INDUSTRIAL SEL (XLI)

Joseph Creed’s promotion comes less than a year after he was named COO as part of the company’s broader succession plan.

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day that ended, Thursday, April 10

Hang Seng Index in bear market territory, losing 20% after US tariffs on Chinese imports. ETFs with exposure to Asia, Tech and Agriculture under pressure.

The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund declined 2.2% Thursday morning. Investors moved to lock in profits despite a surprisingly soft inflation report that reinforced Wednesday's bullish macro shift.

Although every sector declined YTD in April, not all fell as much as the broader market.

Tariff fears have dragged XLI down as global trade tensions rattled industrial sector confidence. Rising costs, slowing demand and supply chain disruptions threaten profits for top industrial ETF holdings.

U.S. stocks surge after Trump hints at trade progress, easing fears of disruption. S&P 500 up 3%, tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 outperforms. Semiconductors lead sector rally.

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day that ended, Monday, April 7.

UBS also cut the price target for the stock to $243 from $385. The new price target still implies a downside of 15.6% from Friday’s closing price.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink disagrees with Chamath Palihapitiya, who said the impact of Trump's tariffs is confined to Wall Street's wealthy investors, but spares Main Street Americans.

SPX price is currently sitting below a confluence of two levels around 5130 and 5200. The next confluence levels lie from approximately 4500 to 4630 and 4800.

A standard business cycle in the US economy takes around four years to play out, from weakness to strength to weakness.