December 29 – Santa Rally Continues but Gold Still Rules Happy Holidays from everyone at ValuEngine! Due to the holidays and vacation schedules this week’s Market Summary and Commentary will be brief and missing the ETF and stock performance tables. All will resume as normal next week. Here is the strategy note for this week: … 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
Between inflation skyrocketing beyond expectations, the drumbeats of war and increasing global sanctions on Russian Oil, macroeconomic themes have dominated the 2022 stock market 15 weeks into the year. Throwing out derivatives-based ETFs, the top 11 US ETFs ranked by price performance this year are primarily focused on energy companies. All of the approximately 5,000 … Read more