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The S&P 500 showed technical improvement last week, closing higher after four weeks of declines, aided by a rare weekly DeMARK exhaustion signal. Despite the rally, monthly and quarterly charts remain bearish, with no compelling support at recent lows and key downside targets still untested.

Earlier this year, the S&P 500 was down as much as 9% from its all-time high. Given recent and forecast earnings growth rates, this correction is typical of what we've seen in the past under similar conditions.

Seven 'safer' S&P 500 dividend stocks—VICI, VZ, BEN, F, HST, T, KEY, and RF—offer yields from $1K invested that exceed single share prices and are supported by free cash flow. Top ten S&P 500 dividend dogs are projected to deliver average net gains of 32.58% by April 2027, with risk/volatility 5% above market average. Analyst targets imply 25.96% to 44.73% net gains for leading dividend dogs, but caution is…

The markets are quiet in overnight electronic trading, as the headlines from the war continue to be a massive issue.

US stocks ended mixed as oil surged on Iran tensions, while easing fears helped indices recover. Traders now watch geopolitics and market outlook.