Opinion – Monday 27 July 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Friday with the NASDAQ 100 underperforming. Weakness in technology stocks continued following earnings, while the S&P 500 was broadly flat. Intel (INTC) reversed its initial post-earnings gains as elevated CapEx weighed on the stock...

Opinion – Thursday 23 July 2026

U.S. Indexes closed little changed to lower on Wednesday, with the Russell 2000 leading the losses while the NASDAQ 100 also underperformed ahead of big tech earnings after the close. Equities largely traded sideways throughout the session as investors awaited...

Opinion – Wednesday 22 July 2026

U.S. Indexes saw strength on Tuesday, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 outperformed, seeing the Tech sector sit atop of the breakdown, buoyed by numerous bullish stories, ahead of GOOGL and TSLA earnings on Wednesday; 1) Taiwan export orders in June +59.4% Y/Y (exp....

Opinion – Tuesday 21 July 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Monday, with the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 the only major Index to finish marginally higher. Technology and Communication Services were the only sectors to outperform, alongside Energy, with the former supported ahead of Alphabet’s...

Opinion – Monday 20 July 2026

U.S. Indexes ended the final trading session of the week lower, with Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, and Technology the laggards ahead of the start of Mag-7 earnings next week. Energy was the only sector in the green and buoyed by the gains in the...

Opinion – Thursday 16 July 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Wednesday, with the NASDAQ 100 reversing early gains to ultimately underperform. ASML’s earnings initially lifted Nasdaq Futures after the company delivered strong Quarterly results. However, the stock reversed course during the US...