EFIV News and Press, SPDR S&P 500 ESG From 04/25/23

2023-04-25 11:41:00 ET Summary The month of April has seen the S&P 500 move within less than a 100-point range during regular sessions, adding only a few points more if one were to include overnight futures trading. It is absurd for the Fed to be hiking interest rates next wee...

2023-04-24 18:54:00 ET Summary Since the beginning of 2022 though, international developed equities have outperformed the S&P 500 Index and over the last 12 months the MSCI EAFE Index return of 4.2% exceeds the S&P 500 Index return that is down -4.3%. Although U.S stocks h...

2023-04-24 12:47:00 ET Summary Rising fears of recession did little to alter the trajectory of the S&P 500 (SPX) during the third week of April 2023. The index ended the week at 4133.52, down just 0.1% from where it closed the previous week. Earlier in the week, signs tha...

2023-04-24 12:45:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Net Non-Commercial Futures has become a reliable market sentiment in recent years. The S&P 500 posted a recent low in Oct 2022 and is rising on rising pessimism. Pessimism always presents buying opportunities. The S&...

2023-04-23 07:41:00 ET Summary The sudden collapse of two US regional banks and the forced acquisition of Credit Suisse in Europe introduced a third dimension to the existing policy dilemma of balancing inflation and growth objectives: financial stability. In the weeks since banki...

2023-04-22 00:01:00 ET Summary Since Q1 ’23 earnings started two weeks ago, when quarterly EPS was expected to decline 5%, the expected decline today is -4.7%. Low expectations coming into an earnings quarter typically results in a better chance for upside in the stocks onc...

2023-04-19 11:02:14 ET Summary The long-term primary trend has been bullish since 2009, and remains so. The S&P 500 is bouncing off the bottom of the latest fractal trading-range and is setting up to hit new highs later this year. The very short-term outlook is pointing to...

2023-04-18 22:27:00 ET Summary The weekly S&P 500 Net Non-Commercial Futures Positions established a new record last week for the length of time of below -200 for this sentiment indicator. This correlated with a rise in the S&P 500 from $3.861.59 ending 3/10/2023 to $4,171...

2023-04-18 13:03:00 ET Summary Discover Financial Services and Tesla feature bullish early earnings date confirmations in advance of what could be a challenging first-quarter reporting period. With S&P 500 earnings estimates continuing to retreat, firm-specific clues can offer...

2023-04-18 09:43:00 ET Summary Changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard adjusted the sector weights in the S&P 500. Sector futures provide a way to manage risk related to the 11 GICS sectors and gain exposure to changes impacting differing sectors of the market. ...