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S&P Eyes Record High, Yet Concentration Risk Looms

Oct 6, 2026 · 01:34 PM ET· updated 9h ago

Hidden Weakness Please click here for an enarlged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the

Why It Matters

The stock market is hitting new highs, but a few giant companies are doing most of the lifting. When so much depends on just a few stocks, a big drop in those few hurts everyone.

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