03/30/2026 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending March 27, 2026 U.S. equity markets experienced broad-based weakness this week, with growth-oriented and technology-heavy segments leading the decline, as reflected in notable pullbacks across major ETFs such as QQQM, XLK, and XLC. Despite this overall softness, pockets of strength emerged in energy and materials, where rising commodity prices … Read more

03/23/2026 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending March 20, 2026 Markets experienced broad-based weakness this week, with most major ETFs and sector benchmarks declining as investor sentiment remained pressured by persistent inflation concerns and heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Growth-oriented indices such as the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF and broader market proxies like the State Street SPDR Portfolio … Read more

03/16/2026 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending March 13, 2026 U.S. equity markets experienced broad-based weakness this week as investors remained cautious amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and continued sector rotation. Most major equity benchmarks declined, with technology, industrial, and consumer discretionary sectors leading the pullback. Despite the broader market softness, the energy sector showed relative strength, … Read more

Geopolitically Themed Investment Risks and Opportunities Take Center Stage

The past 10 months has been characterized by rotation from dominance by the “Magnificent Seven” mega-cap tech companies to almost everything that had been beaten down prior to these market rotation trends.  As documented in these blogs and our weekly market and strategy updates, the period from July 1, 2025 through January 24, 2026 were … Read more

03/09/2026 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending March 06, 2026 U.S. equity markets continued to experience modest volatility this week as investors balanced geopolitical developments with sector-specific rotations. Defensive sectors and energy-related equities have attracted increasing attention as global tensions and inflation concerns remain elevated. While the broader market has moved sideways, select commodities, defense, and … Read more

03/02/2026 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending February 27, 2026 Markets closed the week with measured gains across major equity ETFs, even as geopolitical tensions escalated and volatility expectations rose sharply. Broad-based funds such as QQQM (+0.97%), SPYM (+0.59%), and VB (+0.94%) advanced modestly, while sector performance was more pronounced in Communication Services (XLC +2.33%) and … Read more