Wall Street Ends Moderately Higher Friday, Russell 2000 Outperforming the S&P 500 in June

MARKETS TODAY June 9th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US markets finished higher, S&P 500 +0.62%, DOW +0.50% and the Nasdaq +1.02%. 7 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors advancing: Information Technology +1.20% outperforms/ Real Estate -0.62% lags. On the upside, NY FANG+, Gold, Bitcoin and the Bloomberg Commodity Index. In economic news, Initial Claims … Read more

Wall Street Rises as Regional Banks Lead Market Rally, Bitcoin Unexpectedly Jumps 5%

MARKETS TODAY June 6th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US markets finished lower, S&P 500 -0.20%, DOW -0.59% and the Nasdaq -0.09%. 8 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors declined: Communication Services +0.58% outperforms/ Industrials -0.71% lags. On the upside, FANG+, Gold and Brent Crude In economic news, S&P Global US Composite PMI for May … Read more

Vica Technical Update 06-03-2023 DJIA & S&P500

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Major Indices Week of June 2, 2023 Stocks finished out another whipsaw week with sharp rallies in Friday’s session, carrying the S&P500 to the highest daily close since 21 April, 2022.   The market set a short-term swing high in Tuesday’s minor timing and now we are in a CRITICAL window where there may … Read more

Mega Cap Tech Leads Wall Street Rally, Fed Pausing Hikes in June Lifts Market

MARKETS TODAY June 1st, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US Markets finished lower, S&P 500 -0.61%, DOW -0.41% and the Nasdaq -0.63%. 7 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors lower: Energy -1.88% underperformed/ Utilities +0.96% outperformed. Defensive Sectors and Gold gained. In economic news, Chicago PMI fell more than expected but JOLTS job openings unexpectedly … Read more

Big Tech Leads Thursday Rally, Walmart Beats and Boosts Full Year Outlook

MARKETS TODAY May 18th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday US Markets finished higher, S&P 500 +1.19%, DOW +1.24% and the Nasdaq +1.28%. 8 of 11 of the S&P 500 sectors higher, Energy +1.63% and Industrials +1.58% outperform/ Utilities -0.54% lags. Russel 2000 +2.21%. Treasury Yields. USD Index, Oil and Bitcoin gain. In economic news, Housing Starts/building … Read more

Momentum Investing

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

Dow Rises on Cokes Earnings Beat, Dallas Fed Index Decline Flashes Recession

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