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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · first-hour read, 10:31 AM ET

A green day, and 4 of eleven sectors came along.

SPY 764.38+0.89%5-day +3.17%VIX 15.8above 200-day 63%

An hour into the session, SPY sat at 764.38, +0.89% on the day. Five sessions running it's +3.17%. VIX 15.8, easing — nobody's paying up for protection.

4 of the eleven sectors were green — more red than green under the hood. Technology (XLK) led at +3.64%; Utilities (XLU) brought up the rear at -1.56%. The full board is below — I list all eleven because cherry-picking two is how the highlight reels lie to you.

63% 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 — 8 sessions and counting.

Elsewhere: oil $76.13 (-5.24%), gold $4,139 (+2.62%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.

On the congressional side of the ledger: 31 buys and 28 sales disclosed in the last seven days. Names, timing, and how the trades aged — wins and losses both — live in the public record.

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These numbers are the first hour, stamped 10:31 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.

The full board — first hour, all eleven sectors
TechnologyXLK+3.64%
FinancialsXLF+0.30%
MaterialsXLB+0.27%
IndustrialsXLI+0.14%
Communication ServicesXLC-0.17%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY-0.49%
Consumer StaplesXLP-0.54%
HealthcareXLV-0.61%
Real EstateXLRE-1.17%
EnergyXLE-1.39%
UtilitiesXLU-1.56%
Congressional ledger — last 7 daysbuys 31sells 28every filing, named →
The market is the weather. The record is the receipts.
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