Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful that we think are good summations of investor activity, from energy to AI, index movement vs. individual stock movement, and competing interests in technology and housing. Hope you have a restful weekend, away from the news!
Jake: It was a historic week for oil prices, rising like very few weeks in recent history.
Source: Bespoke as of 03.06.2026
Beckham: with gas prices starting to follow along
Brian: The openness of the Strait of Hormuz is a key point of observation for market-watchers
Source: FT via Adam Tooze as of 03.03.2026
Brad: but oil has often retraced its price spike following the opening of past geopolitical events
Source: Strategas as of 03.02.2026
Ten: This market spasm follows a historically tight range for the S&P 500
Data as of 03.02.2026
JD: but a very choppy day-to-day path within that range
Mark: and a wide range of outcomes for the underlying stocks within the index
Source: Nomura as of 02.27.2026
Brad: The biggest victim of the recent range-bound market has been technology stocks
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Data as of 02.27.2026
John Luke: resulting in a return of megacap tech valuations to levels equal to the overall market
Source: The Market Ear as of 03.02.2026
Dave: and even within technology, we’ve seen massive rotation from previous winners into losers
Data as of 03.05.2026
Brad: Stepping back from the headlines, it was an amazing quarter for the companies in the S&P 500
Data as of 03.04.2026
Dave: with the beginning of 2026 bucking the usual trend of earnings conservatism
Data as of 03.01.2026
John Luke: At the heart of today’s challenge/opportunity is how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to impact employees. The answer is “it depends”
Data as of 12/31/2025
Brad: but there’s no question that employers will need people who can understand how to make AI work for their business
Source: Goldman Sachs as of 2.27.2026
Joseph: The AI spend is a daily conversation point… it’s large, but it’s not out of proportion with other transformative periods
Graphic as of February 2026
Dave: and if investors want exposure to the AI revolution, they can get it by owning the S&P 500
John Luke: Concerns about the attractiveness of US assets are probably overblown; foreign investors still have a strong appetite
Source: Apollo as of 03.02.2026
Brett: and after a year of uncharacteristically leading, foreign stocks took a backseat to US stocks in recent sessions
Source: Bespoke as of 03.05.2026
John: Housing activity has generally dried up among investors
Data as of 03.04.2026
Beckham: and it remains difficult for both buyers (affordability) and sellers (lack of qualified buyers)
Data as of 03.04.2026
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