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

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

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

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

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

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

Indexes finish higher Friday on pricing data, core CPI at its lowest level in 15 months

MARKETS TODAY Jan 27 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,978 (+29), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,071 (+10), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,622 (+109), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,912 (+9), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,365 (+148), Brent Crude $86.40/barrel (-$1.07), Gold $1,928/oz (-$2), Bitcoin $23.2k (+$138) Session Overview Key Indexes rise Nasdaq closes above 200d moving average 6 of 11 S&P 500 … Read more

Stocks rise as the U.S. economy unexpectedly grew in the 4Q as growth beats expectations

MARKETS TODAY Jan 26 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,949 (+205), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,060 (+44), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,512 (+199), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,903 (+13), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,217 (+153), Brent Crude $87.45/barrel (+$1.33), Gold $1,929/oz (-$20), Bitcoin $23.1k (-$1) Session Overview Key Indexes all up Yields rise Economic data better than expected GDP increased, weekly … Read more

DOW up 100 points today on mixed earnings while sector business and manufacturing continue to decline

MARKETS TODAY Jan 24 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,734 (+104), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,017 (-3), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,334 (-30), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,886 (-5), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,077 (-29), Brent Crude $86.35/barrel (-$1.84), Gold $1,937/oz (+$6), Bitcoin $22.7k (-$218) Session Overview DOW ends higher, S&P and Nasdaq lower Yields lower 7 of 11 S&P 500 … Read more

Nasdaq leads Wall Street on Monday as investors jump back into tech stocks

Nasdaq leads Wall Street on Monday as more investors jump back into tech stocks MARKETS TODAY Jan 23 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,630 (+254), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,020 (+47), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,364 (+224), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,890 (+23), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,107 (+198), Brent Crude $88.10/barrel (+$0.47), Gold $1,931/oz (+$5), Bitcoin $23.0k (+$245) Session Overview … Read more

Nasdaq rally Friday as BIG Tech Growth Stocks fuels rally while Bitcoin jumps

MARKETS TODAY Jan 20 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,376 (+330), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,973 (+74), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,140 (+288), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,864 (+28), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,901 (+212), Brent Crude $87.72/barrel (+$1.56), Gold $1,927/oz (-$5), Bitcoin $22.4k (+$1276) Session Overview Key Indexes end higher, BIG tech index NYSE FANG+ up 4.70% S&P moves ahead … Read more