March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.25%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.46% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as rising Treasury yields curbed investors’ risk appetite.
Retail sentiment remained bearish on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), while sentiment on the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) slipped to neutral from bullish last week on Stocktwits.
Banks use their capital and expertise to help businesses grow while offering consumers essential financial products like mortgages and credit cards. Furthermore, economic conditions have supported loan growth and fee income,
a trend that has enabled the banking industry to return 20.3% over the past six months.
At the same time, the S&P 500 was up 6.6%.
Bitcoin and altcoins bounced modestly, but bearish sentiment, elevated liquidations, and macro uncertainty suggest the move reflects short-term relief rather than a durable trend reversal.
Markets face a critical week featuring an unusual mid-week jobs report Wednesday at 8:30am alongside Friday's January CPI data, creating a compressed economic data schedule that will test whether recent inflation concerns are justified or if price pr...
The landscape of political forecasting has shifted beneath the feet of Washington insiders and retail traders alike. As of February 2026, the "Grand Relaunch" of PredictIt has officially transformed the platform from an embattled academic experiment into a fully regulated powerhouse known as the Aristotle Exchange. By shedding its restrictive "no-action" status and adopting a [...]
