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While the major indices spent June pausing for breath and printing reversal candles, a handful of financial stocks were quietly doing the opposite, climbing hard and posting some of their best numbers of the year. The contrast is worth paying attention to because it often tells you where the next opportunities are hiding. Let’s walk through the indices first, then get into the two standout stocks that broke away from the pack.

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US & UK INDICES OVERVIEW

S&P 500

The S&P 500 is in a long-term bull trend and has formed a reversal candle for June so far. The body is still slightly bearish, so it has some ground to recover before closing back above where it opened, but it has bounced back well from the correction we saw earlier in the month.

That recovery matters. Two weeks ago, price formed an indecision candle right at the low of the correction,  often an early sign that a reversal is brewing. Sure enough, the bounce followed. Keep in mind last week was a short one, with only four trading days, as the US market was closed on Friday.

June’s candle is down 1.05% so far, but the index closed the week up 0.93% and is up a healthy 9.57% year to date. The level to watch now is the all-time high at $7,620, set on June 2nd. A clean break and close above there confirms a bull trend continuation.

Dow Jones

The Dow Jones is also sitting comfortably in a long-term bull trend, with a reversal candle in play for June. There’s still time for that candle to change shape by month-end, provided the lower timeframes continue to show bullish momentum.

What stands out here is the major $50,000 round number, which acted as support this month, a reassuring sign of strength. June’s candle is up 1.04%, and the Dow is up 7.3% year to date. Steady and dependable.

Nasdaq 100

The Nasdaq 100 rounds out the indices, and it’s the strongest of the bunch on a yearly basis. It’s in a long-term bull trend, though June’s candle is currently looking like a reversal at the moment. We’ll see how it closes by the end of the month.

The price is currently holding above the key $30,000 level, which is expected to provide strong support against any potential dips. While June has seen a small gain of 0.24%, the year-to-date performance is what stands out, with an impressive increase of 20.42%. This makes the index a significant one to watch in 2026.

FTSE 100: 

The FTSE 100 remains in a long-term bull trend, but it’s still working its way through an area of consolidation. Price has been moving sideways since February 2026, when it set an all-time high at 10,934. It hasn’t managed to break above that level since.

The good news is that the structure underneath looks solid. There are several layers of support holding price up: the 10,000 round number, the 2025 high at 9,954, and the consolidation low from March 2026 at 9,670. With multiple floors like that, it would take a lot to flip this trend bearish. And because the move heading into consolidation was bullish, the bias leans toward a continuation higher. It just needs patience.

For now, June’s candle is slightly down by 0.44%, and the past week closed down 1.04%. Even so, the FTSE is up 4.35% year to date. The plan here is simple, ignore the sideways move and wait for a clean breakout above the consolidation high.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Morgan Stanley (MS)

Morgan Stanley is in a long-term bull trend, and it’s been one of the standouts. We’ve had consistent bullish candles since April. April, May, and now June are all looking strong.

What’s notable is that it’s outperforming the indices. While they’re forming reversal candles, Morgan Stanley is printing a clean bullish candle for June.

The numbers back it up. The stock is up 7.29% for the month and 25.71% year to date. The past week closed up 4.27%, though there was a long wick above the candle, hinting at a pullback. Friday closed down 0.8%.

A clean trend has formed since price broke above the Piv11 level at $192, moving away from that area in May 2026 and climbing steadily to new record highs.

If a correction does come, there’s solid support waiting at the $200 round number below.

For now, we’re seeing a healthy pattern of higher highs and higher lows, exactly what you want to see in a trending stock.

OUTPERFORMING ASSET FOR THE WATCHLIST

Sun Life Financial (SLF)

Sun Life Financial is in an overall bull trend, and June is shaping up to be a strong month, with the stock up almost 10%. That brings its year-to-date growth to 26.52%, the best on our list today.

Now, Sun Life’s history isn’t the prettiest. It’s spent years moving sideways to up, with stretches of volatility. But the behaviour may be starting to change, with a cleaner, more linear trend emerging.

If that strength continues, the next target is the $100 round number, which sits some distance away from current price.

The momentum has been genuinely impressive over the last couple of weeks. The past week closed up 3.01%, even in a short trading week, and Friday closed up 1.3%.

Much of this strength traces back to a tidy setup: the stock consolidated from May 6th, with a low of $69 and a high of $74, then broke out on June 10th.

That 24-day consolidation looked a lot like a cup and handle formation, a strong continuation pattern. When you spot that and the breakout follows, you often get exactly the kind of move we’re seeing now.

A pullback toward recent support wouldn’t be a surprise. But as long as price bounces and keeps building higher highs and higher lows, the long-term trend stays firmly intact.

Looking Ahead

The percentage of U.S. stocks trading above their 200-day moving average dropped from 55% to 54% this week. This is normal as the market recovers from its recent dip. It appears the market is gaining momentum, and we are now watching for indices to break out and continue their upward trend.

Keep it simple. Keep it Sublime.

The ST Team

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