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AI infrastructure and software earnings drove a broad risk-on rebound: QQQ rose 3.40%, SPY 1.80%, and IWM 1.85%, while 70.5% of the refreshed 1,143-name usable universe held above its 50-day average and 73.8% above its 200-day. Falling crude and firmer Treasuries eased the inflation-risk premium, but the strongest gains remained concentrated in technology hardware, semiconductors, and high-beta momentum.

S&P +1.80% QQQ +3.40% 2026-08-04

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Market Signal

RISK ON

Score 0.85

Tape Source

Codex

Active-task narrative

Breakout Scan

Setups passing the model today

Platform

Daily · Weekly

Podcast and earnings feeds included

At A Glance

Market Snapshot

Core index performance and year-to-date context.

S&P 500

$771.33

+1.80% today · +13.50% YTD

Nasdaq 100

$723.85

+3.40% today · +18.34% YTD

Russell 2000

$301.71

+1.85% today · +21.78% YTD

Dow Jones

$540.43

+1.73% today · +12.61% YTD

Desk Read

Today's Tape

Sector commentary generated from the day’s market data and headline set.

Technology leadership +5.0%

Technology led all sectors at +4.98%. PLTR +29.45%, ARM +17.36%, MRVL +12.80%, INTC +10.84%, and SMCI +10.65% show that the bid extended from software into chips and systems rather than resting on one mega-cap.

AI infrastructure +5.5%

SMH gained 5.55% and IGV 4.70%. At the sub-industry level, Electronic Manufacturing Services +8.89%, Electronic Components +8.24%, Semiconductor Materials & Equipment +7.97%, and Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals +7.95% confirm an AI-capex-led tape.

Macro relief -5.2%

Crude exposure fell 5.19% while TLT rose 0.77%, SPY rose 1.80%, and VIX held at 16.50. The joint equity-and-duration rally is consistent with a partial unwind of the geopolitical inflation premium and easier financial conditions, not a growth scare.

Factor confirmation +3.9%

High Beta +3.89% and Momentum +3.83% decisively beat Low Vol +0.24%. The quantitative signal registered RISK ON at +0.85, with positive contributions from the curve, breadth, trend, credit, and volatility.

Breadth caveat +70.5%

Aggregate breadth was constructive at 70.5% above the 50-day and 73.8% above the 200-day, but short-term participation inside Semiconductors, Semiconductor Equipment, and Electronic Manufacturing Services was only 17.9%, 27.3%, and 14.3% above the 50-day. This is a powerful rebound inside longer-term leaders, not yet a uniformly repaired group.

Breakout watch +78.0%

EA led the refreshed setup list with a 78.0 score and 3.92x five-day volume ratio; FOSL, SPHR, AMCX, and CAKE followed. The scanner retained 1,204 usable price histories from 1,226 current-date caches against a 1,411-symbol fetched universe; the industry-breadth layer mapped 1,143 constituents. Rankings are valid within the analyzed set but are not a complete S&P 1500 census.

Cross-Sector Linkage

The tape was tactically pro-cyclical but not indiscriminate. Cyclicals beat defensives by 1.94 percentage points, high beta and momentum led, and both stocks and bonds rallied as crude fell. Yet Staples +0.60% beat Discretionary +0.07%, and several health-care and real-estate names populated the loser list; the market rewarded AI earnings and rate relief more than it endorsed every growth-sensitive industry.

Active Codex task market commentary · Not financial advice

Signal & Macro

RISK ON

0.85

Risk Off Neutral Risk On

VIX 16.5 (falling) +0.75

Yield Curve +0.90% (steepening) +1.00

Credit HYG/IEF above 50d (+0.7%) +0.50

Breadth RSP/SPY above 50d (+0.5%) +1.00

Momentum SPY above 50d, above 200d +1.00

RISK ON at +0.85 is supported by five aligned inputs: falling volatility, a +90bp 2s10s curve, firm credit, positive equal-weight breadth, and SPY above both major trend measures. The signal would weaken if VIX reverses higher, HYG loses relative strength, or the semiconductor rebound fails to broaden above the 50-day average.

VIX

16.50

-9.39% over 5d

10Y Yield

4.63%

Treasury benchmark

2Y Yield

3.73%

Front-end rate signal

2s/10s

+90bps

Steepening / normal

Participation

Technology

+4.98%

Materials

+1.94%

Industrials

+1.77%

Financials

+0.87%

Communication Svcs

+0.63%

Cons. Staples

+0.60%

Overnight & Global

Next-session risk is concentrated in August 5 macro data: ADP employment is listed at 68K versus 98K prior, and ISM Services at 54.5 versus 54.0 prior. Falsification watch: a renewed oil spike, VIX above its recent range, or failed follow-through in electronic components and communications equipment would challenge the relief-rally thesis.

Leadership

High-Conviction Setups

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#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Score	RS	Base	Trend	Price	vs 52W High	Vol/Avg
1	EA ★	EA	Communication Services	78.0	52.0	92.1	100.0	$209.70	-0.1%	3.92x
2	FOSL	Fossil Group, Inc.	Consumer Cyclical	76.9	100.0	34.1	100.0	$6.09	+0.0%	1.68x
3	SPHR	Sphere Entertainment Co.	Communication Services	75.3	100.0	29.3	100.0	$158.54	-8.4%	1.47x
4	AMCX	AMC Global Media Inc.	Communication Services	74.4	78.4	51.5	100.0	$11.40	+0.0%	2.39x
5	CAKE	The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated	Consumer Cyclical	73.7	90.9	35.3	100.0	$105.83	+0.0%	1.71x
6	FTRE	Fortrea Holdings Inc.	Healthcare	73.0	92.2	31.8	100.0	$17.99	-13.1%	1.64x
7	NEOG	Neogen Corporation	Healthcare	72.6	88.2	35.1	100.0	$11.81	-1.9%	1.70x
8	PBF	PBF Energy Inc.	Energy	72.5	97.9	23.9	100.0	$65.89	-9.9%	1.48x

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