Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending April 24, 2026 U.S. equity markets delivered a mixed but constructive performance over the past week, with strength concentrated in technology and growth-oriented sectors while several cyclical and defensive segments lagged. Mega-cap tech and semiconductor-linked names continued to drive momentum, supported by strong investor appetite for AI and innovation … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending April 17, 2026 U.S. equity markets extended their upward momentum this week, led by strong gains in technology and growth-oriented segments, as reflected in the sharp advances in the Nasdaq-100 and semiconductor-linked names. Broad-based indices also moved higher, supported by resilience in large caps and selective strength across communication … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending December 12, 2025 Markets delivered a choppy and highly differentiated week, with performance driven less by broad index direction and more by sector and style dispersion. While several economically sensitive and defensive sectors posted solid gains, technology and growth-oriented exposures lagged meaningfully. This divergence reflects a market that is … Read more
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
Following on last week’s top 10 list, this week’s blog focuses on ETFs related to the stocks in the list. We begin with lots and lots of data in the form of several tables, and end with our written analysis. Skip to the end if you prefer to jump to the conclusions we make on … Read more
Last year, I was asked by a local investing club to provide a list of ValuEngine’s top 10 stock picks for 2024. I screened our list for top-rated stocks with at least $10 Billion in Market Capitalization and excluded ADRs and stocks not ranked by any analysts according to our data feed. This top 10 … Read more