Swingfolio Daily — US Markets
US briefings — Monday, June 22, 2026
Pre-market setup and closing-bell recap for Monday, June 22, 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Monday, June 22, 2026
US stocks pre-market: futures steady after the Juneteenth break as Alphabet slips and chips stay firm
US markets reopen after the Juneteenth holiday with index futures near flat. Alphabet leads the mega-caps lower on an AI-chip note while Micron and the chip group stay firm, the 10-year yield holds near 4.50%, and Marvell and Flex join the S&P 500 ahead of Thursday's Core PCE.
US stocks 22 June 2026: Nasdaq drops 1.32% as money rotates out of mega-cap tech; Dow closes higher
The S&P 500 lost 0.37% to 7,472.79 and the Nasdaq fell 1.32% on 22 June 2026 as investors sold mega-cap technology. Alphabet dropped 4.99%, its worst day in over a year, after two senior AI researchers left for OpenAI and Anthropic. The Dow rose 0.29% and the Russell 2000 added 0.83% with seven of eleven sectors higher, a rotation into value and small-caps rather than a broad decline.