GREEN SESSION: SPY +1.05% | Range-bound

U.S. equities finished broadly higher despite a range-bound intraday structure. SPY opened at $767.90, briefly tested $767.45, and then advanced to $774.03 before closing at $773.17, just $0.86 below the session high. The recovery from below the opening print and the high-end close showed persistent buying pressure, even as the broader session remained sideways within a defined $767.45-$774.03 range.

• QQQ: closed near $717.67 today; watch today's session high and low as the immediate technical reference for the next trading day.

• SPY: closed near $773.17 today; watch today's session high and low as the immediate technical reference for the next trading day. NASDAQ (QQQ): $717.67 (Close) | +1.19% • IWM: closed near $295.18 today; watch today's session high and low as the immediate technical reference for the next trading day. • VIX: closed near $14.32 today; watch today's session high and low as the immediate technical reference for the next trading day. Volume: Normal (1.10x average)

- Oracle (ORCL): $154.05 | +5.69% — Led the major-stock gainers as concentrated demand for enterprise-software exposure reinforced Technology leadership. - Tesla (TSLA): $376.37 | +5.42% — Strong buying in the high-beta automaker helped Consumer Discretionary rank among the session’s best-performing sectors. - Goldman Sachs (GS): $1,037.93 | +3.34% — Advanced with the broader Financials rally, adding substantial support to the market’s leading sector. - Meta Platforms (META): $610.68 | +3.01% — Outperformed as investors favored large-cap growth and communication-platform exposure. - Salesforce (CRM): $264.42 | +2.92% — Participated in the software-led advance and helped broaden strength within growth stocks.

- Broadcom (AVGO): $357.16 | -2.74% — Diverged sharply from the broader Technology rally, signaling stock-specific selling within an otherwise strong sector. - Abbott Laboratories (ABT): $108.79 | -1.52% — Defensive healthcare exposure lagged as capital rotated toward cyclical and growth-oriented groups. - Exxon Mobil (XOM): $162.24 | -1.16% — Declined alongside weakness in Energy, the session’s worst-performing sector. - Linde (LIN): $482.19 | -1.08% — Traded lower as Materials remained under pressure and failed to participate in the broad advance. - Philip Morris (PM): $186.21 | -0.92% — Fell with Consumer Staples as investors reduced exposure to defensive shares.

Financials led at +1.56%, followed by Consumer Discretionary at +1.39% and Technology at +1.30%, a pro-cyclical leadership mix consistent with improving risk appetite. Energy at -0.74%, Materials at -0.59%, and Consumer Staples at -0.33% lagged, showing that the buying was concentrated away from commodity-linked and defensive exposure.

Leading Sectors: Financials, Consumer Discretionary, Technology Lagging Sectors: Energy, Materials, Consumer Staples

- SPY resistance: The session high of $774.03 is the immediate breakout level; SPY closed at $773.17, leaving that ceiling unresolved by only $0.86. - SPY first support: The $767.90 opening level is the first reference point for the next session, followed closely by the observed low at $767.45. - SPY momentum test: Holding above $773.00 would preserve the strength implied by the high-end close; failure to clear $774.03 would keep the index inside Thursday’s established range. • QQQ: closed near $717.67 today; watch today's session high and low as the immediate technical reference for the next trading day.

The first test is whether SPY can clear $774.03 and sustain trade above $773.00; a reversal through $767.90-$767.45 would weaken Thursday’s constructive close. Post-close movers and equity-futures indications were not included in the available 4:47 PM ET data, so traders should monitor overnight reactions—particularly in ORCL, TSLA, AVGO, and GS—and verify the next session’s premarket economic calendar before positioning.

• VIX: closed near $14.32 today; watch today's session high and low as the immediate technical reference for the next trading day.