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Equity futures were choppy but ultimately closed with marginal gains in the S&P, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones, although the Russell 2000 again finished in the red. Sectors closed predominantly with gains but Health Care, Communication and Tech saw mild losses, while...
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Both Equity and Bond Markets were choppy on Quadruple Witching Friday but ultimately closed mixed with the Dow outperforming, printing another record closing high while the S&P and NASDAQ 100 finished slightly red, but the Russell 2000 plummeted. Sectors were...
Futures Trading Education
Both Equity and Bond Markets were choppy in response to the FOMC Statement. The 50bp rate cut and dot plots implying a further 50bp of cuts in 2024 sparked a typical dovish reaction with stocks, bonds and gold rallying while the Dollar was slammed. However, assets...
Futures Trading Education
U.S. Equity Markets closed more-or-less flat on Tuesday with the small-cap Russell 2000 (+0.7%) outperforming, while the Dollar saw gains, to the detriment of G10 peers, after US Retail Sales headline M/M surpassed expectations. Treasuries are lower across the curve,...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed on Monday with Tech weakness seeing the NASDAQ 100 close red but the majority of sectors were green with notable outperformance in Financials and Energy. Tech weakness was led by downside in Apple (AAPL) on lower-than-expected...
Futures Trading Education
U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Friday as Stocks were bid throughout the session with outperformance in the small caps Russell 2000 while all sectors closed green with Utilities, Communication and Materials leading, but Health Care, Real Estate and Financials...
Futures Trading Education
U.S. Equity Markets eventually saw strength on Wednesday, in a reversal of post-CPI moves, with the tech-heavy NDX outperforming and buoyed by strength in mega-cap names such as Nvidia (NVDA) (+8%). Nonetheless, sectors were mixed with Tech sitting atop the pile with...
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U.S. Equity Markets While the NASDAQ 100 led Tuesday’s gains ahead of the Presidential debate, the Small Cap Russell ended the session with a loss of 0.9%. Markets rebounded from the initial Financial induced losses they saw in choppy trade. It was a day catalysed by...
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U.S. Equity Markets were firmer to start the week (SPX +1.2%, NDX +1.3%, DJIA +1.2%, RUT +1.1%) in light newsflow amid a lack of tier 1 US data and Fed blackout ahead of the meeting next Wednesday. As such, all sectors, aside from Communication Services, saw gains...
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Equity Markets closed lower on Friday, led by the 2.7% fall in the NASDAQ 100, weighed on by souring risk sentiment through the afternoon despite initial gains on the US jobs report, which failed to decisively guide towards the magnitude of the September FOMC rate...
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Equity Markets closed lower on Wednesday, but off troughs, with weakness led by the NASDAQ and semiconductor names ahead of Nvidia (NVDA) earnings after-hours. Also adding to the downside was the further slump in Super Micro (SMCI) after it delayed the release of its...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed on Tuesday following a trading session that witnessed of two-way price action. Both the S&P and NDX closed higher while the RUSSELL 2000 was the underperformer, closing lower by 0.7%, in a day of thin headline newsflow as...
Futures Trading Education
U.S. Equity Markets closed lower on Monday with the overnight upside in futures pared once cash trade began. The losses were mixed, however, with the downside felt mostly in the NASDAQ with Tech, Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors underperforming, while...
Futures Trading Education
U.S. Equity Markets rebounded strongly on Friday following Thursday’s aggressive sell-off. Lower rates saw the Russell 200 lead Friday’s gains, closing higher by 3.2%. The Treasury Market was firmer to end the week, while the Dollar saw weakness after Fed Chair Powell...
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