Investment Review №349. High Hopes
High Hopes
The second-quarter earnings season has begun amid profit forecasts that remain above historical averages.
S&P 500 Index as of July 10, 2026
| Ticker | Asset | Change over the week | Change over the month |
| SPY | S&P 500 | 1,37% | 2,43% |
| QQQ | NASDAQ100 | 1,81% | 2,50% |
| DIA | Dow Jones Industrial 30 | -0,40% | 3,21% |
| UUP | U.S. Dollar | 0,18% | 1,36% |
| FXE | Euro | -0,16% | -1,15% |
| XLF | Financials | 0,16% | 6,20% |
| XLE | Energy | 3,49% | -4,03% |
| XLI | Industrials | -1,08% | 3,60% |
| XLK | Technology | 2,87% | 2,77% |
| XLU | Utilities | -0,76% | 3,25% |
| XLV | Healthcare | -1,77% | 4,06% |
| SLV | Silver | -1,94% | -8,57% |
| GLD | Gold | -0,30% | -3,52% |
| UNG | Natural Gas | -8,46% | -6,94% |
| USO | Oil | 4,54% | -17,21% |
| VXX | VXX Index | -4,13% | -16,05% |
| EWJ | Japan | 1,51% | 3,96% |
| EWU | UK | -1,19% | 0,69% |
| EWG | Germany | -1,94% | -1,31% |
| EWQ | France | -1,92% | -1,83% |
| EWI | Italy | -0,07% | 1,81% |
| GREK | Greece | 2,01% | 6,27% |
| EEM | BRICS | 1,83% | 1,64% |
| EWZ | Brazil | 4,36% | 5,93% |
| RTSI | Russia | -3,63% | -20,42% |
| INDA | India | -0,52% | 3,70% |
| FXI | China | 4,92% | -3,49% |