The current economic doldrums have most investors concerned about a potential market downturn. The bottom line concern many economists and consultants have expressed lately is stagflation, the dreaded combination of flat economic growth with inflation that gets higher and higher indefinitely. We may be approaching a time where that concern becomes so widely held that … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending February 13, 2026 Volatility continues to define the early weeks of 2026, with markets swinging back and forth in short one-to-two day cycles. While headline indexes have struggled to establish sustained momentum, sector rotation remains active beneath the surface. Investors are increasingly reallocating capital away from extended mega-cap growth … 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
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending October 17, 2025 U.S. equities ended the week on a resilient note, with broad-based gains across most sectors. The S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) rose modestly ay 0.21%, while the tech-heavy Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM) added 0.31%-extending its strong year-to-date leadership. Notably, defensive and rate-sensative segments led performance this … 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 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
Market volatility last week was the highest it has been in 2025. While it sent a portion of investors heading for the exits, many more looked to shift assets from large-cap technology stocks and cap-weighted ETFs into less volatile investments. For example, low beta stocks and low beta ETFs have seen increased interest as investors … Read more