March 6, 2026 U.S. equities finished lower Thursday as the energy shock intensified and financial conditions tightened, though major indices recovered off intraday lows into the close. Index Return Dow -1.61% S&P 500 -0.56% Nasdaq -0.26% Russell 2000 -1.91% The dominant macro driver was oil, which surged sharply as the Iran conflict escalated and shipping […]
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March 5, 2026 S&P futures are little changed in Thursday morning trading following Wednesday’s rebound in U.S. equities, where a number of crowded momentum trades reversed sharply higher. Memory, semiconductors, software, private equity, managed care, and biotech were among the biggest gainers after selling pressure earlier in the week tied to geopolitical risk and positioning
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March 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures up Wednesday AM. U.S. equities finished lower Tuesday (Dow -0.83%, S&P -0.94%, Nasdaq -1.02%, Russell -1.79%), though markets recovered meaningfully from early-session stress. The VIX briefly spiked to 28 before closing near 22–23, while the 2-year yield peaked near 3.60% before settling closer to 3.50%. Oil remains the dominant
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March 3, 2026 Investment Summary U.S. equities attempted to stabilize Monday despite escalating geopolitical tension, but Tuesday morning futures (-1.8%) signal renewed risk aversion. The S&P 500 finished Monday up 0.04%, Nasdaq +0.36%, and Russell +0.90%, shaking off weekend U.S.–Israel–Iran escalation. However, oil (+6.3% Monday; +6% premarket Tuesday) and a sharp bond selloff (2Y +9
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March 3, 2026 Investment Summary Friday closed out a difficult February for headline indices, but the surface weakness masked powerful internal rotation. The Dow fell 1.05%, the S&P 500 declined 0.43%, and the Nasdaq lost 0.92%, capping the largest monthly loss for the S&P and Nasdaq since March 2025. Yet equal-weight finished slightly positive and
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February 27, 2026 Investment Summary Thursday’s session masked meaningful internal rotation beneath headline weakness. The S&P 500 declined 0.54% and the Nasdaq fell 1.18%, pressured primarily by mega-cap technology, while the Dow finished flat (+0.03%) and the Russell 2000 advanced 0.52%. Equal-weight materially outperformed cap-weighted indices, reinforcing that this was not broad liquidation but concentrated
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February 26, 2026 Investment Summary U.S. equities advanced Wednesday with performance once again concentrated in mega-cap technology. The Dow gained +0.63%, the S&P 500 rose +0.81%, and the Nasdaq outperformed +1.26%, marking its first back-to-back 1%+ gains since mid-December. However, the equal-weight S&P trailed the cap-weighted index by approximately 75 bps, highlighting persistent narrow leadership.
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February 25, 2026 U.S. equities extended Tuesday’s rebound (Dow +0.76%, S&P 500 +0.77%, Nasdaq +1.04%, Russell 2000 +1.20%) as risk appetite stabilized following Monday’s AI-driven selloff. Market breadth improved meaningfully (NYSE 1.87:1; Nasdaq 2.16:1), reflecting rotation back into cyclicals and technology. Sector leadership was led by Consumer Discretionary (+1.58%), Industrials (+1.23%), and Technology (+1.17%), while
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February 24, 2026 Investment Summary U.S. equities sold off sharply Monday with the Dow (-1.66%), S&P 500 (-1.04%), Nasdaq (-1.13%) and Russell 2000 (-1.61%) closing near session lows. Defensive sectors outperformed (Staples +1.46%, Healthcare +1.15%, Utilities +0.72%) while Financials (-3.33%) and Consumer Discretionary (-2.15%) led declines. The 10Y yield fell 5 bp to 4.03% and
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February 23, 2026 S&P Futures are off -0.25% this morning. Markets closed the week with modest index gains (S&P +0.69%, Nasdaq +0.90%) despite a complex macro backdrop. Q4 GDP printed at 1.4% (below 1.9% consensus), while December core PCE rose 0.4% m/m and 3.0% y/y — the hottest annual pace since March 2024. The GDP
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