Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending November 28, 2025 Market action during Thanksgiving week delivered a broad-based rebound across U.S. equities. Nearly every ETF in our coverage list finished higher, led by strong gains in small caps (VB +3.64%), consumer discretionary (XLY +3.48%), and materials (XLB +3.33%). Large-cap growth also participated, with QQQM rising 2.31% … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending November 14, 2025 The past week saw a clear defensive tilt across major ETFs, with only a handful of pockets showing resilience. Utilities, consumer staples, and select dividend strategies managed modest gains, while growth-heavy benchmarks such as QQQM and technology-sector ETFs slipped more than 2%. At the individual-stock level, … Read more
The Consumer Discretionary sector of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was established in 1999 to represent cyclical industries. It has undergone several significant revisions to reflect the evolution of the global economy, primarily in 2018 and 2023, as business models shifted. All research 5,000+ stocks and 700+ ETFs updated on www.ValuEngine.com When GICS was … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending October 31, 2025 October opened the final quarter of the year with a mixed tone. Large-cap ETFs regained leadership after a brief small-cap rebound in Q3. Tech and growth ETFs once again outperformed value and defensive sectors, while mid-caps and utilities struggled amid renewed rate volatility. Gold remained volatile … Read more
Strategists, economists, and all manners of pundits have been somberly telling us since January why market euphoria is misplaced. There has been no shortage of rationales for their bearish forecasts. Tariffs, systemic instability, recession, inflation, ridiculously unprecedented valuations and more have explained why a major correction or potential crash has been inevitable this year. Their … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending October 03, 2025 Markets ended the week on a broadly positive note, closing out the third quarter with strength in technology, healthcare, and small caps. Despite mixed performance across sectors, investor sentiment remained resilient ahead of the start of Q4 earnings season. Free Trial: Research on over 5,000 stocks … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending September 26, 2025 The markets are in the process closing out the month September on a stronger note than its reputation would suggest, with gains across most major equity indexes and sector ETFs. Energy and utilities outperformed as defensive sectors found strength, while technology and growth pulled back modestly. … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending September 19, 2025 Markets continued their positive momentum last week with leadership once again coming from technology and growth-oriented ETFs, alongside select strength in emerging markets and AI-linked equities. Free Trial: Research on over 5,000 stocks and 700 ETFs HERE In the below table we use major ETF’s as a … Read more
This fact may surprise quite a few investors. During the period from January 1, 2000, through August 31, 2025, gold bullion delivered significantly higher returns than the S&P 500. Throw in last week where the S&P 500 Index rose 0.3% compared to 4% for GLD, the most-traded gold ETF, and gold’s outperformance widens further. However, … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending August 29, 2025 Markets ended the week on a mixed note, with sector ETFs largely stable but with notable strength in Energy, Financials, and Small Caps. On the stock side, technology and select growth names posted outsized gains over the past 30 days, highlighting continued investor appetite for innovation-driven … Read more