Opinion – Thursday 5 December 2024

U.S. Equity Markets Stocks closed positive on Wednesday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 while the Russell 2000 again underperformed. The Nasdaq was supported by gains in Tech, Consumer Discretionary and Communication names, the outperforming sectors, while...

Opinion – Wednesday 4 December 2024

U.S. Equity Futures saw pressure in the US morning while T-notes caught a bid after South Korean President Yoon implemented martial law to clear out pro-North Korean elements. The move in stocks had started to pare and once it was clear the law would likely be...

Opinion – Tuesday 3 December 2024

The U.S. Dollar was strong to start the week, although pared some of its notable strength after dovish remarks from Fed’s Waller who noted he leans towards a December cut, which sparked modest upside in stocks/Treasuries and increased money market probabilities...

Opinion – Monday 2 December 2024

U.S. Equity Markets gained for the second consecutive trading session with both the Dow and S&P closing at new all-time highs. However the market did not close at their intra-day highs as the Dow fell 150 points off it’s 45070 high in the last 15 minutes of a...

Opinion – Thursday 28 November 2024

Stocks were primarily sold on Wednesday heading into the Thanksgiving holiday and on the last full trading day of month-end. There was notable underperformance in the NASDAQ after a slew of tech/software earnings stumbled after earnings (DELL, HPQ, ADSK, CRWD, WDAY)....

Opinion – Wednesday 27 November 2024

Price action in stocks was mixed, with large caps outperforming, driven by strength in Communications and particularly Utilities, while Materials and Energy lagged. Meanwhile, small caps, RUT -0.8%, were hurt by a higher US yield environment in response to resumed...

Opinion – Tuesday 26 November 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed positive yesterday but well-off highs although the Russell made new all-time-highs, managing to hold onto the majority of gains while Treasuries bull flattened. The upside in both stocks and bonds was primarily a response to the...

Opinion – Monday 25 November 2024

U.S. Equity Markets primarily saw marginal gains on Friday, but small caps rallied with the Russell 2000 a clear outperformer. Outperformance was seen in Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Financials while Communication, Utilities and Tech underperformed....

Opinion – Thursday 21 November 2024

U.S. Equity Markets ultimately closed mixed on Wednesday with markets chopping to geopolitics on a data light day ahead of NVDA earnings after-hours, although stocks did rally into the closing bell – closing well off lows. There had been some initial optimism in...

Opinion – Wednesday 20 November 2024

U.S. Equity Markets ended Tuesday with gains, in what was a choppy day across markets, as sentiment swung between the European and U.S. sessions. In the European morning, there was a notable risk-off trade amid heightened geopolitical tensions as Russia’s Kremlin said...

Opinion – Thursday 14 November 2024

US Indices ultimately closed mixed with marginal upside with little changes in SPX, NDX and DJIA while the Russell 2000 underperformed. The majority of sectors closed in the green with Consumer Discretionary and Energy outperforming but Communication and Technology...

Opinion – Wednesday 13 November 2024

US Indices were lower on Tuesday, with the small-cap Russell 2000 (-1.8%) lagging and giving back some of its recent strength post-US election. However, the same cannot be said for the FX space, as the Dollar Index soared to its highest level since May to the...

Opinion – Tuesday 12 November 2024

Monday was a quiet session to start the week on account of the Veteran’s Day holiday with no Fed speakers or US data released. The direction of trade, however, was largely a function of the Trump Trade with Republicans looking increasingly likely to take the...

Opinion – Monday 11 November 2024

U.S. Equity Markets were bid on Friday with the S&P 500 briefly rising above 6000 before paring into the closing bell. The NASDAQ 100 was the relative underperformer with Tech and communication among the lagging sectors, with only materials also closing in the...