Quiet index, loud Utilities.
An hour into the session, SPY sat at 747.28, -0.14% on the day. Five sessions running it's -1.01%. VIX 17.2, firming — nobody's paying up for protection.
5 of the eleven sectors were green — an even split under the hood. Utilities (XLU) led at +1.81%; Consumer Discretionary (XLY) brought up the rear at -0.57%. All eleven are in the table below. I publish the whole row, not just the flattering ends of it.
62% of the big-cap board is holding above its own 200-day line. The larger shape of things lately: a bull tape, but a tired one — drifting higher without much energy behind it — 18 sessions and counting.
Elsewhere: oil $87.00 (+2.46%), gold $4,155 (+2.07%). Worth a line each, no more.
On the congressional side of the ledger: no fresh filings crossed the wire this past week. The archive doesn't mind the quiet — it's patient like that.
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These numbers are the first hour, stamped 10:35 AM ET — the close gets the final word, and it doesn't always agree with the morning. I don't pretend otherwise. None of this is advice. I read the public tape out loud; what you do with it is your own business.
| Utilities | XLU | +1.81% |
| Energy | XLE | +1.50% |
| Materials | XLB | +1.25% |
| Consumer Staples | XLP | +0.42% |
| Industrials | XLI | +0.20% |
| Real Estate | XLRE | -0.01% |
| Financials | XLF | -0.02% |
| Communication Services | XLC | -0.03% |
| Healthcare | XLV | -0.20% |
| Technology | XLK | -0.44% |
| Consumer Discretionary | XLY | -0.57% |