The tape gave some back. 8 of eleven sectors ended the hour lower.

An hour into the session, SPY sat at 772.88, -0.66% on the day. Five sessions running it's -0.53%. VIX 15.7, firming — nobody's paying up for protection.

3 of the eleven sectors were green. Healthcare (XLV) led at +1.84%; Technology (XLK) brought up the rear at -1.46%. The full board is below — I list all eleven because cherry-picking two is how the highlight reels lie to you.

54% 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 — 9 sessions and counting.

Elsewhere: oil $95.44 (+1.38%), gold $4,114 (-1.52%). Worth a line each, no more.

On the congressional side of the ledger: 42 buys and 92 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 11:02 PM 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.