Pre-market trading saw SPY 500 futures touch 4,926, with the energy sector dragging but tech and healthcare buoying index performance. Futures volume remains above average, pointing to strong short-term participation. He points out that the earlier boom was supported by three rate cuts from then-Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, implying a potential similar scenario for current and future monetary policy. Crude oil futures were trading higher in the early New York session by 1.07% to hover around $61.13 per barrel. Futures for the SPY 500 index show a 0.28% gain, reversing part of yesterday’s profit-taking. Options market flows suggest cautious optimism with increased call buying around the 4,950 strike.