MT Morning Brief · 2026-07-31

Index Breadth Shapes the Bullish Futures Read — July 31, 2026

Published pre-open at 8:00 AM ET. Outcome reviewed 2026-07-31.

This morning's futures setup is framed as bullish, with confidence at 70%. The main driver is XLK strength. Breadth is the first checkpoint: all four major index futures are positive. XLK is the largest relative mover at +2.71%. NQ is leading the equity-index group at +1.13%. Intermarket checks are VIX -0.53%, DXY +0.31%, TNX +0.89%. Market-risk scan flags Growth and earnings risk: Growth and earnings risk: Rising yields mean earnings must do the heavy lifting for stocks: Barclays. Headline flow is being treated as context, led by Why is AbbVie stock sliding today? The setup weakens if Growth and earnings risk may drive cross-asset positioning.

Bias

Bullish

Confidence

70 / 100

Key driver

XLK strength

Primary risk

Growth and earnings risk may drive cross-asset positioning.

ES outcome

Correct (+0.34%)

NQ outcome

Incorrect (-0.53%)

Reviewed

2026-07-31

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