session and further from its early-August peak. QQQ finished near $706–710, off roughly...

Indexes trim weekly losses as materials and healthcare provide selective leadership after a pressure-filled week. The major averages closed higher on Friday, August 21, recovering a portion of the week’s damage. SPY finished at 765.72, up 0.41 percent. QQQ closed at...

SPY and QQQ ease lower while IWM underperforms on the session. Equities finished lower Thursday as Treasury yields continued climbing, weighing on risk assets despite the Treasury’s ongoing debt operations. SPY closed near 762.60–763.20, down roughly 0.8% from...