Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 10th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EDT. JP Morgan raised its 2026 target price for the S&P 500 from 7,800 to 8,000 citing a strong second quarter earnings season. WTI Crude Oil added $1.11 to U.S. $79.29 per barrel after […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 30 points at 8:35 AM EDT S&P 500 futures added 4 points following release of the July U.S. Employment report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for July Non-farm Payrolls was an 83,000 increase versus a 57,000 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday August 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Gold added $20.00 to $4,267.00 per ounce. Sandisk (SNDK) dropped $94.50 to $1,256.00 after issuing guidance below consensus. Western Digital (WDC) dropped $60.17 to $459.00 after issuing guidance below consensus. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 5th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 38 points to an all-time high at 8:30 AM EDT. Booking Holdings (BKNG) added $10.53 to $204.80 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. Amgen (AMGN) added $1.98 to $392.00 after reporting higher than consensus […]

Pre-opening Comment for Tuesday August 4th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Palantir (PLTR) advanced $13.75 to $139.40 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. The company also offered positive third quarter guidance. ON Semiconductor (ON) added $4.18 to $84.58 after […]