Matthew Krumholz 
Head and shoulders is a chart pattern in which a large peak has a slightly smaller peak on either side of it. What its used for/ to predict a bullish-to-bearish reversal. What to look for/ the first and third peak will be smaller than the second, but they will all fall back to the same … Read more
MARKETS TODAY April 27th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US Markets finished mixed with The NY FANG+ up 2%/ Mega Cap Growth +>1.2% leading gainers. 2 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors finished higher, Information Technology outperformed. The Cboe Volatility Index steadied, Treasury Yields rose across the curve and Meta beat earnings in afterhours. In … Read more
Forward P/E (price-to-earnings) ratio is a financial metric used to value a company’s stock. It is calculated by dividing the current stock price by the estimated earnings per share (EPS) for the next twelve months. The forward P/E ratio gives investors an idea of what the market is willing to pay for a company’s future … Read more
MARKETS TODAY April 26th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday US Markets finished lower. All 11 of the S&P 500 sectors fell, Materials and Information Technology led decliners. SPDR S&P Banking ETF (KRE) was down >4%. Treasury Yields across the curve fall. Oil and the Bloomberg Commodity Index sharply decline. On the upside Bitcoin and Gold gain and … Read more
The PEG ratio, which stands for Price/Earnings to Growth ratio, is an important financial metric that investors use to assess the value of a stock. It takes into account a company’s earnings growth rate and its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to determine whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued. The PEG ratio is important for several … Read more
MARKETS TODAY April 25th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US Markets finished mixed with DOW leading. 6 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors finished higher, Energy outperformed/ Information Technology lagged. Treasury yields, USD Index, Bitcoin dropped. Oil, the Bloomberg Commodity Index and Gold rise. Dallas Fed Index declined indicating that the manufacturing contraction. Overnight, Asian … Read more
Pro Tip: Momentum investing The main rationale behind momentum investing is that once a trend is well-established, it likely to continue! Momentum investing, buying on positive performance and selling off on trend. Research has shown that momentum trading has an edge in the stock market when used over a short timeframe, such as 3-12 months, … Read more
MARKETS TODAY April 24th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Last Week, Indices mostly unchanged, the S&P 500 -0.09% the smallest weekly range in 19 months. We did see broader market upsides as the Volatility Index @15 week low while greed continues to dominate buying sentiment. Earnings summary to date, 18% of S&P 500 companies reported with 75% … Read more
MARKETS THIS WEEK April 22nd, 2023 (Vica Partners) Takeaways Mixed economic releases indicating more recessionary than inflationary Muted performance, S&P 500 -0.09%, Dow -0.36%, Nasdaq -0.30% Sectors, Consumer Staples +1.68%, Real Estate +1.59% outperform/ Communication Services -3.05%, Energy -2.54% lag SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ^KRE +1.75% … in the FDIC we trust! YTD … Read more
MARKETS TODAY April 21st, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Friday! Over the past 5 days DOW, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined 0.71%, 0.40% and 0.88% respectively. Yesterday, the Cboe Volatility Index rose sharply >4% on recessionary concerns. Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services underperformed as Tesla and AT&T missed on earnings. Jobless claims and new employ … Read more