What’s Driving This Market?

by Jim Nelson
By Jim Nelson

The S&P 500 continued to rebound after snapping its five-week losing streak leading up to Easter.

It jumped more than 3% over the past five days as the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran lifted investors’ spirits.

Apparently, those investors missed other news stories that should have them riled up.

These two shared the front page of The Wall Street Journal yesterday morning:

Source: WSJ.

 

Source: WSJ.

 

So, why are stocks up when optimism is down?

According to our ratings, it could be due to just two sectors:

 

These are our “Buy”-rated stocks sorted by their 7-day performance.

They are all in the tech and industrials sectors.

Many of these names have already been shared across many Weiss portfolios.

Meaning, members have been riding many of these gains.

So, this just shows that it pays to follow what your experts are saying. And this week, they had plenty to talk about …

America Is Bankrupt

Nilus Mattive has been tuned into the problems other investors are ignoring for a while. Now, he has solutions.

The SpaceX IPO Hype (and the Reality)

The biggest IPO in history is coming up. And while many investors want to get in early, your private investment ace, Chris Graebe, wants you to know exactly what that looks like.

This Energy Metal Is Waking Up

After a bad year, one metal is lighting up Sean Brodrick’s screen right now. And he knows exactly how to play it.

More Vital to AI Than Nvidia

AI has moved on from the big names. As you can see above, not a single member of the Mag 7 made the top performers’ list. Michael A. Robinson explains why … and where that money is going.

Modern Warfare Is Changing Fast

Of course, Michael is also following the war and ceasefire in the Middle East. And he has a company that is “Israel’s Laser House.”

Have a great weekend!

Jim Nelson
Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily

About the Contributor

Income expert with more than a decade’s worth of experience with recommending the sale of options and purchase of dividend stocks in financial publications. He is the associate editor of our Weekend Windfalls service and manages several of our other publications.

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