Indexes Close Lower, End Week Higher

MARKETS TODAY April 14th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Friday Evening! Yesterday, key Indices closed sharply higher led by Nasdaq and FANG+. 10 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors were higher, Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary outperform/ Real Estate lagged. Yield mostly rise while Bitcoin and Gold gained. In economic news, headline PPI/ Core PPI … Read more

Stocks Rise as Inflationary Pressure Backs Off in March

MARKETS TODAY April 13th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Happy Thursday! Yesterday, key Indices closed lower, Nasdaq and FANG+ led decliners w/ the Semiconductor ETF ^SOXX down 1.83%. 6 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors were higher/ Industrials outperformed, Communication Services lagged. Yields decline across the curve. In economic news, CPI headline inflation for March came … Read more

Dow Breaks Four Day Win Streak on Recession Fears

MARKETS TODAY April 12th, 2023 (Vica Partners) It’s only Wednesday! Yesterday, Key Indices closed mostly lower, Dow and Russell 2000 finished up for a 2nd consecutive day. 9 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors were higher/ Materials and Energy, Information Technology lags. The SPDR S&P Banking ETF ^KRE was flat while Bitcoin rallied above … Read more

Dow and S&P 500 Close Cautiously Higher, Inflation Data and Q1 Earnings on Deck

MARKETS TODAY April 10th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Monday Evening, Last Week, March numbers indicate that inflation is declining as jobless claims topped forecast, indicating the labor marking is slowing however the housing and rental components of inflation remain high. The S&P 500 +1.34% but the overall market returned a -0.10% change. Defensives/ Health Care … Read more

Market Perspective- Short Week in Review

MARKETS THIS WEEK April 7th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Friday Afternoon, Concerns this week over recession “may” have been greatly exaggerated with jobless claims topping estimates however housing and rental components of inflation still remain high. The SPDR Regional Bank ETF KRE was trending slightly above its 52-week lows as banking deposit flows appear to … Read more

Defensive stocks up as economic data continues to point to slowing economy

MARKETS TODAY April 5th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Wednesday Evening, Yesterday, the S&P and DOW extended recent gains with the Nasdaq/ FANG+ declining. Of the S&P 500 sectors Energy and Healthcare outperformed/ Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underperformed. Gold breaks $2k! Economic jobs data suggested economic activity slowing. Overnight,  Asian markets finished mixed with the … Read more

Equities give back opening gains as job data renews recession fears

MARKETS TODAY April 4th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Good Tuesday Afternoon, Yesterday, the S&P and DOW extended recent gains with the Nasdaq/ FANG+ declining. Of the S&P 500 sectors Energy and Healthcare outperformed/ Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underperformed. Overnight,  Asian markets finished mixed with the Shanghai Composite up 0.49% and the Nikkei 225 up 0.35% … Read more