This week’s Large-Cap Screen continues to surface a familiar theme: extreme value is clustering in cash-generative Financials and cyclically exposed Industrials and Materials, while Energy takes a relative pause at the very top of the rankings.
My S&P 500 call to observe ES behavior in the low 6,920s and 6,936 came very true. The opening bell spike to high 6,950s was swiftly rejected, 6,936 gave way as support, and low 6,920s were undershot… with prices rebounding back to 6,930s.
Vaccine biotechnology company Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, but sales fell by 16.6% year on year to $70.45 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $1.05 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $1.25 per share was 10.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Hybrid multicloud computing company Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025, but sales rose 13.5% year on year to $670.6 million. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $710 million underwhelmed, coming in 5.1% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.41 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
As the calendar turns to January 1, 2026, the United States financial markets are witnessing a dramatic transformation in the landscape of corporate dealmaking. After a multi-year "deal desert" characterized by aggressive interest rate hikes and valuation mismatches, the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) environment has entered a period of
As the calendar flips to January 1, 2026, the U.S. equity markets are entering the new year with a definitive "risk-on" posture. The S&P 500 is currently hovering just below the psychologically significant 7,000 mark, driven by a series of technical breakouts among large-cap leaders that suggest
As of January 1, 2026, the artificial intelligence investment landscape has undergone a profound structural shift. The "GPU Gold Rush" that defined the 2023–2024 era—characterized by an insatiable and singular demand for chips from Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)—has matured into a massive industrial build-out of the "AI nervous
As of January 1, 2026, the United States consumer finance sector stands at a pivotal crossroads, caught between a cooling macroeconomic climate and a regulatory landscape undergoing a massive "recalibration." Following a cycle of interest rate adjustments and a landmark shift in how consumer data is handled, the industry is
NEW YORK – As the sun rises on January 1, 2026, the global financial markets are no longer debating whether artificial intelligence is a bubble. Instead, they are grappling with its industrialization. While 2023 and 2024 were defined by the frantic scramble for GPUs, 2025 marked the "Inference Inflection Point"—the
As the clock struck midnight to usher in 2026, investors were left reflecting on a final week of 2025 that was anything but festive. While the broader year was a triumph for equity markets—with the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) finishing up more than 16%—the final sessions were
As of January 1, 2026, the American mortgage landscape has officially moved beyond the "Classic FICO" era, marking the completion of a multi-year regulatory overhaul designed to modernize how creditworthiness is measured. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has fully implemented its mandate requiring lenders to transition to FICO Score
As of January 1, 2026, the artificial intelligence gold rush has entered a transformative new chapter. While the previous three years were defined by a frantic scramble for raw compute power—most notably the hoarding of high-end GPUs—the market has decisively rotated toward the "picks and shovels" that make
As the clock struck midnight and ushered in 2026, investors across the globe are pausing to reflect on a year that defied both the skeptics and the historical averages. The S&P 500 closed out 2025 at a record-shattering 6,845.50, securing a 16.4% price return for the
As the calendar turns to January 1, 2026, the American financial landscape finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. After a tumultuous two-year journey of aggressive tightening followed by a cautious easing cycle throughout 2025, the Federal Reserve has entered the new year with the federal funds rate sitting at a
As the sun rises on January 1, 2026, the cryptocurrency market is shaking off the "tactical bruises" of a volatile fourth quarter. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading in a tight range between $87,000 and $92,000, but technical analysts and institutional desk traders are pointing to a specific indicator
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — As the calendar turned to 2026, Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) found itself at a critical technical and psychological juncture. Scott Cook, the company’s visionary co-founder and long-time director, executed a series of massive share liquidations in the final days of 2025, totaling more than $100 million.
As the curtain closes on 2025, the global travel sector has emerged from its post-pandemic "revenge travel" phase into a new era of stabilized growth and intense technological competition. However, not all industry titans are entering 2026 on equal footing. While the broader market remained resilient, Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:
