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The Nasdaq 100 Index, represented by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ), has closed its fifth consecutive month in the green, bringing the year-to-date performance to 42%. The current streak of five consecutive months of gains is a remarkable occurrence that has only been witnessed six times in the...

The Nasdaq 100 Index went through a special rebalancing recently due to several holdings seeing their weightings soar in 2023 alongside jumps in share prices. A portfolio manager from Ark Funds breaks down what the rebalancing could mean. What Happened: The Nasdaq 100 Index, which is tracked by the...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Nasdaq Rebalancing Please click here for a chart of Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ). Note the following: From a long term perspective, the chart shows that QQQ is way over stretched to the upside compared to the 200...

Thursday’s market session has showcased intriguing twists that caught the attention of keen investors and that could potentially signal a narrative shift. Tech giants, typically at the forefront of market gains, faced a sudden downturn, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to...

Economists expect this morning’s retail sales data to show the strongest growth since January. If a recession is coming, somebody forgot to tell the consumer! Market Prices as of 4 pm EST, 7/17/23 Macro China represents the world’s largest market for chipmakers. In 2022, it was...

The tech and video game sectors were rocked this week when the Federal Trade Commission's request to halt a $69-billion merger in the space was turned down.  The news could lead to the merger ultimately being approved and might have kickstarted stock market index shuffling. What...

June CPI inflation came in below expectations at 3.0% versus estimates of 3.1% and down from 4.0% in May. The core index came in below 5% which is great news. I think the FED still raises rates in July but it could be the last hike this year! Market Prices as of 4 pm EST, 7/11/23 Macro New data...

Something that's only happened one other time will be occurring again last this month. Nasdaq announced that on July 24th, they will be doing a special rebalance of the Nasdaq 100. This won't change the securities within the index, but rebalancing the weightings of each constituent...

Exactly how long is this raging bull market driven by mega cap growth stocks supposed to last? I was taught that when price trends higher over time, there would often be brief countertrend pullbacks along the way. Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has completely ignored that market truism and...

The surge of artificial intelligence (AI) is sparking a transformative shift in the relative valuations of prominent U.S. stock averages as the tech sector outperforms other industries and small-cap stocks. The price of the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index compared to the small-cap-rich Russell 2000...

Many investors bemoaned the high degree of correlation between crypto assets and US stocks during the previous bull market. Following the pandemic lows of March 2020, we saw both crypto and US equities (particularly growth stocks) rallying almost in lockstep until their respective highs in November...

Investors are on the hunt for undervalued, underfollowed and emerging stocks and retail traders have countless methods at their disposal to uncover new information. For some this may be overwhelming. Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition...

The S&P 500 index, which is tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA: SPY), is up 7.8% year to date, while the Nasdaq 100, tracked by the QQQ Invesco Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ) soared 19.9% this year, as AI growth and expectations on Fed rate peaking fuelled the tech...

Technology stocks have taken huge revenge on energy in recent months, with the performance difference between the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ARCA: XLK) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (ARCA: XLE) climbing to 27% year-to-date and 42%, respectively, from November 2022 lows. The...

Each trading day features hundreds of headlines and press releases on Benzinga Pro, a source for traders to see the latest news on the overall market and individual tickers. Here is a look at the most-searched stocks on Benzinga Pro for the month of February 2023. 1. SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (...