The weekly market indicator

Question of the Day Information Technology led the week while Energy lagged. Do you rotate into strength or fade it heading into next week?

Drop your reasoning below.

Major Indices - Weekly Performance S&P 500: 6816.89 +3.56% (weekly) Dow Jones: 47916.57 +3.04% (weekly) Nasdaq: 22902.89 +4.68% (weekly) Russell 2000: 2630.59 +3.97% (weekly) VIX: 19.23 -19.44% (weekly)

Earnings Season Insights Earnings Headlines (live): - Bank earnings, US-Iran talks, and signs of stability for stocks: What to watch this week SEALSQ (LAES) Says Q1 Revenue Jumps Over 200% April’s stock-market rebound is about to face its first major test as earnings season swings into gear

Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision Federal Reserve / FOMC (via Fed.gov): Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 17–18, 2026 (Wed, 8 Apr 2026 )

Inflation Data Release Inflation Headlines: Powell sees inflation outlook in check, no need to hike rates because of oil shock

Geopolitical Events

Key geopolitical and macro developments this week: Trump announces blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Vance leaves Pakistan talks with no deal. How financial markets are reacting. Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail Trump praises Palantir as stock has worst week in over a year and Iran conflict drags on

Sector Rotation Sectors gaining traction: Information Technology (XLK): +4.88% - AI momentum and tech earnings driving gains Industrials (XLI): +4.73% - Strong relative performance this week Consumer Discretionary (XLY): +4.38% - Strong relative performance this week

Sectors facing headwinds: Consumer Staples (XLP): +0.59% - Spending concerns weighing on discretionary names Health Care (XLV): +0.34% - Relative weakness vs broader market Energy (XLE): -3.90% - Relative weakness vs broader market

New IPOs and SPACs Recent IPO / SPAC Activity (live headlines): Why Starlink is so important to SpaceX's IPO

Cryptocurrency Movements Bitcoin: $71,258.77 -0.95% (weekly) Ethereum: $2,209.22 -1.45% (weekly) Institutional adoption trends and ETF flows Regulatory developments in crypto markets Correlation with risk assets and tech stocks

Economic Indicators Economic Indicators: Check https://www.bls.gov and https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ for latest data Technical Analysis S&P 500 (6,816.89, +3.56%):

Support: 6,714.64 (immediate), 6,612.38 (key), 6,476.05 (critical) Resistance: 6,885.06 (near-term), 6,987.31 (next target) 50-day MA est.: 6,557.85 | 200-day MA est.: ~6,339.71 Weekly trend bias: bullish momentum

Nasdaq (22,902.89, +4.68%):

Support: 22,559.35 (immediate), 22,170.00 (50-day MA est.), 21,643.23 (200-day MA est.) Resistance: 23,177.73 (near-term), 23,544.17 (next target) 50-day MA est.: 21,940.97 | 200-day MA est.: 21,070.66 Weekly trend bias: bullish momentum

Dow Jones (47,916.57, +3.04%):

Support: 47,341.57 | Resistance: 48,395.74 Trend: defensive rotation favoring blue chips

Russell 2000 (2,630.59, +3.97%):

Small-cap leadership — risk-on signal

VIX (19.23, -19.44%):

calm — normal market conditions

Market Breadth:

Monitor Advance/Decline line for participation breadth New Highs vs New Lows ratio signals internal market health Watch volume patterns on up vs down days for distribution signals

Key Levels to Watch:

Psychological round numbers and prior weekly highs/lows 50-day and 200-day moving averages as dynamic support/resistance Sector relative strength shifts for rotation signals

Top Market News This Week 1. April’s stock-market rebound is about to face its first major test as earnings season swings into gear 2. Trump announces blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Vance leaves Pakistan talks with no deal. How financial markets are reacting. 3. Here are some bargain bank stocks heading into earnings season 4. Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail 5. Top Wall Street analysts prefer these dividend stocks for steady income

Weekly Reminders Review your trades from this week before planning next week. Respect your pre-defined risk per trade. No revenge trading. Let levels prove themselves. Wait for confirmation instead of guessing. Size according to volatility, not emotion.