The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended Thursday's session with fresh record closes after scoring new all-time intraday highs earlier in the trading day. The broad market index closed 0.07% higher to end at 6,363.35, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq inched up 0.18% to finish at 21,057.96.

The rally since the April 22 follow-through day has lifted both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record highs and several stocks are extended headed into earnings. A few exceptions can be found, with Apple building a long consolidation that has a buy point of 260.10.

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U.S. stocks moved higher on Monday as optimism around earnings overshadowed any investor fears over the latest developments in trade.

Stock futures were little changed on Monday night after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit fresh records. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average 59 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures added 0.06%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.03%.

That’s the percentage of S&P 500 companies that have reported second-quarter earnings higher than Wall Street expected, according to a FactSet report released Friday. The figure, which only counts companies that have already reported,

Summary/conclusion: Earnings weight matters to the S&P 500, and this coming week. 18.3% of the S&P 500’s (only 5 stocks) earnings weight reports in just three days – Tuesday through Thursday.