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Asia · 06:25 UTCInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Shanghai/China and HangSeng/HK lag.
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06:25 UTCAsiaopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Shanghai/China and HangSeng/HK lag.◆04:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while HangSeng/HK and Nifty/India lag.◆01:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-on, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia lag.◆00:25 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is risk-on, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Shanghai/China and ASX/Australia lag.◆26 Oct · 21:55 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Nifty/India and HangSeng/HK leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.◆26 Oct · 19:25 UTCNew YorkopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Technology and Industrials catching a bid while Staples and CommServices fade.◆26 Oct · 15:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Technology and Discretionary catching a bid while Healthcare and CommServices fade.06:25 UTCAsiaopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Shanghai/China and HangSeng/HK lag.◆04:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while HangSeng/HK and Nifty/India lag.◆01:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-on, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia lag.◆00:25 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is risk-on, with Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Shanghai/China and ASX/Australia lag.◆26 Oct · 21:55 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Nifty/India and HangSeng/HK leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.◆26 Oct · 19:25 UTCNew YorkopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Technology and Industrials catching a bid while Staples and CommServices fade.◆26 Oct · 15:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Technology and Discretionary catching a bid while Healthcare and CommServices fade.
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What quietly moved this week.
Across the compliant universe, 21 Oct-27 Oct: the names quietly turning up, the ones rolling over, and the compliant names with earnings ahead.
Turned buy
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a energy name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a communication services name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a communication services name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a industrials name, and it clears our values screen.
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Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
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| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +26% | +16% |
| 2021 | +21% | +27% |
| 2022 | -6% | -19% |
| 2023 | +20% | +24% |
| 2024 | +14% | +22% |
| 2025 | +20% | +18% |
| 2026 | +14% | +13% |
| Yr | Basket | NAS100 | S&P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +41% | +43% | +16% |
| 2021 | +16% | +27% | +27% |
| 2022 | -28% | -33% | -19% |
| 2023 | +29% | +54% | +24% |
| 2024 | +12% | +24% | +22% |
| 2025 | +4% | +21% | +18% |
| 2026 | +16% | +16% | +13% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +16% | +16% |
| 2021 | +14% | +27% |
| 2022 | -16% | -19% |
| 2023 | +8% | +24% |
| 2024 | +18% | +22% |
| 2025 | +1% | +18% |
| 2026 | +7% | +13% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +22% | +16% |
| 2021 | +43% | +27% |
| 2022 | +13% | -19% |
| 2023 | +36% | +24% |
| 2024 | +14% | +22% |
| 2025 | +21% | +18% |
| 2026 | +25% | +13% |
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