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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / ARKG, AWAY, BEDZ, BUG, GDX, JETS, SILJ, WCLD, XSW

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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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / BITQ, CRPT, FDIG, FDTX, HOMZ, IBLC, IHAK, ITB, LABU, PAVE, ROKT, TAN, URNM, XHB, XSW

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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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / CNBS, ESPO, IDMO, KRBN, MLPB, TPYP, WGMI

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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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / GDX, GLD, IDNA, KOPX, SBIO, SILJ, SKYY, SLV, WCLD, WGMI, XBI, XSW

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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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / ARKG, CNBS, EEM, ESGE, FLYU, GDX, GLD, KOPX, KRBN, SILJ, SLV, TAN, WEED, WGMI, YABU, YOLO

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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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / ARKX, BEDZ, CNBS, FLYU, HOMZ, ITB, JETS, SILJ, TAN, WEED, XSD, YOLO

February 20, 2026 Market Context U.S. equities ended mostly lower on Thursday, February 19, with defensives and energy relatively better and rate-sensitive and financial/credit-sensitive pockets mixed. Crude extended its rally on renewed Iran-risk headlines, while the dollar was modestly firmer and the long end of the Treasury curve was little changed. What Changed Today? From

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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / ARKG, BBRE, BJK, CNBS, DFGR, FLYU, HYDR, ICF, LABU, MSOS, MSOX, RWR, SCHH, SILJ, SLV, UFO, URA, URNM, WEED

February 19, 2026 Source: FactSet Market Snapshot U.S. equities extended Wednesday’s risk-on tone with Mag 7 leadership (AMZN, NVDA) and continued dispersion beneath the surface. Rates backed up modestly and the dollar firmed, while crude surged on renewed Iran-risk headlines. Precious metals rebounded sharply even as crypto stayed soft, keeping cross-asset signals mixed. What

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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / ARKG, BEDZ, CRPT, FAN, FLYU, FRNW, GDX, GLD, ICLN, JETS, KOPX, LABU, LFSC, SILJ, SLV, STCE, TAN, WGMI

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 • Source: FactSet Macro & Equity U.S. equities were marginally higher on Tuesday as the surface-level calm masked another day of strong dispersion. Cap‑weighted indices leaned on a handful of mega‑cap winners (AAPL, NVDA, AMZN) and a rebound in moneycenter banks, while software resumed its slide after last week’s brief stabilization.

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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / AWAY, BETZ, BITQ, BJK, BKCH, CRPT, DAPP, ESPO, FLYU, GDX, KRBN, MSOX, SILJ, STCE

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Source: Factset Research Systems Inc./StreetAccounts Macro Snapshot U.S. futures were modestly lower in early Tuesday trading (S&P futures ~-0.2%) after a week where mega-cap tech remained the pressure point (Nasdaq -2% for the week; fifth straight weekly decline), while defensives and rate-sensitive pockets continued to absorb flows. Global rates were

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Daily Trading Outlook / Patrick Torbert / ARKK, CLOU, IBB, IGV, ITA, KCE, PAVE, SMH, SOXX, VNQ, XHB, XLE, XLP, XLRE, XLU

Friday, February 13, 2026 U.S. equities extended their decline Thursday, with the S&P 500 falling 1.57% and the Nasdaq down 2.03%. The market remains in a corrective phase, led by continued weakness in mega-cap technology and the broader AI complex. Defensive sectors outperformed, long-end yields declined sharply following a strong 30-year Treasury auction, and volatility

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