The Closer – Chart Check, 50-DMA Stops, S&P Streaks – 3/26/26

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  • Thursdays have been the weakest day of the week for the S&P 500 over the past decade, and 2026 has no exception with nine consecutive weeks of Thursday declines.
  • Over the past 50 trading days, the Energy sector has seen some of the highest consistency of daily gains on record.
  • A hypothetical strategy of only owning the S&P 500 when it has been above its 50-DMA has underperformed a simple buy and hold strategy for decades.

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The Closer – Tech Valuations, Rotation, Trade Prices – 3/25/26

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  • Over the past six months the decline in the P/E ratio of Tech versus the S&P 500 has fallen by the largest amount since 2002.
  • Performance this week has appeared to be largely rotational as the best performers were also those that were the worst performers month-to-date through Friday.
  • After seasonal adjustment February saw the third-largest increase in ex petroleum import prices since monthly data begins at the end of the 1980s.

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