Focus: US

Focus: US

Market Close: Thu, 22 January 2026

Daily Insights

At market close, US equities demonstrated gains primarily driven by easing geopolitical and trade tensions. President Trump reversed course on proposed tariffs targeting European countries, announcing a framework agreement with NATO involving Greenland (which had previously sparked market sell-offs). This reduced fears of renewed trade disruptions.

Technology and communication services provided leadership, buoyed by strong performances in key mega-cap names, while energy and materials sectors contributed to the positive tone on a week-to-date basis. Small-cap indices outperformed their large-cap counterparts, signaling potential broadening of market participation. 

Supporting factors included resilient US economic data, such as upward revisions to prior GDP growth, stable inflation readings (PCE in line with expectations), low jobless claims, and solid consumer spending. Small-cap stocks (Russell 2000 up 0.8%) continued to outperform, hitting new highs amid broader risk-on sentiment.

The VIX (volatility index) declined notably,  reflecting a calmer risk environment as investors digested recent economic indicators.

Gold hit fresh all-time highs earlier but saw some pullback. Overall, the session underscores resilient sentiment, with opportunities emerging in cyclical areas as the market navigates ongoing policy uncertainties.

Swing Trading Ideas (1–4 Weeks) - TEVO Methodology

Today's TEVO swing trade shortlist highlights two long opportunities featuring a Pending Medium-Term Reversal in AECOM and a Pending Medium-Term Top Quantmatix in Tractor Supply, both registered today. These setups target medium-term upside in industrials and consumer discretionary names showing improving momentum. With solid hit rates above 65%, they represent high-probability entries for the 1-4 week horizon.

Q Target Δ% Hit%
Aecom (ACM:XNYS) -8.7 103.74 +5.7% 71%
Tractor Supply (TSCO:XNGS) -4.9 55.44 +3.8% 67%

TEVO trades pick oversold/overbought but improving setups with positive expected value, strong historical hit-rates, giving you only the highest-probability swing opportunities each week.

Market Movements

Technology and communication services led the market higher, with notable strength in mega-caps like Meta Platforms and Tesla, while small caps outperformed large caps and energy gained ground week-to-date. Real estate and utilities lagged, highlighting caution in rate-sensitive sectors, and volatility eased significantly. This rotation toward cyclicals and tech suggests broadening participation and reduced fear, potentially setting up further upside if momentum sustains; pending reversal signals in underperformers like financials could facilitate mean-reversion.

Market Snapshot

Equities

1D WTD
Russell 2000

+0.8%

+1.5%

Dow Jones

+0.6%

+0.1%

Russell 1000

+0.6%

-0.3%

S&P 500

+0.6%

-0.4%

FX

1D WTD
EUR/USD

+0.6%

+1.4%

GBP/USD

+0.6%

+0.9%

USD/CNY

+0.1%

+0.1%

US Dollar Index

+0.1%

-0.6%

USD/JPY

+0.1%

+0.2%

USD/CHF

-0.8%

-1.7%

Volatility

1D WTD
VIX

-7.5%

-1.4%

Crypto

1D WTD
Bitcoin

+0.1%

-4.5%

US Sector ETFs

1D (%)
+1.4%
+1.0%
+0.7%
+0.7%
+0.6%
+0.3%
+0.0%
-0.2%
-0.5%
-0.7%
-1.0%

Mag 7

1D WTD
META PLATFORMS-A

+5.7%

+4.4%

TESLA INC

+4.2%

+2.7%

MICROSOFT CORP

+1.6%

-1.9%

AMAZON INC

+1.3%

-2.0%

NVIDIA CORP

+0.8%

-0.8%

ALPHABET INC-A

+0.7%

+0.2%

APPLE INC

+0.3%

-2.8%

Focus: Russell 1000

Top Gainers (1-Day)

1D WTD
Plug Power Inc

+16.7%

+9.8%

Gitlab Inc-Cl A

+12.8%

+9.6%

Enphase Energy

+12.5%

+15.7%

Top Losers (1-Day)

1D WTD
Inspire Medical

-16.0%

-12.4%

Abbott Labs

-10.0%

-10.8%

Old Repub Intl

-9.3%

-9.2%

Sectors (Equal-Weighted)

1D (%)

Information

+1.7%

Communicatio

+1.1%

Materials

+0.6%

Energy

+0.6%

Financials

+0.4%

Industrials

+0.4%

Health Care

+0.4%

Consumer Dis

+0.0%

Consumer Sta

-0.0%

Utilities

-0.5%

Real Estate

-0.7%

Ranked by 1-day change

Quantmatix Success Stories

Our signals shone last week, delivering gains up to 14.0% on Medium-Term Reversal longs in biotech and energy names, affirming the reliability of Quantmatix's quantitative edge.

Date Profit %
QIAGEN NV (QGEN:XNYS) Fri, 16 Jan +14.0%
PLUG POWER INC (PLUG:XNCM) Fri, 16 Jan +9.8%
ADV MICRO DEVICE (AMD:XNGS) Fri, 16 Jan +9.4%
APPLOVIN CO-CL A (APP:XNGS) Fri, 16 Jan +8.2%
PELOTON INTERA-A (PTON:XNGS) Fri, 16 Jan +8.2%
Key
Short-term signals Short-T DR Short-T TopQ
Medium-term signals Medium-T DR Medium-T TopQ Pending Medium-T DR Pending Medium-T TopQ

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