1. Tail risk protection
Demand for tail risk protection, as measured by $S&P 500(.SPX)$ downside convexity (10D vs. 25D ratio), remained in the 99th percentile high, though off the extremes from a week ago.
2. Buyback blackout exit
We estimate ~27% of the index is currently in open window, with that number almost doubling to ~50% by the end of the week.
3. SPX vs. 200DMA
So far, the small-caps, mid-caps, transports, semiconductors, as well as many sectors have tested their 200 DMAs. We suspect SPX is next which would bring it towards 7300 at a minimum.
4. Earnings rollover
The earnings rollover everyone keeps projecting may once again get pushed further out.
5. Compute efficiency
$Anthropic(ANT)$ now generates $2.08 for every $1 spent on compute, a 5.2x increase since Q1'25.
Anthropic (S-1)
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