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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · first-hour read, 10:30 AM ET

An in-between tape: Technology up front, Healthcare at the back.

SPY 765.41-0.03%5-day -1.01%VIX 15.8above 200-day 53%

An hour into the session, SPY sat at 765.41, -0.03% on the day. Five sessions running it's -1.01%. VIX 15.8, easing — nobody's paying up for protection.

5 of the eleven sectors were green — an even split under the hood. Technology (XLK) led at +0.68%; Healthcare (XLV) brought up the rear at -1.14%. All eleven are in the table below. I publish the whole row, not just the flattering ends of it.

53% 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 — 21 sessions and counting.

Elsewhere: oil $91.31 (-1.39%), gold $4,203 (+0.83%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.

On the congressional side of the ledger: 4 buys and 67 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 10:30 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+0.68%
UtilitiesXLU+0.62%
IndustrialsXLI+0.32%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY+0.16%
Real EstateXLRE+0.08%
Communication ServicesXLC-0.03%
FinancialsXLF-0.27%
MaterialsXLB-0.56%
EnergyXLE-0.84%
Consumer StaplesXLP-0.86%
HealthcareXLV-1.14%
Congressional ledger — last 7 daysbuys 4sells 67every filing, named →
The market is the weather. The record is the receipts.
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