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10 Apr 2026

The S&P 500 was up for the seventh day in a row today - its longest win streak since Oct 2025...

Source: www.zerohedge.com, Bloomberg

10 Apr 2026

S&P 500 YTD total return: +0.0%

After all that ... it’s like nothing ever happened. Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Apr 2026

Meanwhile... Software has continued to lag semiconductors, w/the software-vs-semis trade down another 7.5%.

That brings the weekly decline to 18%, as both sides of the trade moved further apart, pushing the pair to a fresh all-time low. Source: HolgerZ. Bloomberg

9 Apr 2026

$SPX sp500 is back inside the range, trading roughly in the middle. Note the 200 day MA is right here.

Source: TME

9 Apr 2026

Something weird took place the last week of March.

"Our retail cash platform finished last week net selling, the first such week since November 2025 ... retail has moved away from one-way buying behavior." (Citadel)

9 Apr 2026

Goldman Sachs: "We have seen one of the weakest periods of relative returns for technology over the past 50 years."

Source: Brian Sozzi @BrianSozzi, Goldman Sachs

8 Apr 2026

Last year’s price drop of -18.9% was way bigger than this selloff’s -9.1% max drawdown, but this year’s valuation pullback (-18.4%) is almost the same as what we’ve seen last year (-19.5%)

Source: Daily Chartbook

7 Apr 2026

SPX is pushing slightly above the downtrend, testing the 21-day MA.

A close above could turn this into a squeeze setup, but 6700 (futures) remains the key resistance to watch. More here. Source: TME

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