Opinion – Thursday 20 June 2024

The cash U.S. Equity Markets were closed for the woke, virtue-signalling Juneteenth holiday, but that did not stop algos from gorging on the latest tech bubble, and sure enough, Nasdaq 100 futures extended their gains to an 8th consecutive day, following a strong run...

Opinion – Wednesday 19 June 2024

U.S. Equities closed on Tuesday following a late rally into the close led by (SPX +0.3%, NDX flat, DJIA +0.2%, RUT +0.2%) as SPX climbed to another record high with Nvidia topping Microsoft’s market cap. Sectors were largely in the green with Financials and Tech...

Opinion – Tuesday 18 June 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed at new highs on Monday led by the S&P and NDX which closed with gains of 0.77% and 1.24% respectively while the Russell 2000 ended yesterday’s session with a gain of 0.8%.  Yet again we saw outperformance in the large-cap sectors of...

Opinion – Monday 17 June 2024

U.S Equity Markets closed mixed (SPX flat, NDX +0.4%) on Friday in broad risk-averse conditions with distinct underperformance in the small-cap Russell 2000 (-1.6%) as it continued on its sell-off from Thursday. Sectors were largely in the red, with only Tech and...

Opinion – Thursday 13 June 2024

The cooler-than-expected inflation data set the tone for the day with stocks closing well in the green with T-Notes firmer across the curve and the U.S. Dollar in the red. The softer-than-expected inflation metrics saw money markets revert to fully price in two 25bp...

Opinion – Wednesday 12 June 2024

Both the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 closed at new all-time highs last night while the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones closed lower. The NASDAQ outperformed helped by the 7% gain in Apple Shares following an upgrade from DA Davidson in the wake of the WWDC event on Monday....