Saturday, 12 April 2025

Weekend update - US equity indexes

It was a bullish week for US equity indexes, with net weekly gains ranging from +7.3% (Nasdaq comp'), +5.7% (SPX), +4.9% (Dow), +3.4% (NYSE comp'), +1.9% (Trans), to +1.7% (R2K).

Lets take our regular look at six of the main US indexes (monthly candle charts)

sp'500

Nasdaq comp'

Dow

R2K

NYSE comp'

Trans


Summary

All six US equity indexes were net higher for the week.

The Nasdaq was very powerfully higher, whilst the two leaders - Trans & R2K, lagged.

More broadly, all six indexes have negative monthly momentum, and are trading under their respective monthly 10MA, as the market is m/t broken.

Looking ahead

It will be a short four day trading week, with the market CLOSED for Good Friday.

Earnings:

M - $GS $MTB $APLD $FBK $PNFP $SKIL $KMTS $OTRK $HIT $BSEM

T - $BAC $C $PNC $JNJ $ACI $ERIC $RENT $UAL $IBKR $JBHT $HWC $FULT $EQBK $KORE $GAME $PPSI $OMC

W - $ASML $UBS $ABT $PGR $TRV $PLD $MOV $ALV $CFG $FHN $AA $CSX $KMI $OZK $SNV $GSBC $REXR $SFNC $SLG

T - $TSM $UNJ $AXP $HBAN $ALLY $RF $TCBI $DHI $HOFT $FITB $NFLX $MRTN $INDB

F - *CLOSED*

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Econ-data/events

M - -

T - Import prices, Empire State manu'

W - Retail sales, indust' prod', busi' invent, home builder conf'

T - Weekly jobs, housing starts, building permits, Phil' Fed manu'. *OPEX*

F - *CLOSED*

Thursday will be very skewed. With Friday closed, volume would normally be light. However, it will be OPEX, so expect considerable chop, on somewhat higher vol'

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