S&P 500 ETFs in focus as Moody's Investors lowers the United States' sovereign credit rating on escalating deficits and the rising burden of refinancing debt.
Theo Trade's Jeff Bierman: “You have to be very careful how you approach this market. I would not rule out a 2009-style flash crash.
Watching the annual EPS estimate revisions for the S&P 500, the expected, full-year, EPS growth for 2025 is now looking for 9% growth, versus the 14% growth rate as of October '24. The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) fell again this week to $269.93 versus last week's $270.96, and the quarter's starting FFQE of $278.96. When looking back at the period during Covid (2020) and then the Fed rate hikes in 2022, what struck me, at least during Covid and the healthy stock market in 2021, was how far off the analysts were in predicting quarterly EPS growth rates.
The S&P 500 posted gains every day this week, climbing 5.3% from last Friday. The index is now sitting 3.02% below its record close from February 19th, 2025.
Steris beat quarter.y earnings and revenue expectations and got a price target boost from Morgan Stanley.
Nothing good happens below the 200-day moving average, according to a quote often attributed to legendary trader Paul Tudor Jones. So what happens when the S&P 500 pushes back above the closely watched level?
Following U.S.-China tariff relief, Goldman Sachs has lifted its S&P 500 target. Strategists offer stock ideas.
Investors were breathing a sigh of relief on Monday as the S&P 500 was finally on pace to break back above a key technical level that may signal a resumption of a stock-market uptrend after a sharp selloff last month.
The benchmark index has flirted with — but has so far failed to close above — a key Fibonacci retracement target. Until it does, the downtrend is still alive.
The S&P 500 ended the week lower, falling 0.47% from last Friday and snapping its two-week win streak. The index is now sitting 7.88% below its record close from February 19th, 2025.
It seems time for other global markets—including the U.S.'s northern neighbor—to shine.
A positive signal emerged last week on the candlestick chart of the S&P 500 Index (SPX).