An in-between tape: Energy up front, Materials at the back.
An hour into the session, SPY sat at 759.40, -0.18% on the day. Five sessions running it's -0.65%. VIX 15.4, firming — nobody's paying up for protection.
0 of the eleven sectors were green — more red than green under the hood. Energy (XLE) led at -0.01%; Materials (XLB) brought up the rear at -1.40%. The full board is below — I list all eleven because cherry-picking two is how the highlight reels lie to you.
58% 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 — 17 sessions and counting.
Elsewhere: oil $97.94 (-3.90%), gold $4,386 (-0.32%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.
On the congressional side of the ledger: 30 buys and 24 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 10:30 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.
| Energy | XLE | -0.01% |
| Industrials | XLI | -0.06% |
| Technology | XLK | -0.07% |
| Financials | XLF | -0.15% |
| Consumer Discretionary | XLY | -0.29% |
| Healthcare | XLV | -0.32% |
| Consumer Staples | XLP | -0.52% |
| Real Estate | XLRE | -0.63% |
| Communication Services | XLC | -0.96% |
| Utilities | XLU | -1.20% |
| Materials | XLB | -1.40% |