Who didn’t get shaken out of new positions today, sheesh. What a move off the lows. We’re in a bull market, and in bull markets we V rally, until we don’t…. Tuesday, stocks treaded water, modest losses ahead of Thursday’s CPI. The S&P 500 slipped 0.69%. Breadth stayed soft.

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Tighter the better, don't sleep on China. $FXI

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⚠️JOLTS read incoming, Street expects July openings around 7.4M, down from June’s 7.437M. Theme is moderating labor demand as employers stay cautious. A print at or below 7.4M confirms the cool down. An upside surprise would signal persistent tightness.

We saw a nice day-two follow-through on the major indexes, with SPY and QQQ both testing but not reclaiming their 8 and 21 EMAs. Upside reversals are a good sign buyers are still out there, but it will be interesting to see how the week closes. Stocks clawed back some early

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Three days up on the indexes, why not make it a smooth four into the weekend. This market is resilient. Risk on tone today, advancers beat decliners 52.2 to 44.9, a cautious breadth pickup after yesterday’s weak internals. Into tomorrow’s jobs report, the S&P 500 and Dow rose

Caution flags everywhere today.

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Friday, felt like one of those sessions where the tide turned mid-cast, then the drift carried you the rest of the way. Indexes eased after early strength, with the S&P 500 off about 0.3%, the Dow down roughly 0.5%, and the Nasdaq near flat. Small caps told a different story as

Weekly Recap: Sept 2–5, 2025 Friday felt like one of those sessions where the tide turned mid-cast, then the drift carried you the rest of the way. Indexes eased off early strength. S&P 500 down 0.3%, Dow off 0.5%, Nasdaq basically flat. Small caps told a different story, with

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Fading breadth signals caution. Advancers held near 60 percent, but decliners climbed. $RSP and $QQEW trailed cap-weighted peers, showing cracks under strong headline indexes.

The tape felt lean but lively today, with breadth modestly constructive. Nasdaq posted a 0.5% gain to notch another record, S&P added about 0.2%, and the Dow rose roughly 0.3%. Small caps just held their ground, so risk-on sentiment led but wasn’t unanimous. Macro-wise, weak