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Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUL. 27 THROUGH JUL. 31, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 1.1% this week as hyperscalers showed the mega spend on the artificial intelligence buildout is being monetized. The market benchmark ended the week at 7,489.72. The index is now down 0.1% quarter-to-date but up 9.4% year-to-date. Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon.com (AMZN) rose this week as quarterly results from the tech giants showed revenue growth in areas related to AI pro

Bradley Clough
2 days ago


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUL. 20 THROUGH JUL. 24, 2026 The S&P 500 index shed 0.6% this week amid mixed corporate earnings and continued worries about the US-Iran war. The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,411.98, posting a second consecutive weekly decline. The index is down 1.2% for the month but up 8.3% for the year. Pakistan is exploring a path toward a resumption of stalled talks between the US and Iran over ending the war, following a push initiated

Bradley Clough
Jul 27


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUL. 13 THROUGH JUL. 17, 2026 The S&P 500 index fell 1.6% this week, led by technology stocks, amid concerns about whether excitement over artificial intelligence has been overdone in the US. The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,457.69 and is down 0.6% for July but up 8.9% for the year. Worries about the U.S. technology sector flared as China's Moonshot AI, which is backed by Alibaba (BABA), released an AI model that it says outp

Bradley Clough
Jul 20


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUL. 6 THROUGH JUL. 10, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 1.2% this week, lifted by a fresh burst of AI enthusiasm amid geopolitical jitters as Washington and Tehran resumed high-stakes negotiations. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,575.39, securing a second straight weekly advance. The gauge has gained 1% in July and is up 11% this year. AI sentiment got a boost Friday from the strong Nasdaq debut of SK Hynix (SKHYV). The So

Bradley Clough
Jul 13


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts Week of Jun. 29 through Jul. 3, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 1.8% this week, led by gains in communication services and financials ahead of the holiday weekend. The S&P 500 ended Thursday's session at 7,483.24. This marks the end of the trading week as the US stock market will be closed on Friday in observance of Independence Day. Earlier this week, the S&P 500 closed out June with a 1.1% loss, its first monthly decline since March. St

Bradley Clough
Jul 7


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUN. 22 THROUGH JUN. 26, 2026 The S&P 500 index fell 2% this week as US President Donald Trump said Iran violated the countries' ceasefire agreement. The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,354.02. With just two trading sessions remaining in the month, the market benchmark is down 3% for June but up 7.4% for the year. US stocks gained last week on a memorandum of understanding targeting a permanent peace deal to end the war between t

Bradley Clough
Jun 29


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUN. 15 THROUGH JUN. 19, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 0.9% this week, boosted by a memorandum of understanding targeting a permanent peace deal to end the war between the US and Iran. The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,500.58. Thursday marked the final trading day of the week as the US stock market will be closed Friday for the Juneteenth holiday. The market benchmark is down 1.1% for the month but up 9.6% for the year. The memora

Bradley Clough
Jun 22


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUN. 8 THROUGH JUN. 12, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 0.7% this week as the US edged closer to signing a peace deal with Iran and consumer and wholesale price inflation reports that leaned dovish. The market benchmark ended the week at 7,431.46. The index is now up 14% quarter-to-date and 8.6% so far in the year. The US and Iran may sign a peace deal as soon as Sunday, setting the stage for a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz,

Bradley Clough
Jun 15


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF JUN. 1 THROUGH JUN. 5, 2026 The S&P 500 index fell 2.6% this week, its first weekly loss since March, as stronger-than-anticipated May payrolls boosted bets that the Federal Reserve will raise rates this year. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,383.74, breaking a winning streak that had gone on for nine weeks, the market benchmark's longest such run since 2023. The S&P 500 is now up 7.9% this year. The S&P 500 on Tuesday

Bradley Clough
Jun 8


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF MAY. 25 THROUGH MAY. 29, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 1.4% this week, marking its ninth consecutive weekly increase and ending the trading month with a 5.15% climb to a record closing high. The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,580.06, its highest close ever. The index also posted a record intraday high on Friday at 7,599.38. The last time the S&P 500 had a weekly winning streak this long was in late 2023. It is now up 11% this year.

Bradley Clough
Jun 1


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF MAY. 18 THROUGH MAY. 22, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 0.9% this week, its eighth consecutive week of gains, amid upbeat trading heading into the holiday weekend. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,473.47, close to the record closing high it reached last week of 7,501.24. This marks the longest weekly winning streak since a nine-week run that ended in December 2023. The index is now up 3.7% for May and has climbed 9.2% in 2

Bradley Clough
May 28


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF MAY. 11 THROUGH MAY. 15, 2026 The S&P 500 index edged up 0.1% this week, its seventh consecutive weekly gain, as a strong advance in energy stocks helped outweigh declines in other sectors. The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,408.50, up slightly on the week but down from the new closing high it reached Thursday at 7,501.24. The market benchmark also hit a new intraday high on Thursday at 7,517.12. The seven-week win streak is the

Bradley Clough
May 20


Weekly Market Commentary
WEEK OF MAY. 4 THROUGH MAY. 8, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 2.3% this week to another round of new highs as the technology sector climbed on deals and earnings. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,398.93, marking its latest all-time closing high. The market benchmark also set a fresh intraday high on Friday at 7,401.50, its sixth consecutive week of gains. The index is up 8.1% for the year. This week's advance came as deal chatter and better-than-expected earnings drove st

Bradley Clough
May 19


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF MAY. 4 THROUGH MAY. 8, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 2.3% this week to another round of new highs as the technology sector climbed on deals and earnings. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,398.93, marking its latest all-time closing high. The market benchmark also set a fresh intraday high on Friday at 7,401.50, its sixth consecutive week of gains. The index is up 8.1% for the year. This week's advance came as deal chatter

Bradley Clough
May 11


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF APR. 27 THROUGH MAY. 1, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 0.9% this week to another closing record high as the communication services sector led a broad climb amid better-than-expected earnings. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,230.12 and reached a fresh intraday high of 7,272.52. This marks the fifth consecutive weekly gain. On Thursday, the benchmark closed out April with a 10% jump that represented its largest monthly incr

Bradley Clough
May 4


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF APR. 20 THROUGH APR. 24, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 0.55% this week to another round of fresh highs, led by the energy and technology sectors as oil prices climbed and Intel's (INTC) earnings topped views. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 7,165.08, its highest closing level yet. The market benchmark also reached a fresh intraday high on Friday at 7,168.59. This marks the S&P 500's fourth weekly gain in a row. It's up 9.

Bradley Clough
Apr 27


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF APR. 13 THROUGH APR. 17, 2026 The S&P 500 ended the week at 7,126.06, its highest closing level ever. The market benchmark also reached a fresh intraday high on Friday of 7,147.52. The weekly climb -- its third in a row -- moved the S&P 500 back into positive territory for the year to date. It is now up 4.1% for 2026 and 9.2% for April. President Donald Trump said Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely and won

Bradley Clough
Apr 20


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF APR. 6 THROUGH APR. 10, 2026 The S&P 500 index rose 3.6% this week in a broad climb ahead of high-stakes peace talks between Iran and the US and the Q1 earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 ended the week at 6,816.89, its second positive week in a row. The index is up 4.4% for April, erasing much of March's 4.6% drop. It is down 0.4% for the year. A two-week ceasefire reached between the US and Iran early this week appeared t

Bradley Clough
Apr 13


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF MAR. 30 THROUGH APR. 3, 2026 The S&P 500 rose 3.4% this week as investors sought reasons to be hopeful that an end to the Iran war could be in sight. The climb represented the S&P 500's first weekly gain since the week ended Feb. 20. The S&P 500 ended Thursday's session, the last of the shortened week, at 6,582.69. The US stock market will be closed for Good Friday. The index on Tuesday ended March with a drop of 5.1%, the larg

Bradley Clough
Apr 6


Weekly Market Commentary
Market Recap Powered by: YCharts WEEK OF MAR. 23 THROUGH MAR. 27, 2026 The S&P 500 index posted a 2.1% loss this week, marking its fifth consecutive weekly loss and putting the market benchmark on track for its largest monthly loss in three and a half years. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,368.85 and is now down 7% for the year. Friday's closing level for the S&P 500 marks a 7.4% drop from where it ended February. The index hasn't lost that much in a month si

Bradley Clough
Mar 30
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