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Dow leads Friday as Energy Sector jumps, U.S. consumer sentiment improves to a 13 month high

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 10 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,869 (+170), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,090 (+9) Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,718 (-71), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,920 (+5), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,535 (-143), Brent Crude $86.48/barrel (+$1.99), Gold $1,864/oz (+$1), Bitcoin $21.7k (-$125) Session Overview                                                                Indexes mixed, Dow leads S&P 500 with late market day comeback, finishes just below … Read more

U.S. stock indexes ended lower Thursday as applications for unemployment rose for the first time in 6 weeks

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 9 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,700 (-249), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,082 (-36) Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,790 (-121), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,919 (-24), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,694 (-29), Brent Crude $84.13/barrel (-$0.96), Gold $1,859/oz (-$16), Bitcoin $21.9k (-$1018) Session Overview                                                                Indexes fall S&P 500 4100 level is key market metric Yields rise, curve moving … Read more

Indexes close lower Wednesday as Fed signals future rate hikes for May

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 8 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,949 (-207), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,118 (-46) Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,910 (-203), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,943 (-30), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,725 (-91), Brent Crude $85.12/barrel (+$1.43), Gold $1,875/oz (+$2), Bitcoin $22.9k (-$313) Session Overview                                                                Central bank 2% inflation target comments takes a toll on the market Indexes fall … Read more

Powell’s Tuesday speech well received, sparks Market rally

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 7 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 34,157 (+266), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,164 (+53) Nasdaq (^IXIC) 12,114 (+226), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,973 (+15), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,815 (+140), Brent Crude $83.69/barrel (+$2.70), Gold $1,872/oz (+$4), Bitcoin $23.3k (+$507) Session Overview Powell speech well received sparks market rally Indexes rise S&P 500 holds >4100 VIX … Read more

Stocks pullback Monday as investors await Fed Chair Powell’s speech tomorrow

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 6 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,891 (-35), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,111 (-25 Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,887 (-120), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,957 (-28), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,675 (-57), Brent Crude $81.79/barrel (+$0.80), Gold $1,873/oz (+$8), Bitcoin $22.9k (+$105) Session Overview Market pullback today with Nasdaq outperforming the DOW and S&P 500, YTD Goldman Sachs … Read more

U.S. stocks fall Friday as investors capture tech rally gains, soft landing remains likely

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 3 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,926 (-128), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,136 (-43), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 12,007 (-194), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,986 (-16), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,732 (-151), Brent Crude $79.94/barrel (-$2.23), Gold $1,866/oz (-$49), Bitcoin $23.3k (-$125) Session Overview Growth/tech rally week declines following Apple, Amazon and Alphabet earnings Key Indexes decline Yields … Read more

Nasdaq jumps 3% and S&P 500 up 1.5% Thursday as investors grow more confident of soft landing

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 2 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 34,054 (-39), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,180 (+43), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 12,201 (+385), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 2,001 (+40), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,883 (+381), Brent Crude $82.20/barrel (+$0.03), Gold $1,916/oz (-$36), Bitcoin $23.5k (+$44) Session Overview Nasdaq jumps >3%, S&P 500 >1.4% NYFANG up almost 7% Yields decline 6 of … Read more

Stocks Up Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank made progress in its battle against inflation today

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MARKETS TODAY Feb 1 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 34,093 (+7), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,119 (+43), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,816 (+232), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,961 (+29), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,503 (+221), Brent Crude $83.44/barrel (+$0.60), Gold $1,953/oz (+$25), Bitcoin $23.9k (+$190) Session Overview Fed hikes by 25bps as market expected Key Indexes rise Nasdaq jumps >2% Yields … Read more

Stocks rally today as the employment cost index had its lowest quarterly gain in a Year

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MARKETS TODAY Jan 31 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 34,086 (+369), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,077 (+59), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,585 (+191), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,932 (+46), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,281 (+107), Brent Crude $84.49/barrel (-$0.41), Gold $1,927/oz (+$5), Bitcoin $23.1k (-$36) Session Overview The employment cost index, a metric the Federal Reserve watches closely for inflation had … Read more

Stocks pullback today as Markets cautious of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve’s rate hike

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MARKETS TODAY Jan 30 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,717 (-261), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,018 (-53), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,394 (-228), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,890 (-22), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,192 (-164), Brent Crude $84.94/barrel (-$1.72), Gold $1,923/oz (-$6), Bitcoin $22.8k (-$967) Session Overview Key Indexes decline Yields up Nasdaq falls below 200d moving average 10 of 11 … Read more