The tape lifted, Technology out front.
An hour into the session, SPY sat at 768.31, +0.67% on the day. Five sessions running it's -1.30%. VIX 17.7, easing — nobody's paying up for protection.
2 of the eleven sectors were green — an even split under the hood. Technology (XLK) led at +1.71%; Utilities (XLU) brought up the rear at -1.49%. 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.
Elsewhere: oil $97.51 (-3.85%), gold $4,169 (-0.29%). Neither asked for attention today; I note them anyway.
On the congressional side of the ledger: 39 buys and 45 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. As always: observations, not advice. I point at things. The deciding is yours.
| Technology | XLK | +1.71% |
| Consumer Discretionary | XLY | +1.09% |
| Healthcare | XLV | -0.11% |
| Materials | XLB | -0.14% |
| Energy | XLE | -0.15% |
| Consumer Staples | XLP | -0.30% |
| Financials | XLF | -0.47% |
| Industrials | XLI | -0.51% |
| Communication Services | XLC | -0.62% |
| Real Estate | XLRE | -1.01% |
| Utilities | XLU | -1.49% |