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Sep 11, 2026
West Texas is down 3.17% and Brent 3.58% this morning, while August consumer prices are expected to more than triple month over month on the energy that is now unwinding. Utilities is one of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy and the one most tied to where the core rate lands.
Sep 10, 2026
Silver dropped 3% and platinum 3% in the same move while crude added another 1.1%, and the August producer price report lands at 8:30 with consensus at 5.3% year over year against 4.7% in July. Financials is the second largest of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy.
Sep 9, 2026
Crude added 2.8% overnight and the German and French indexes fell near 2%, while American futures gave up a third of a point. Both strategies are built from American exposure alone.
Sep 8, 2026
Brent trades near $100 and the whole base metals board is green, while August small business optimism came in at 98.7 against a 99.4 consensus. Materials and industrials sit on opposite sides of that move, and the even-weight strategy owns both.
Sep 6, 2026
Crude rose almost 10% as the Hormuz blockade settled into something the market now treats as permanent, and August hiring came in at 162,000 against a forecast of 56,000. Utilities was the third strongest American sector and one of six the even-weight strategy owns.
Sep 4, 2026
The August payroll report lands at 8:30 with consensus at 55,000 after July came in at minus 23,000, and the volatility index closed at 14.32 against a 52-week low of 13.38. Healthcare and financials are the two largest of six sector positions in the even-weight strategy.
