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  Stock Market Trend Today
How is the overall stock market doing?
April 22, 2018 - The overall stock market year to date is up 0.17% and weekly change is up 0.66%. Although mid term i.e weekly trends for overall stock market are improving, the long and short term trends are deteriorating.

The overall market intelligence score (measures current stock trend from 0-bearish to 100-bullish) is 32 which puts US stock market in short term bearish to neutral trend. The market intelligence score from previous trading session is 45 and hence a deterioration of trend.

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How are key market sectors doing?
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In a glance, the year-to-date (YTD) performances of major stock market segments:

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 Market Year To Date Performance: -0.06 %
 Weekly Performance: 0.58 %
 Daily Performance: -0.79 %
 Technical Trend Score: 32
Trend Score : 0(bearish) to 100(bullish). Updated daily. Not to be used for investing.
Long Term Trend: Not Good
Medium Term Trend: Very Good
Short Term Trend: Not Good
 US Dollar: 0.53%
 India: 0.00%
 US Oil: -0.15%
 Bonds: -0.25%
 Europe: -0.43%
 Euro: -0.54%
 US Small Cap: -0.55%
 US Total Market -0.77%
 US Mid Cap: -0.78%
 S&P 500: -0.79%
 Gold: -0.80%
 Dow Jones: -0.84%
 Emerging Mkts: -1.22%
 China: -1.36%
 Nasdaq-100: -1.61%

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  The Big Picture: Best Performing Stocks

Which are the best performing stocks this year? Which stocks are performing better recently?

The Hot Stocks of 2018.
Here, in this section, we quickly review the best performing stocks year to date. Then, we take a deep dive into today's stock market for best investing opportunities.

First, let us take a look at the top ten performers year to date in the S&P 100 index (this contains most popular and commonly held US stocks). The top twelve leaders so far this year are (click on stock name for detailed analysis)
Amazon.com [31%] Booking [23%] Raytheon [21%]
ConocoPhillips [20%] Mastercard [17%] Cisco Systems[15%]
Boeing [15%] Intel [12%] Microsoft [11%]
General Dynamics[10%] Lockheed Martin[10%] Danaher [9%]
.
Among the technology heavy Nasdaq 100 index, the leaders so far this year are
Netflix [71%] Seagate [42%] Amazon.com [31%]
Adobe Systems[29%] Workday [28%] IDEXX [26%]
Intuitive Surgical[25%] Autodesk [24%] Micron [23%]
Booking [23%] NVIDIA [18%] Sirius XM[18%]
.
The larger stock market universe can be broken down into large cap, mid cap and small cap based on market capitalization.

Large cap stocks provide stability and we look for companies with good earnings growth. The best large cap stocks year to date are
Netflix [71%] XL [58%] Ecopetrol S.A[50%]
Seagate [42%] Petroleo Brasileiro[39%] Twitter [33%]
Red Hat[33%] Palo Alto[33%] Fiat Chrysler[32%]
China [32%] Amazon.com [31%] ServiceNow [30%]
Adobe Systems[29%] Workday [28%] Nokia [28%]
IDEXX [26%] Telecom Italia[26%] Intuitive Surgical[25%]
Interactive Brokers[25%] NetApp [24%] Autodesk [24%]
Anadarko [24%] Dr Pepper[24%] Micron [23%]
.
The links below dive into best performing large cap stocks within major market indexes like Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100.

  Top Performing Dow Jones 30 Stock List

  Top Performing S & P 500 Stock List

  Top Performing Nasdaq 100 Stock List

  Top performing US Large Cap Stock List

Midcap stocks typically provide a great combination of growth and stability. The best midcap stocks year to date are
Virtu Financial[104%] Bioverativ [95%] Juno [90%]
AveXis [87%] Twilio [75%] 500.com [72%]
ABIOMED [63%] Intrexon [56%] Nutanix [53%]
Herbalife [52%] KapStone Paper[52%] Autohome [52%]
.
Please follow the link below for detailed view of best performing midcap stocks.

  Top Performing US Mid Cap Stock List

Small cap stocks have high risk but also provide opportunities for strong growth and profitability. The best small cap stocks year to date are
Wells Fargo[6742%] Central Securities[1399%] New York[459%]
CRISPR [130%] Infinera [83%] Fossil [82%]
TG [77%] Heron [72%] BeiGene [71%]
Myovant [67%] Shutterfly [66%] Ascendis Pharma[59%]
.
Please follow the link below for detailed view of best performing small cap stocks.

  Top Performing US Small Cap Stock List

    Overview of Current Investing Landscape

How is the overall stock market doing? Which segments of the market are performing or trending better currently?

US Stock Market performance
Year-to-Date: -0.06%
Our daily stock analysis is focused on identifying profitable investing and trading opportunities in today's stock market.

Let us take a look at how major US stock indexes (Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, S&P 100, Mid Cap, Small Cap), Global Markets (Europe, Emerging Markets - China, India, Latin America) and other asset classes like Bonds, Gold, Oil and ForEx are performing to get a perspective of relative performances and identify best performing asset classes to invest or trade in.

Year to date, the list of various market asset classes in the order of performances  -
Oil [14%] Nasdaq 100 [4%] Gold [2%]
Euro [2%] US Small Cap [2%] Europe [1%]
China [1%] Emerging Markets [0%] US Mid Cap [0%]
US Large Cap [-0%] US Dollar [-1%] Bonds [-3%]
India [-4%]

Over the short term (this week so far), the list of various market segments in the order of performances  -
Oil [1.4%] US Small Cap [1%] US Mid Cap [0.9%]
US Dollar [0.7%] US Large Cap [0.6%] Europe [0.5%]
India [0%] Euro [-0.5%] Emerging Markets [-0.6%]
Gold [-0.7%] Bonds [-0.7%] China [-2.4%]
.
Movers & Shakers of the Day - The 360o view of primary asset classes from last trading session:-

US Dollar [0.5%], India [0%], Oil [-0.2%], Bonds [-0.3%], Europe [-0.4%], Euro [-0.5%], US Small Cap [-0.6%], US Mid Cap [-0.8%], US Large Cap [-0.8%], Gold [-0.8%], Emerging Markets [-1.2%], China [-1.4%]
12Stocks.com Market Intelligence Trends Of Asset Classes - The 360o ratings view of primary asset classes (0 to 100 - Bearish to Bullish):-

US Dollar [93], Oil [78], US Small Cap [45], Europe [40], India [32], US Mid Cap [32], US Large Cap [32], Gold [20], Emerging Markets [17], Euro [15], China [10], Bonds [0]

In a glance, the year-to-date (YTD) performances & comparisons of major asset classes:
In the sections below, we take a detailed look at movers and shakers within each market segment in our quest to find best performing individual stocks and exchange traded funds.

    Top Performing Sectors

Since best performing stocks can be mostly found in best performing sectors, which sectors are doing great currently?

Most stocks, if not all, move in the same direction as their sector (energy, tech, etc). Sector analysis helps in identifying current trends and identify best investing opportunities. One can invest in  individual stocks in a particular sector or invest in exchange traded funds that track various sectors and sub-sectors.

The performance of major sectors year to date are :
Retail/Services [4%] Technology [3%] Oil Services [3%]
Energy [1%] Semiconductors [1%] Financials [-0%]
Industrials [-0%] Transport [-1%] Healthcare [-1%]
Biotech [-2%] Materials [-3%] Retail [-3%]
Utilities [-5%] REITs [-9%] Housing [-11%]
Staples [-11%]

Now, let us see how the major sectors are faring recently (this week so far) -
Energy [2.7%] Industrials [2.2%] Transport [2%]
Oil Services [2%] Retail/Services [1.7%] Financials [1.6%]
Materials [1.5%] Utilities [1%] Healthcare [0.2%]
Technology [-0.2%] REITs [-0.7%] Biotech [-0.9%]
Retail [-1.2%] Housing [-1.3%] Staples [-3.9%]
Semiconductors [-4.7%]
.
Movers & Shakers of the Day - The 360o view of Sectors from last trading session:-

Financials [0.04%], Industrials [-0.42%], Energy [-0.48%], Healthcare [-0.57%], Materials [-0.58%], Oil Services [-0.78%], REITs [-0.82%], Biotech [-0.83%], Utilities [-0.91%], Transport [-0.93%], Consumer Services [-1.03%], Semiconductors [-1.14%], Housing [-1.18%], Retail [-1.39%], Technology [-1.44%], Consumer Staples [-1.69%]
12Stocks.com Market Intelligence Trends Of Market Sectors - The 360o ratings view of Sectors (0 to 100 - Bearish to Bullish):-

Financials [64], Energy [57], Oil Services [57], Industrials [52], Transport [40], Healthcare [32], Materials [32], Consumer Services [32], Technology [32], Utilities [25], Biotech [17], REITs [10], Housing [10], Retail [10], Semiconductors [0], Consumer Staples [0]

In a glance, the year-to-date (YTD) performances of various sectors:

Our comprehensive coverage of sectors can be found in pages below: -

  Best Performing Technology Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Energy/Oil Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Financial Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Materials Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Healthcare Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Consumer Services Stock List

  Best Performing Industrial Sector Stock List

    Global Investing with Stocks & ETFs

How are the global markets doing? Which countries or regional stock markets are performing or trending better currently?

US investors can now easily invest across the world using stocks and exchange traded funds.

The global investing world can be segmented into Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Another way to look at it from investing point of view is - Developed Markets and Emerging Markets. Emerging markets like China, Brazil & India provide some of the best investing growth opportunities today.

Year to date performances of major global exchange traded funds that invest in international markets:-
Latin America [9%] Brazil [7%] Mexico [6%]
France [5%] Taiwan [2%] Europe [1%]
Japan [1%] United Kingdom [1%] Developed Markets [1%]
China [1%] Emerging Markets [0%] Total Market Ex-US [0%]
Asia-Pacific [0%] Germany [-0%] Korea [-1%]
Russia [-1%] South Africa [-3%] India [-4%]
Australia [-4%] Canada [-6%]
.
Let us look at recent (this week so far) performance and trends of major global ETFs :-
Russia [3%] Brazil [1.7%] South Africa [1.5%]
France [1.2%] Japan [0.8%] Latin America [0.7%]
Europe [0.5%] Developed Markets [0.4%] Korea [0.3%]
Asia-Pacific [0.3%] Germany [0.2%] Canada [0.2%]
Total Market Ex-US [0.1%] India [0%] United Kingdom [-0.1%]
Emerging Markets [-0.6%] Australia [-0.9%] China [-2.4%]
Taiwan [-2.9%] Mexico [-3%]
.
One can, of course, invest in individual foreign stocks. The top performing (year-to-date) large cap foreign stocks are
XL [58%] Ecopetrol S.A [50%] Seagate [42%]
Petroleo Brasileiro [39%] Fiat Chrysler [32%] China [32%]
Nokia [28%] Telecom Italia [26%] Bancolombia S.A [24%]
CPFL Energia [23%] Lululemon Athletica [23%] Statoil ASA [20%]
.
Global Movers & Shakers: Daily performance of Global Markets
The Top Performers of Global Markets from last trading session:-

India [0.00%], Japan [-0.19%], United Kingdom [-0.36%], Developed Markets [-0.39%], France [-0.43%], Europe [-0.43%], Mexico [-0.51%], Total MArket Ex-US [-0.55%], Canada [-0.59%], Asia-Pacific [-0.64%], Germany [-0.71%], Latin America [-0.82%], Australia [-0.96%], Brazil [-1.00%], Korea [-1.13%], Emerging Markets [-1.22%], China [-1.36%], Taiwan [-1.57%], Russia [-1.69%], South Africa [-1.75%]    For more detailed view ..
12Stocks.com Market Intelligence Trends Of Global Markets - The 360o ratings view of Global Markets (0 to 100 - Bearish to Bullish):-

United Kingdom [45], Developed Markets [40], Europe [40], Total MArket Ex-US [40], Canada [40], India [32], Japan [32], France [32], Germany [32], Brazil [32], Russia [32], Mexico [25], Asia-Pacific [25], Australia [25], Korea [25], South Africa [25], Latin America [22], Emerging Markets [17], China [10], Taiwan [0]

In a glance, the year-to-date performances of major global markets:

Take a deep dive into our popular international stocks and ETF funds:

  Best Performing Emerging Markets Stock List

  Best Performing Europe Stock List

  Best Performing Latin America Stock List

  Best Performing India Stock List

  Best Performing China Stock List

  Best Performing Asia-Pacific Stock List

    Commodities Daily Investing & Trading 

How are various commodities doing? Which commodities are performing or trending better currently? How to invest in commodities using stocks or ETF funds?

It is now possible for stock market investors to participate in commodities markets (Energy, Materials - metals including gold & silver, Agricultural & Livestock).

One can implicitly participate by buying stocks of companies involved in commodity business. Or now, one can explicitly buy exchange traded funds (ETF) that track specific commodities like oil, gold and silver. 

Now, let us see how the major commodities are faring year to date. First, the commodity trackers -
Oil [14%] Gasoline [5%] Heating Oil [3%]
Agriculture [0%] Natural Gas [-3%]


Next, let us look at year to date performances of ETFs that holds stocks of companies in commodities business -
Steel [7%] Oil Services [3%] Energy [1%]
Ag-business [1%] Nuclear Energy [1%] Solar Energy [1%]
Clean Energy [1%] Clean Energy [1%] Coal [1%]
Materials [-2%] Gold Mining [-2%] Oil/Dry Bulk Tankers [-4%]
.

There are also leveraged commodity ETFs that go up double or thrice the daily percent change in any commodity.

Also, inverse commodity ETFs that go up when the commodity that they are tracking goes down.
COMMODITIES - Movers & Shakers of the Day - The 360o view of Commodities from last trading session:-

First, the commodity ETF trackers Natural Gas [2.20%], Gasoline [0.71%], Heating Oil [0.45%], Oil [-0.15%], Silver [-0.74%], Gold [-0.80%], Agriculture [-0.90%]

Next, the commodity ETFs that hold commodity related stocks Oil/Dry Bulk Tankers [1.07%], Solar Energy [0.12%], Clean Energy [-0.27%], Clean Energy [-0.27%], Energy [-0.48%], Nuclear Energy [-0.78%], Oil Services [-0.78%], Materials [-0.85%], Coal [-0.86%], Steel [-0.93%], Ag-business [-0.98%], Gold Mining [-1.50%]

In a glance, a quick overview of year-to-date performances of major commodities:


We do in depth analysis in our commodity guides to identify best performing sector/subsector exchange traded funds and individual stocks. You can find our comprehensive coverage of commodities and related stocks at the following pages: -

 
  Best Performing Energy Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Materials Sector Stock List

  Best Performing Gold & Silver Sector Stock List

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Today's Stock Market In A Nutshell:
US Dollar [0.5%], India [0%], Oil [-0.2%], Bonds [-0.3%], Europe [-0.4%], Euro [-0.5%], US Small Cap [-0.6%], US Mid Cap [-0.8%], US Large Cap [-0.8%], Gold [-0.8%], Emerging Markets [-1.2%], China [-1.4%],

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