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 September 19, 2025 It was a mixed week for stock indexes with the Nasdaq once again standing out as the clear leader. Large-cap tech strength helped the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM) outpace broader benchmarks, while small caps and equal-weighted strategies lagged. Sector performance was uneven, with leadership concentrated … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending September 5, 2025 The first trading week of September began with volatility but closed more moderately as markets digested economic data and sector-specific news. Technology, small caps, and gold miners stood out as leaders while energy lagged. www.ValuEngine.com as always for access to all of the research on over … 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
The Finance Sector is ranked as #3 among the 15 we cover for year-ahead returns by the ValuEngine forecast model. Finance sector stocks and ETFs along with the previously profiled utilities sector are generally perceived as stodgy stocks that are most commonly bought by older investors for dividend yield. However, that has not been true … Read more
Weekly Market Summary – Week Ending Aug 22, 2025 U.S. equities continued to show signs of rotation last week as small caps and value funds outperformed large-cap growth and technology ETFs. Market caution remains high with September approaching, historically the weakest month for equities. In the below table we use major ETF’s as a proxy … Read more
Our quick answer from a quantitative perspective is no. Of the 15 Sectors covered in reports by ValuEngine, the Technology sector ranks fourth in expected 12-month price return according to our forecast model. Our sector ratings are equally weighted indicating that this broad sector has strongly rated stocks throughout the market cap spectrum and beyond … Read more