An in-between tape: Energy up front, Materials at the back.

An hour into the session, SPY sat at 760.69, -0.26% on the day. Five sessions running it's -0.86%. VIX 17.2, firming — nobody's paying up for protection.

2 of the eleven sectors were green — more red than green under the hood. Energy (XLE) led at +1.11%; Materials (XLB) brought up the rear at -1.59%. All eleven are in the table below. I publish the whole row, not just the flattering ends of it.

52% of the big-cap board is holding above its own 200-day line. The larger shape of things lately: a sideways tape — the kind that frustrates both camps equally.

Elsewhere: oil $91.62 (+1.33%), gold $4,188 (+0.02%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.

On the congressional side of the ledger: 2 buys and 65 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. None of this is advice. I read the public tape out loud; what you do with it is your own business.