Cash indices closed lower Friday, with the Dow off 0.85% to 53,885.10 leading declines, S&P 500 down 0.18% to 7,709.96, and Nasdaq nearly flat at -0.06%. The VIX ticked up 0.66% to 15.25 as Russell 2000 small-caps lagged at -0.58%. Energy was the standout sector at +1.48% while Materials brought up the rear at -0.89%. On single names, MB and NAMI posted outsized gains (+252% and +211.34%) while CVRX and WYHG were hit hard (-48.15% and -42.22%). Futures are pointing sharply higher into next session — Nasdaq futures +1.26%, Russell futures +0.97% — after the report that the U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, a print the market is reading as pulling forward rate-cut odds.
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The proprietary universe skews modestly bullish at 42.2% (strong buy + buy) versus 13.6% bearish across 3,237 names, with the bulk still parked in neutral (1,382). Breadth broadened by 3.2 points versus yesterday — a signal that participation is widening rather than concentrating in a handful of mega-caps, consistent with the risk-on tone in overnight futures.
Strong Buy standouts: MSFT · AMZN · BRK.B · LLY · XOM · V · MA · MU · RTX · SHEL · AMGN · SAP
Strong Sell standouts: TSLA · IBM · MCD · APP · UBER · CEG · GSK · COIN · CMG · RBLX · RBA · MKC
See full signals →| Ticker | Next Report | In | Last EPS YoY | Last Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | 2026-09-12 | 36d | +31.8% | +17.7% |
| JPM | 2026-09-15 | 39d | +17.2% | +10.0% |
| AVGO | 2026-09-30 | 54d | +85.4% | +47.9% |
| WMT | 2026-10-10 | 64d | +19.6% | +7.3% |
| NVDA | 2026-10-24 | 78d | +214.5% | +85.2% |
| TSLA | 2026-11-14 | 99d | -3.0% | +25.5% |
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The IPO calendar has two dated listings today, BlossomHill Therapeutics (BLSM) and Latigo Biotherapeutics (LTGO), both biotech; other names on the docket (RVII, VOGX, CAPI, FOIL) carry no confirmed date. Earnings are quiet near-term — the next mega-cap print isn't until MSFT on Sep 12, so the calendar is otherwise light.
| Ticker | Company | Listing Date | In | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLSM | BlossomHill Therapeutics Inc.. | 2026-08-07 | listed | XNAS |
| LTGO | Latigo Biotherapeutics Inc. | 2026-08-07 | listed | XNAS |
| RVII | Robinhood Ventures Fund II | — | — | XNYS |
| VOGX | Vogenx Inc. | — | — | XNAS |
| CAPI | Capstone 72 Inc. | — | — | XNAS |
| FOIL | Londian Wason New Energy Tech Inc. | — | — | XNYS |
| SUCH | Suchness Tech Ltd. | — | — | XNAS |
| FIT | Fitness Fanatics Ltd. | — | — | XNAS |
| NUOX | NuvOx Therapeutics Inc. | — | — | XASE |
| LYNX | Lyntris Inc | — | — | XNYS |
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Hadrian's $1.37B Series D, anchored by JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group at a $7.87B valuation, dwarfs the rest of this week's private tape, which also saw HappyRobot raise a $150M Series C at a $1.2B valuation. General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures are the most active leads by deal count (5 each), while AMD's two deals carry the largest aggregate dollar footprint at $10B.
| Date | Company | Event | Amount | Lead Investor |
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| 2026-08-06 | Hadrian · Defense / Industrials | Series D $1,370M led by JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group (anchor) | $1.4B | JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group (anchor) |
| 2026-08-04 | Convex · Software | Series B $57M led by Insight Partners | $57M | Insight Partners |
| 2026-08-04 | HappyRobot · Business/Productivity Software | Series C $150M led by Prysm Capital | $150M | Prysm Capital |
| 2026-08-04 | QuantHealth · Healthcare | Series B $45M led by Qumra Capital | $45M | Qumra Capital |
| 2026-08-04 | Exclaim Robotics · Robotics | Pre-Seed $5M led by Founderful & Playfair Capital | $5M | Founderful & Playfair Capital |
| 2026-08-04 | Decade · FinTech | Seed $85M led by Greenoaks | $85M | Greenoaks |
| 2026-08-03 | Valar Atomics · Energy | Series B $1,000M led by Sequoia Capital | $1.0B | Sequoia Capital |
| 2026-08-03 | Base Power · Energy | Series D $1,000M led by Ribbit Capital | $1.0B | Ribbit Capital |
Track 2,021 pre-IPO names on Private Companies · browse 280+ investor profiles · live deal tape on Deal Signals.
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Friday's cash session closed lower across the board, yet futures are sharply higher into the next session — driven entirely by the weak July jobs report showing a loss of 23,000 jobs. This is the market pricing in higher odds of Fed rate cuts, since weaker labor data typically pulls forward easing expectations, which is bullish for risk assets even as the same data signals economic softness. The key distinction for a desk to track is timing: cash markets react to the day's price action and positioning, while futures reprice fastest to new macro data since they trade near-continuously. Traders should watch whether the futures optimism translates into actual cash-session follow-through, or whether it fades once markets digest the growth implications of a weakening labor market alongside a 10-year yield still elevated at 4.63%.