12/1/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

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

11/24/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending November 21, 2025 The week closed with a mixed tone as sector performance varied sharply across the equity landscape. Technology and communication services led the downside, while defensive sectors such as utilities and consumer staples provided modest stability. Meanwhile, select international and emerging-market names delivered strong 30-day momentum, reflecting … Read more

11/17/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

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

11/10/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending November 07, 2025 A wave of caution swept through markets in the first week of November, reversing much of the year’s earlier optimism. Technology and growth ETFs, which had powered returns through October, led the declines as heavyweight benchmarks like QQQM (-3.5%) and XLK (-4.6%) sold off sharply. Defensive pockets such as Energy (XLE … Read more

Evolution of GICS Consumer Discretionary Sector and XLY ETF

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

11/03/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

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

10/27/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending October 24, 2025 Tech led the week, with XLK +1.87% and QQQM +0.90%, while defensives lagged (XLP –0.72%, XLU -0.16%). Energy firmed (XLE +1.36%) and small-caps inched up (VB +0.82%). Over 30 days, AMD, SNDK, and ASTS headline U.S. gainers, while HSGNY tops ADRs. Free Trial: Research on over 5,000 stocks and 700 ETFs HERE In the below table we … Read more

2025 3Q Review: Bears Capture Headlines While Bulls and Gold Bugs Garner Profits

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

10/13/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending October 10, 2025 Markets endured a turbulent week as global equities faced renewed volatility driven by escalating U.S.–China trade tensions. Gold surged to record highs while major U.S. and international equity benchmarks declined sharply.   Free Trial: Research on over 5,000 stocks and 700 ETFs HERE In the below table we … Read more

10/06/2025 ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary & Commentary

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