Communication Services led, Healthcare lagged, and the index split the difference.

An hour into the session, SPY sat at 772.53, +0.38% on the day. Five sessions running it's +0.88%. VIX 15.6, firming — nobody's paying up for protection.

8 of the eleven sectors were green — an even split under the hood. Communication Services (XLC) led at +0.85%; Healthcare (XLV) brought up the rear at -0.12%. All eleven are in the table below. I publish the whole row, not just the flattering ends of it.

50% 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 — 2 sessions and counting.

Elsewhere: oil $89.80 (-1.44%), gold $4,167 (+0.12%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.

On the congressional side of the ledger: 7 buys and 29 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.