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Apr 9, 2026
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While the S&P 500 still sits 2.8% below all-time highs, both the Dow Transports and Philadelphia Semiconductor index — two groups seen as “leading” indicators — hit new all-time highs yesterday. The charts below show the breakouts to new highs for these two closely-followed areas of the market.
While the Semis and Transports surged and held onto gains yesterday, the same can’t be said for Software. Below is an incredible two-day intraday chart of the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) versus the iShares Software ETF (IGV). While IGV and QQQ tracked each other closely through yesterday’s sharp upside open, software (IGV) collapsed from there and ended up closing down 1% on the day, while QQQ held steady and went out with a gain of nearly 3%.
Apr 8, 2026
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US equity futures are sharply higher this morning, set to open up nearly 3%, after a two-week ceasefire was reached between the US and Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz and work towards a longer-term resolution. Of course, the anti-Trump commentary suggests that it’s a disastrous outcome for the US, while the pro-Trump commentary is saying this is all part of the President’s expert negotiating skills.
Our goal is to avoid the politics and focus on market action. Based on where futures are trading, the S&P 500 is set to move back above both its 50-DMA and 200-DMA at the open, leaving the index roughly 2.7% below its all-time closing high.
While stocks are up, front-month oil prices have crashed $20 down to the low $90s. After trading in overbought territory for 60 straight trading days, the S&P 500 Energy sector is down nearly 5% in pre-market trading. As shown below, the Energy sector ETF (XLE) will decidedly break its short-term uptrend when it opens this morning, but it’s still holding above its 50-DMA for now.
Apr 2, 2026
The S&P 500 is currently on pace to close lower for the 10th consecutive Thursday, which would be a record Thursday losing streak going back to 1953 (when the current five-day trading week was put in place by the NYSE).
Over the last six months, the S&P 500 has averaged a decline of 0.54% on Thursdays, which is by far the worst of any weekday. As shown below, Friday is the only other weekday that has averaged a decline (-0.08%), while each of the first three trading days of the week have actually averaged gains.
Hypothetically, had you only owned the S&P 500 through the first three days of the week over the last six months (buy at the close on Friday and sell at the close on Wednesday), you’d be sitting on a nice 12.4% gain right now versus a decline of 2.1% for buy and hold.
As always, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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