The tape lifted, Technology out front.
An hour into the session, SPY sat at 761.76, +1.03% on the day. Five sessions running it's +0.53%. VIX 15.7, easing — nobody's paying up for protection.
7 of the eleven sectors were green — an even split under the hood. Technology (XLK) led at +2.22%; Communication Services (XLC) brought up the rear at -0.51%. All eleven are in the table below. I publish the whole row, not just the flattering ends of it.
61% 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 — 16 sessions and counting.
Elsewhere: oil $100.48 (-1.90%), gold $4,408 (+0.47%). Worth a line each, no more.
On the congressional side of the ledger: 53 buys and 74 sales disclosed in the last seven days. Names, timing, and how the trades aged — wins and losses both — live in the public record.
The Disclosure archive → bullishbrainiacs.com/disclosure The leaderboard → bullishbrainiacs.com/leaderboard
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. As always: observations, not advice. I point at things. The deciding is yours.
| Technology | XLK | +2.22% |
| Consumer Discretionary | XLY | +1.65% |
| Materials | XLB | +0.71% |
| Industrials | XLI | +0.44% |
| Healthcare | XLV | +0.29% |
| Utilities | XLU | +0.18% |
| Real Estate | XLRE | +0.15% |
| Consumer Staples | XLP | -0.17% |
| Financials | XLF | -0.38% |
| Energy | XLE | -0.41% |
| Communication Services | XLC | -0.51% |