The S&P 500 briefly crossed above 6,800 for the first time in history on Friday, ultimately finishing the day at a new record high. The index posted a weekly gain of 1.9%, its third in the past four weeks.
Inflation data Friday helped stocks end the week on a high note; Ford shares jump 12%.
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It's been a while since the stock market experienced a significant pullback.
Valuations are high, bear-market signposts are piling up, and companies are now contending with both tariff uncertainty and a data blackout.
“Will the cross below the SPX's 30-day moving average trigger a sell signal as it did in July 2024 and this past February?
Despite the worries over the regional bank credit situation this week, it didn't seem to impact the forward estimates for the financial sector or the S&P 500 in general. The tech companies will influence the expected Q3 '25 S&P 500 EPS growth rate over the next two weeks, but Q3's expected growth is already +9.3%, so another 450 bps and the second quarter's EPS growth is beaten. The S&P 500 actually finished higher this week by 1.70% despite worries over credit and the spike in the VIX.
The S&P 500 started the week strong, posting its largest daily gain in over four months on Monday. The index then see-sawed through the rest of the week, ultimately finishing up 1.7% from last Friday.
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According to LSEG, there will be 35 S&P 500 companies reporting this week, a lot of them from the financial sector. The forward 4-quarter estimate this week fell one thin dime to $293.87, from $293.97 last week. The energy sector has become almost completely irrelevant to the S&P 500.
“The next potential pause or short-term inflection point to watch for is 6,760, which is roughly 10% above the previous all-time closing high in February
Stocks are approaching a clear test after investors were left in the fog of a government shutdown this month and rattled by fresh tariff fears Friday.