Investing Update: Insiders & Hedge Funds Bearish?
What I'm buying, selling & watching
This week saw volatility make a comeback with the DeepSeek news to start the week and then the tariffs announcements at the end of the week.
The Dow finished the week positive, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished down on the week.
For the month the Dow had its best January since 2019. It finished January up 4.7%. The S&P 500 finished the month up 2.7% and the Nasdaq also finished up 1.6%.
A good start to January could signal a good year for the S&P 500. Here is a look at Januarys that were up over 2% and then what the S&P 500 did the final 11 months of the year. Of the 32 years where January was up 2% or higher, the S&P 500 finished down in only 4 of those 32 years.
It may not seem like it, but the percentage of S&P 500 stocks reaching 12-month highs is now at its highest level since November.
Market Recap
Weekly Heat Map Of Stocks
Top S&P 500 Returns YTD
Here are the top performers in the S&P 500 through the first month of the year.
Noteworthy Flows
The past week fund flows saw a solid inflow into U.S. equities. There was a big spike in consumer cyclical sectors as well as government bond funds.
Financials have seen a surge in inflows. It was the biggest inflow into financials since January 2022.
