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Eli Lilly Earning Boosts Pharmaceuticals Sector Tuesday, Credit Card Balances Rise to Historic $1T High

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MARKETS TODAY August 8th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.38%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Shanghai Composite down 1.81% and China’s Shanghai Composite down 0.25%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.45% below fair value.. European markets finished lower, Germany’s DAX lost 1.10%, France’s CAC 40 down 0.69% and … Read more

Dow Gains On Value Stocks, ProShares UShort 20+ Treas ^TBT Rising

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MARKETS TODAY August 7th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.19%, China’s Shanghai Composite down 0.59% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng unchanged. European markets finished mixed, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.06%, London’s FTSE 100 down 0.13% and Germany’s DAX unchanged.  S&P futures opened trading at 0.30% above fair … Read more

Amazon Drives Broad Line Retail +8% Friday, Bill Ackman’s 30 Year Treasury Short is Why Markets Need Arbitrage Leaders

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MARKETS TODAY August 4th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished lower, Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 3.84%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng off 2.36% and China’s Shanghai Composite down 0.09%. European markets finished higher, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.47%, London’s FTSE 100 up 0.47% and Germany’s DAX up 0.37%.  S&P futures opened trading at 0.27% … Read more

US Stocks Lower Thursday as Amazon Reports Solid Earnings Beat in After Hours, Oil Rises on Saudi Production Cut

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MARKETS TODAY August 3rd, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.58%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 1.68%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng off 0.49%. European markets finished lower, and Germany’s DAX lost 0.79%, France’s CAC 40 down 0.72% and London’s FTSE 100 off by 0.43%. S&P futures opened trading … Read more

Investors Go To Defensives Wednesday, Fitch Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating – Jolts Market

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MARKETS TODAY August 2nd, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished lower, %. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 2.46%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 off 2.30 and China’s Shanghai Composite down 0.89%. European markets finished lower, and Germany’s DAX lost 1.28%, France’s CAC 40 down 1.04% and London’s FTSE 100 off by 0.85%. S&P futures opened … Read more

DOW Logs 16th Gain in 17 Sessions, S&P 500 Companies Second-Quarter Earnings Down 7.1%

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MARKETS TODAY August 1st, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.92%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 0.82% and China’s Shanghai Composite unchanged. European markets finished lower, and Germany’s DAX lost 1.26%, France’s CAC 40 down 1.22% and London’s FTSE 100 off by 0.43%. S&P futures opened trading at … Read more

QQQ ETF High Volume Monday as it Rewards Bull Markets, Energy Sector +8.10% Tops for July

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MARKETS TODAY July 31st, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished higher, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.26%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up 0.82% and China’s Shanghai Composite up 0.46%. European markets finished mixed, France’s CAC 40 was up 0.29%, London’s FTSE 100 up 0.07% and Germany’s DAX lost 0.14%. S&P futures opened trading at … Read more

NYSE Fang+ Breaks 8K Mark, 79% of Companies Beating Q2 Earning Estimates

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MARKETS TODAY July 28th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.84% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up1.41%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.40%. European markets finished higher, Germany’s DAX gained 0.39%, France’s CAC 40 up 0.15% and London’s FTSE 100 up 0.02%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.62% above … Read more

Media Services Driven by Comcast Gain Thursday, US Rail Profits Drop About 12% Second Quarter

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MARKETS TODAY July 27th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished mixed, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.41%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.68%. China’s Shanghai Composite off 0.20% European markets finished higher, France’s CAC 40 up 2.05%, Germany’s DAX up 1.70%   London’s FTSE 100 up 0.21%. S&P futures opened trading at 0.69% above fair … Read more

DOW Posts Longest Winning Streak Since 1987, Meta Platforms (META) and Coca-Cola (KO) Solid Earnings Beats

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MARKETS TODAY July 26th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Overnight/US Premarket, Asian markets finished lower, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 0.36%, China’s Shanghai Composite off 0.26% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 lower by 0.04%. European markets finished lower, France’s CAC 40 down 1.35%, Germany’s DAX off 0.49% and London’s FTSE 100 was lower by 0.19%. S&P futures opened … Read more