Opinion – Tuesday 27 October 2026

U.S. Indexes started the week on the front foot, with semiconductors leading a tentative recovery from the recent AI-driven sell-off. Neoclouds managed to recover and gain despite initial pressure after Elon Musk said debt markets have almost entirely shut off access...

Opinion – Monday 26 October 2026

Breadth reversed on Friday, with Tech seeing a slight rebound after Thursday’s 3% sell-off. Meanwhile, higher oil prices on an increased geopolitical risk premium weighed on cyclical names via higher yields, while benefiting energy names. Earnings continue to...

Opinion – Thursday 22 September 2026

U.S. Indexes closed higher with SpaceX (SPCX +7.8%) beating earnings and guidance expectations, helping sentiment; Super Micro (SMCI +9.6%) also beat on earnings and sharply raised its Q1 outlook. Tech, Industrials and Financials led gains, while Communications was...

Opinion – Wednesday 21 October 2026

U.S. Indexes closed higher as breadth outside of AI-related names was strong, with Healthcare setting fresh Year-To-Date highs. Other gains were seen in Utilities, Financials and Consumer Discretionary. Meanwhile, Communications underperformed on Alphabet and Meta...

Opinion – Tuesday 20 October 2026

U.S. Indexes rebounded to start the week as AI concerns eased over the weekend, although breadth was poor outside of AI names. As such, hyperscaler and mega-cap names drove gains within Tech and Consumer Discretionary (AMZN +5%, named a top pick at MS), while...

Opinion – Monday 19 October 2026

U.S. Indexes were sold across the board on Friday, with the NASDAQ 100 underperforming as the rout in technology, AI, chip and memory stocks continued. Reports that Anthropic’s valuation expectations had been lowered to USD 1.5 trillion from USD 2 trillion added...