Apple

NVIDIA

Microsoft

Amazon

Alphabet

Tesla

Broadcom

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY tracks a market cap-weighted index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected by the S&P Committee.

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares

ProShares Ultra S&P 500

ProShares UltraPro S&P500

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The US indices that I follow here are FX Empire all look as if we are still in a holding pattern, albeit in a longer-term uptrend as well. At this point, a lot of liquidity is still missing from the markets, so keep this in mind.

NASDAQ, Dow Jones and S&P 500 Forecast – US Indices Continues to Grind

The S&P 500 has been red-hot during the past two years. In both 2023 and 2024, the index rose by about 24%.

Can the S&P 500 Continue Rallying in 2025? Here's What History Says

SPY, Palantir, Vistra, NVIDIA and United Airlines are included in this Analyst Blog.

The Zacks Analyst Blog SPY, Palantir, Vistra, NVIDIA and United Airlines

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an increase in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Thursday.

S&P 500 Falls For 5th Straight Session, Tesla Tumbles: Greed Index Remains In 'Fear' Zone

Amphenol

Domino's Pizza

Elevance Health Inc

Global Payments

Intuit

Mastercard

Monolithic Power Systems

MSCI

NIKE

NXP Semiconductors

Old Dominion Freight Line

ResMed

Rollins

UnitedHealth Group

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Zoetis

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ended 2024 on a sour note, losing 2.41% in December and finishing the year up 24.89%. The Top 15 dividend growth stocks for January 2025 offer an average dividend yield of 1.21% and appear to be about 27% undervalued based on dividend yield theory. Since its inception in September 2020, the watch list has achieved a 10.33% compound annual growth rate.

My Top 15 High Growth Dividend Stocks For January 2025

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI India ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.

World Markets Watchlist: 2024 Wrap-Up

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

Moving Averages: S&P Finishes December 2024 Down 2.5%

META, AMZN, and NVDA climb as S&P 500 trades higher higher. TSLA falls on weak deliveries, capping the Nasdaq despite tech sector strength.

S&P 500 Forecast: NVDA and AVGO Climb but TSLA Weighs on Nasdaq

The S&P 500 (SPX) enters 2025 on its best two-year run since the late 1990s.

Watch These S&P 500 Levels as Investors Assess 2025 Outlook

The S&P 500 delivered a 23.31% return in 2024, but the communications services sector stole the spotlight.

S&P 500 Delivers Impressive 2024 Return, XLC Tops Charts: Netflix, Meta, Fox Steal The Show

The 3 major US indices that I follow here at FX Empire all seem to be pointing in an upward direction in early electronic trading on Thursday, as traders are coming back from the holiday. That being said, liquidity is still going to be an issue for the next couple

NASDAQ, Dow Jones and S&P 500 Forecast – US Indices Look For Upward Momentum in Early Hours

We've officially put 2024 behind us, and it marked another strong year for the stock market.

Another Banner Year for the S&P 500

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a slight easing in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Tuesday.

S&P 500 Surges 23% In 2024, But Greed Index Remains In 'Fear' Zone

Comcast

Evergy Inc

Genuine Parts

Mondelez

NextEra Energy

PNC Financial Services

Restaurant Brands

Royal Bank of Canada

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

WEC Energy Group

Xcel Energy

SPY ends 2024 on a sour note but with a total gain of 24.89%. The top 10 stocks on the watchlist for January 2025 offer a 3.45% dividend yield, nearly triple that of the S&P 500. My top 10 list of high dividend yield stocks has generated an annualized rate of return of 16.33% since its inception in November 2020.

My Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For January 2025

HSBC Holdings

The S&P 500 index performed well in 2024, jumping by double digits for the second consecutive year. It surged and reached an all-time high of $6,097 as technology companies surged and the number of $1 trillion companies rose to 10.

S&P 500 forecast: UBS, Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley

Agree Realty

Boston Properties

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund

Realty Income Corp

Blue Owl Capital Corp

STAG Industrial

Vici Properties

Walgreens

Traditional dividend valuation methods may not apply to all asset classes. Business Development Companies like Blue Owl Capital offer high yields through diverse debt investments, benefiting from higher interest rates and defensive portfolio structures. REITs, despite current underperformance, present opportunities for high yields and potential capital appreciation, especially with future interest rate cuts.

3 High-Yield Asset Classes For Dividend Investors In 2025

Should Trump's MAGA policies boost America's interests, the S&P 500 index should benefit. Here's how to trade it.

The MAGA Trade Is Alive and Well in 2025

Chip stocks flash warning as the PHLX Semiconductor Index posts a “death cross.” Will this bearish signal hit the S&P 500 in 2025?

S&P 500 Outlook: Chip Stock Sell-Off Weighs on Broader Market

During the first week of 2024, Nvidia stock broke major resistance, which set the tone for 2024, with the GenAI theme. Similarly, investor positioning during the first week of 2025 could set the tone for the rest of the year.

S&P 500: The First Week Of 2025 To Set The Tone For The Year

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY has posted an impressive 24.18% gain year-to-date, largely driven by the dominance of the ‘Magnificent 7‘ mega-cap tech stocks.

Is SPY Losing Its Spark? The S&P 500's Risk Conundrum

DoorDash

Uber

Why We're Placing Bets On Portfolio Armor Top Names So far, we have 6-month track records for 78 weekly top ten names cohorts since December of 2022. On average, our top ten names have returned 18.96% over the next six months.

Our Final Top Names Trade Of 2024

On the last day of the year, the indices in the United States all look likely to rally and have been gaining ever so slightly in the early hours again.

NASDAQ, Dow Jones and S&P 500 Forecast – US Indices Show Strength in Premarket Trading

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Albemarle

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

Franklin Resources

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Ecolab

Hormel Foods

Medtronic

McCormick

Nordson

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Stanley Black & Decker

Target

T. Rowe Price Group

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF rocked a cool 4.85% gain in November, but it's giving up nearly half of its return this year in December. I present 3 strategies that can theoretically beat the dividend aristocrat index in the long term. After 41 months of tracking these strategies, two strategies are generating a CAGR superior to NOBL.

My Best Dividend Aristocrats For January 2025

Warren Buffett has long recommended a low-fee S&P 500 tracker fund to amateur investors. Chamath Palihapitiya says it's become riskier as a handful of stocks now dominate the index.

Warren Buffett tells people to buy an S&P 500 index fund. A celebrity tech investor says they face a 'rude awakening'

U.S. stock futures were trading higher on Tuesday following Monday's selloff. All four index futures rose in trade.

News for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ETF (SPY)