A green day, and 7 of eleven sectors came along.
An hour into the session, SPY sat at 768.94, +0.50% on the day. Five sessions running it's -0.31%. VIX 14.9, easing — nobody's paying up for protection.
7 of the eleven sectors were green — an even split under the hood. Consumer Discretionary (XLY) led at +1.11%; Materials (XLB) brought up the rear at -0.78%. All eleven are in the table below. I publish the whole row, not just the flattering ends of it.
69% 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 — 7 sessions and counting.
Elsewhere: oil $92.09 (+1.19%), gold $4,526 (+3.66%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.
On the congressional side of the ledger: 3 buys and 26 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.
| Consumer Discretionary | XLY | +1.11% |
| Communication Services | XLC | +0.87% |
| Financials | XLF | +0.70% |
| Technology | XLK | +0.49% |
| Utilities | XLU | +0.49% |
| Real Estate | XLRE | +0.41% |
| Energy | XLE | +0.31% |
| Industrials | XLI | -0.17% |
| Consumer Staples | XLP | -0.60% |
| Healthcare | XLV | -0.63% |
| Materials | XLB | -0.78% |