The Bot Brief

"There is no force on earth more poweful than an idea whose time has come."      Victor Hugo

Bots in the News:

Both the broader market and the Bot Index were relatively benign in the first week of trading in September. The Bots gained a mere fourteen basis points while the S & P 500 rose thirty-three basis points.

The best performance within the Bot Index was recorded by Google. The stock gained 10.13% as the only double-digit gainer due to the bench’s recent ruling on the monopoly case that had been overhanging the company. The claim by Google management that they will have a $58 billion contribution from its Cloud business and a continuing push by Jim Cramer also contributed to this week’s surge.

It is important to note that the Bot Index exceeded its peak that had been recorded in November 2021. Likewise, the gap between the performance of the bots and the broader market has started to widen a bit. The narrowing trend that began in 2024 and carried through the past few months appears to be ending. The S & P 500 crested the Bot Index on March 28, 2025 until June 13, 2025 when the bots resumed their dominance.

Due to an acquisition of Faro Technologies, the analysts at Balcones Investment Research have determined to replace FARO with Palantir PLTR. Next week the performance of PLTR will be recorded as a new start within the Bot Index.