COMMENTARY

SPY, QQQ and IWM all finish lower as higher crude and a sharp health-care selloff outweigh relative strength in energy and select technology names. The major averages closed modestly lower on the return from the long weekend. SPY finished near 766, down roughly half a...

Indexes mixed as rate-hike odds firm after the August jobs surprise; semiconductors provide selective leadership on lighter volume. U.S. equities closed the holiday-shortened week on a mixed note Friday as a stronger-than-expected August employment report shifted the...

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...