Market Opinion Daily Trader Financial Brief (AM) — 2026-02-06 (Fri) Pre-open map for US equities: what’s priced, what can break it, and a clean checklist into the cash open.
Market Opinion AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-06 AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-06 Overnight / Pre-market in 10 lines * US index futures are choppy after a tech-led selloff Thursday. Early weakness flipped to a modest rebound into the 4:30–5:00am ET window. * Futures snapshot (early ET): Nasdaq 100 futures were last quoted up ~+0.35%, S&P
Market Opinion PM Market Debrief — 2026-02-05 PM Market Debrief — 2026-02-05 What happened today (tape read) * Indexes: Broad risk-off with tech doing the damage and small caps getting hit harder. * SPX: 6,798.40 (-1.23%) * Nasdaq Composite: 22,540.59 (-1.59%) * DJIA: 48,908.72 (-1.20%, -592.6 pts) * RUT: ~-2% on the day
Market Opinion AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-05 (Thu): Claims/JOLTS + Amazon after the close AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-05 (Thu) 1) Overnight / Pre-market in 10 lines * US index futures are slightly green pre-open: YM ~49,637 (+0.10%), NQ ~25,023 (+0.09%), ES ~6,913 (+0.10%). * Yesterday’s cash close: SPX 6,882.72 (-0.51%), NDX 24,891.24 (-1.77%), DJIA
Market Opinion PM Market Debrief — 2026-02-04 PM Market Debrief — 2026-02-04 What happened today (tape read) * Indexes: A classic “index split.” The Dow outperformed while growth/tech de-rated again. * SPX: 6,882.72 (-0.51%) * NDX: 22,904.58 (-1.51%) * DJIA: 49,501.30 (+0.53%) * Small caps (proxy IWM): 260.54 (-0.85%) * Sectors / style:
Market Opinion AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-04 AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-04 Overnight / Pre-market in 10 lines * US index futures are modestly green into the open: ES ~6959 (+0.24%), NQ ~25459 (+0.03%), YM ~49490 (+0.28%) (06:48 ET indications). * Rates remain the loud macro input: US10Y ~4.28%, pressing back toward recent highs; equity upside
Market Opinion PM Market Debrief — Feb 3, 2026: Tech unwind hits tape; cyclicals hold; eyes on ADP/ISM services + mega-cap earnings PM Market Debrief — Feb 3, 2026 1) What happened today (tape read) Big picture: Today was a risk-off rotation inside equities rather than a broad liquidation. The tape punished mega-cap / software / AI-adjacent duration while cyclical and defensives did the heavy lifting to keep the broad indexes from breaking. * SPX: 6,
Market Opinion AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-03 (Tue) AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-03 (Tue) 1) Overnight / Pre-market in 10 lines * US index futures are mixed-to-firm: ES ~7008 (+0.08%), NQ ~25,945 (+0.37%), YM ~49,468 (-0.11%), Russell (E-mini) ~2,651 (+0.03%) as of ~7:03am ET (Stooq delayed quotes). * USD (DXY futures) is flat: DX
Market Opinion PM Market Debrief — 2026-02-02 (Mon) PM Market Debrief — 2026-02-02 (Mon) What happened today (tape read) * Index action was constructive, but the leadership mattered: the tape leaned risk-on via chips/AI + small-caps, while energy was a clear laggard. * S&P 500 closed +0.54% at 6,976.44, finishing a hair below the record close
Market Opinion AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-02 (Mon) AM Trader Brief — 2026-02-02 (Mon) Overnight / Pre-market in 10 lines * Index futures are mixed-to-lower: Nasdaq is the weak spot while Dow is holding up better. * ES (S&P 500 futures) is slightly below Friday’s cash close; NQ (Nasdaq 100 futures) is more clearly red. * Dollar is firmer: DXY
Market Opinion PM Market Debrief — 2026-01-30 PM Market Debrief — 2026-01-30 What happened today (tape read) * Indexes: Risk-off into month-end. Dow -0.36% (48,892.47), S&P 500 -0.43% (6,939.03), Nasdaq -0.94% (23,461.82). Russell 2000 -1.6% (small caps underperformed). * Sectors: Materials was the biggest drag (pressure from the