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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 ...
EDUCATION

Extrapolation Bias or Recency Effect

investors often make the mistake of assuming that a strong company trend will continue indefinitely. This phenomenon is known as ...
EDUCATION

Mean Reversion

The opposite of “extrapolation bias” or “recency bias” is known as “mean reversion” or “regression to the mean.” Mean reversion ...
MARKETS TODAY

Dow Closes Up +400 Points, Regional-Bank Shares Rebound Off Western Alliance

MARKETS TODAY May 17th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday US Markets finished lower, S&P 500 -0.64%, DOW -1.01% and the Nasdaq ...
EDUCATION

Quants, or quantitative analysts, can provide valuable insights and teach everyday investors (read how)

Quants, or quantitative analysts, can provide valuable insights and teach everyday investors a variety of concepts and strategies. Here are ...
MARKETS TODAY

Wall Street Sells-Off as Retail Sales Miss Expectations, Mega Cap Tech Continues Higher

MARKETS TODAY May 16th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday US Markets finished moderately higher, S&P 500 +0.30%, DOW +0.14% and the ...
MARKETS TODAY

Stocks Hold Gains, Empire State Manufacturing Survey Sharply Declines

MARKETS TODAY May 15th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Last Friday, US Markets finished marginally lower S&P 500 -0.16%, DOW -0.03% and ...
MARKETS

Technical Update 05-14-2023 DJIA & S&P500

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Major Indices Week of May 12, 2023 United States Michigan Consumer Sentiment Stocks ended the week mostly lower ...
MARKETS TODAY

Dow, S&P 500 Realize Weekly Losses; Michigan Consumer Survey Showed Big Declines

MARKETS TODAY May 12th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US Markets finished mixed S&P 500 -0.17%, DOW -0.66% and the Nasdaq ...
EDUCATION

The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Industry

Firstly what is a good 5 year CAGR for an industry? A good CAGR for an industry is 8% to 12% ...
News

Wall Street Lower as Economy Continues to Slow, NY FANG+ Continues to Climb

MARKETS TODAY May 11th, 2023 (Vica Partners) Yesterday, US Markets finished mixed S&P 500 +0.45%, DOW -0.17% and the Nasdaq ...
EDUCATION

Importance of Key Indices Analysis

A key indices analysis refers to the examination of various financial indices that are commonly used to measure the performance ...