Closing Recap  U.S. stocks stumbled at the finish line of January, with the S&P 500 falling 0.43% and the Nasdaq shedding 0.94% on Friday. The catalyst was a «Hotter» than expected PPI report (0.5% MoM), which dampened rate cut hopes just as Washington faces a potential government shutdown this weekend. However, the real chaos was…

Closing Recap  U.S. equities finished a choppy week on a muted note, with the S&P 500 flat (+0.03% Friday) and the Dow falling -0.58%. However, the real action exploded in commodities and FX late Friday. Gold nearly touched the $5,000 milestone ($4,980), hitting a fresh record, while Silver blasted through $100/oz for the first time…

Closing Recap U.S. equities wrapped up a fairly uneventful options expiration week modestly lower, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.38% and the Nasdaq retreating 0.66%. While Large Caps stalled, Small Caps (Russell 2000) continued their impressive run, outperforming for the 11th consecutive day (longest streak since 2008) and closing up +0.12% Friday. The real action…

Closing Recap  U.S. stocks delivered an impressive performance to close the week, hitting fresh record highs on the back of a «Goldilocks» jobs report. The S&P 500 (+0.65% Friday) and Dow (+0.48%) rallied as Nonfarm Payrolls came in at +50k—soft enough to keep Fed cut hopes alive, yet strong enough (with Unemployment dropping to 4.4%)…

Closing Recap  The first trading days of 2026 saw a choppy start for U.S. equities, reflecting the volatility of a new year. After a weak open, markets found footing late Friday, snapping a 4-day losing streak for the S&P 500 (+0.19% for the week). While the «Magnificent Seven» led the charge (Nvidia +3%, Micron +7%),…

Closing Recap U.S. equities finished the Christmas week strong, reaching a new all-time high but on a  resilient note. While Friday saw some «Grinchy» price action with the sell button hit around 10 am, the major indices managed to preserve their weekly gains. The S&P 500 closed virtually flat (+0.03%) but remains just 1% shy…

Closing Recap U.S. stocks finished the week on a high note, shaking off a rocky start to stage a strong Friday rally. The «Santa Claus Rally» narrative took center stage as the S&P 500 (+0.88%) and Nasdaq (+1.31%) recovered from mid-week volatility triggered by rumors of Oracle/OpenAI delays. Despite a 10% drop in Nike (NKE)…

Closing Recap (Week Ending December 12)  It was a week of sharp divergence on Wall Street. While the Dow Jones and Russell 2000 touched fresh record highs earlier in the week fueled by the Federal Reserve’s third rate cut of the year, the party ended abruptly for the Technology sector. A massive sell-off in AI…

Closing Recap (Week Ending December 5) U.S. stocks closed the week in positive territory, with the S&P 500 posting its 9th win in the last 10 sessions to finish just 25 points shy of a fresh all-time high. However, the bullish sentiment was not uniform across all assets. While equities ground higher on «soft» volumes…

Closing Recap (Week Ending November 28)  U.S. stocks capped a «miraculous» week with a fifth straight day of gains, securing a massive weekly rally (Nasdaq +4.91%) despite a shortened holiday schedule and a major overnight trading outage at CME Group. In currency markets, the US Dollar posted its worst week since July as Fed cut…