Oil, AI and a Very Stretched S&P: What This Week’s Data Is Really Saying

Here’s where the key indicators sit versus their own history, plus the best and worst movers across companies and industries — and the risk and growth factors that may sit behind them. We don’t tell you what to do. We just show you what the data says, then close each section with a quick Read: the possible drivers, and what they could mean.

01 · TRENDING

What the News Is Tagging

Most frequent tags produced by our algorithms across top-tier U.S. news sources.

1 WEEK

Petroleum · USA · Geopolitics · Artificial Intelligence · Software

YEAR TO DATE

Petroleum · USA · Geopolitics · Security & Weapons · Nigeria

YEAR ON YEAR

USA · Geopolitics · Petroleum · Nigeria · Financial Services

👀 THE READ

Possible drivers: Petroleum leads across all three windows, but this week it’s paired with Artificial Intelligence and Software rather than just Security & Weapons — a short-term tilt toward tech-and-energy headlines sitting alongside the usual conflict-driven story. Nigeria’s continued presence in the YTD and YoY windows keeps the crude-exporter thread alive even as the weekly conversation leans toward chips and software.

What it could mean: A news mix spanning energy and AI infrastructure at once often reflects a market weighing inflation risk and a still-active capex cycle simultaneously. Worth watching whether the AI/software tags persist or the conversation reverts to the geopolitics-heavy pattern that dominates YTD and YoY.

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02 · COMPANIES

Movers Above $10B Market Cap

▲ LEADERS

1 WEEK

● Garmin Ltd  —  +21.31%

● NetEase Inc  —  +8.42%

● Datadog Inc  —  +7.02%

YEAR TO DATE

● Micron Technology Inc  —  +161.04%

● Datadog Inc  —  +100.48%

● Aramark Holdings  —  +56.30%

YEAR ON YEAR

● Johnson & Johnson  —  +58.86%

● Permian Resources Corporation  —  +56.62%

● Ovintiv Inc  —  +56.01%

Capnote tip: common growth factors among top YTD names include positive EBITDA margin, positive profit margin, and return on invested capital expansion.

▼ LAGGARDS

1 WEEK

● Textron Inc  —  -11.32%

● ON Semiconductor Corporation  —  -9.16%

● United Parcel Service Inc  —  -8.36%

YEAR TO DATE

● CoStar Group Inc  —  -57.12%

● Boston Scientific Corp  —  -51.26%

● Insulet Corporation  —  -40.66%

YEAR ON YEAR

● CoStar Group Inc  —  -70.40%

● Intuit Inc  —  -59.54%

● HubSpot Inc  —  -54.71%

Capnote tip: common risk factors among these YTD laggards include competition & substitutes, adverse capital markets access, and macroeconomic decline or recession.

👀 THE READ

Possible drivers: The 1-week leaders skew hardware and connected-tech (Garmin, Datadog), while the YTD table pairs a semiconductor name (Micron) with steady, cash-generating operators (Datadog, Aramark). Laggards lean industrial and semis on the short list (Textron, ON Semiconductor, UPS), but healthcare and real-estate-data names dominate YTD and YoY (CoStar, Boston Scientific, Intuit, HubSpot).

What it could mean: Chip strength sitting next to logistics-adjacent weakness suggests the market is still working out where AI-driven demand actually lands. CoStar’s persistent slide across both the YTD and YoY windows looks like a company-specific story rather than a sector-wide one.

03 · COMPANIES

Movers Below $10B Market Cap

▲ LEADERS

1 WEEK

● Verra Mobility Corp  —  +25.93%

● Itron Inc  —  +19.99%

● The Cheesecake Factory  —  +19.38%

YEAR TO DATE

● Immunitybio Inc  —  +259.54%

● 10X Genomics Inc  —  +179.59%

● Twist Bioscience Corp  —  +178.41%

YEAR ON YEAR

● ViaSat Inc  —  +364.05%

● Anterix Inc  —  +322.34%

● Butterfly Network Inc  —  +315.03%

Capnote tip: common growth factors among top YTD names include revenue growth over last year, positive EBITDA margin, and a diversified business.

▼ LAGGARDS

1 WEEK

● Bandwidth Inc  —  -34.43%

● Coincheck Group N.V. Ordinary Shares  —  -29.78%

● Polibeli Group Ltd Class A Ordinary Shares  —  -26.04%

YEAR TO DATE

● Newegg Commerce Inc  —  -83.41%

● enGene Holdings Inc  —  -79.77%

● Verra Mobility Corp  —  -78.26%

YEAR ON YEAR

● CEA Industries Inc  —  -88.81%

● ODDITY Tech Ltd Class A Ordinary Shares  —  -82.20%

● Maquia Capital Acquisition Corp  —  -81.06%

Capnote tip: common risk factors among these YTD laggards include competition & substitutes, changing customer demand, and reputation or brand decline.

👀 THE READ

Possible drivers: The small-cap leaderboard is dominated by clinical-stage and biotech names with binary catalysts (Immunitybio, 10X Genomics, Twist Bioscience, ViaSat, Anterix, Butterfly Network), the kind of moves a single trial readout or contract win can trigger. Verra Mobility stands out for showing up as both a 1-week leader (+25.93%) and a YTD laggard (-78.26%) — a reminder that a short bounce doesn’t offset a longer slide.

What it could mean: Dispersion below $10B remains extreme, with some of the largest gains and losses in the whole dataset sitting in this bucket — index-level small-cap moves are likely masking a lot of name-specific volatility, which argues for diligence over broad conclusions.

04 · INDUSTRIES

Industry Performance

Weighted-average market cap of listed companies using Capnote’s proprietary groupings.

▲ HIGHEST PERFORMING

1 WEEK

● Toys  —  +12.53%

● Transportation (passenger)  —  +9.66%

● Children  —  +9.12%

YEAR TO DATE

● Operator  —  +158.45%

● Data Management  —  +61.61%

● Printing & Publishing  —  +49.08%

YEAR ON YEAR

● Operator  —  +195.97%

● Data Management  —  +93.44%

● Glass  —  +88.47%

Capnote tip: common growth factors among top YTD industries include macroeconomic stability & growth, product/service characteristics, and capital markets access.

▼ LOWEST PERFORMING

1 WEEK

● Glass  —  -15.20%

● HVAC & Refrigeration  —  -9.36%

● Energy Storage  —  -8.75%

YEAR TO DATE

● Recycling  —  -41.35%

● Government Contractor  —  -35.66%

● Intermediaries  —  -34.78%

YEAR ON YEAR

● Digital & Cryptocurrency  —  -52.93%

● Recycling  —  -42.72%

● Children  —  -33.13%

Capnote tip: common risk factors among these YTD laggard industries include competition & substitutes, reputation or brand decline, and adverse capital markets access.

👀 THE READ

Possible drivers: Glass shows a sharp whipsaw — the worst 1-week performer (-15.20%) but a top-three YoY name (+88.47%) — and Children swings from a 1-week leader (+9.12%) to a YoY laggard (-33.13%). Operator and Data Management stay anchored at the top of both the YTD and YoY tables, echoing the ongoing data-infrastructure theme.

What it could mean: Industries appearing at both extremes depending on the window are usually ones where a handful of market-cap-weighted names swing the whole group. Operator and Data Management’s consistency across timeframes looks like the more durable trend here.

05 · INDICATORS

Where the Big Levels Sit

Positions vs. a 5-year moving average. Level reflects standard deviations from the mean.

Indicator	1W %	Last	Level
US 10Y Treasury	+1.13	4.74	High
S&P 500	+1.05	7,489.72	Very High
Hang Seng	+3.69	25,884.43	High
Crude Oil (Brent)	-1.70	90.12	Average
US Dollar Index (DXY)	-1.64	99.80	Average
Gold	+0.76	4,098.60	High
Bitcoin	-2.00	62,886.43	Average

👀 THE READ

Possible drivers: The S&P 500 is the most stretched reading on the board, sitting 2.38 standard deviations above its 5-year average ($7,489.72 vs. $4,979.55), with the US 10Y Treasury (1.20 SD) and gold (1.88 SD) also elevated. Rich equities and rich gold moving together again points to risk-on momentum layered over inflation and uncertainty hedging. The dollar and Bitcoin are the only readings sitting at Average.

What it could mean: With the benchmark equity index this far above trend and yields elevated too, the bar risky assets need to clear to justify current pricing is high. Elevated doesn’t mean overvalued, but it’s a prompt to look at what’s supporting current levels rather than assume they simply extend.

06 · WEEKLY MOVERS

Biggest Indicator Swings

▲ GAINS SINCE LAST WEEK

● Milk · Low  —  +11.34%

● Orange Juice · Low  —  +8.18%

● Turkey 10Y · High  —  +7.67%

● Platinum · High  —  +3.90%

● Hang Seng · High  —  +3.69%

▼ LOSSES SINCE LAST WEEK

● Switzerland 10Y · Average  —  -11.60%

● Gasoline · High  —  -6.61%

● Lean Hogs · Average  —  -6.37%

● Wheat · Low  —  -5.72%

● Soybeans · Low  —  -5.27%

👀 THE READ

Possible drivers: Agricultural softs led the week’s percentage gains off Low bases (Milk, Orange Juice), alongside moves in Turkey 10Y and Platinum. On the downside, Switzerland 10Y’s steep drop and a Gasoline pullback stand out, with broad softness across Wheat and Soybeans.

What it could mean: Large percentage swings on Low-level indicators like Milk and Orange Juice can reflect a thin base more than a structural shift — worth checking absolute levels before reading too much into the percentage move. Switzerland 10Y’s swing is large enough to flag for anyone tracking European rate divergence.

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