Stocks continue to ride an uneasy wave of optimism, balancing AI-fueled strength in megacap tech against mounting signs of economic strain. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both set fresh record highs on Monday, extending last week’s momentum, while the Dow remained more subdued under the weight of staples and health care weakness. Beneath the surface, […]

RoboStreet – September 12, 2025 Market Update: Records Clash with Recession Risks AI gains drove indexes to new highs, but weak jobs, sticky inflation, and looming Fed cuts reveal a fragile foundation The first full week of September highlighted just how divided the market remains. On one hand, the Nasdaq pushed into uncharted territory, setting […]

The first week of September underscored the market’s tug-of-war between exuberant tech strength and a slowing economic backdrop. Early gains pushed the Nasdaq to new record highs, powered by AI-linked giants and investor optimism that the Federal Reserve will soon begin easing policy. But momentum proved fragile, as weak labor data and recessionary undertones reminded […]

RoboStreet – September 5, 2025 Market Update: Fed Bets Drive Highs, Tariffs Stir Trouble Stocks surged on rate-cut hopes and tech resilience, but tariff shocks, bond market stress, and labor cracks keep volatility close at hand The first week of September offered investors a full plate of market-moving developments, with shifting Federal Reserve expectations, fresh […]

RoboStreet – August 28, 2025 Market Update: Records Tested, Risks Remain Markets hit fresh records on Fed optimism and earnings strength, but tariffs, politics, and labor risks threaten to derail momentum The stock market continues to navigate a tightrope between optimism and caution, with the S&P 500 pushing to fresh record highs this week. On […]

RoboStreet – August 21, 2025 Powell Looms Large: Markets Hold Their Breath at Jackson Hole Tariffs, mixed data, and Fed signals keep investors cautious as stocks retreat from highs Markets spent most of the week circling near record levels, but optimism proved fragile. Early gains gave way to choppier trading as tariff headlines, uneven economic […]

Markets are hovering just shy of record highs, but the tape is still trading like a range market. The S&P 500 (SPY) continues to respect familiar guardrails, buyers step in near 600–620, and sellers show up into 640–650. Momentum from strong corporate results and AI-driven leaders is real, yet hesitation lingers as investors weigh inflation, […]

RoboStreet – August 14, 2025 MARKET OUTLOOK: CPI RELIEF, PPI SHOCK, AND THE $600–$650 SPY TIGHTROPE Hot wholesale prices cool Fed cut hopes—why SPY may stay trapped in its range For two weeks the tape has been a game of inches. SPY keeps running into a ceiling near 630–640 and finding buyers on pullbacks, with […]

Call it a summer stalemate. SPY keeps ricocheting between 630–640 and 580–590, with thinning breadth and a handful of mega-caps steering the tape—so every headline on rates, tariffs, and tech policy lands harder than it should. The inflection arrived on August 1, when July payrolls rose just 73,000 after sizable downward revisions, tipping markets toward […]

RoboStreet – August 7, 2025 MARKET OUTLOOK: TARIFFS, TECH, AND THE TIGHTROPE AT NEW HIGHS Stocks flirt with records as recession signals rise and volatility returns Markets continue to edge higher, with the S&P 500 nearing all-time highs and the VIX sitting at 18—a level that reflects modest unease but still well below panic territory. […]