Nov. 24 Week Recommendation: Short Week, So Limit-Orders Only
The week closed with a mixed tone as sector performance varied sharply across the equity landscape. Technology and communication services led the downside, while defensive sectors such as utilities and consumer staples provided modest stability. Meanwhile, select international and emerging-market names delivered strong 30-day momentum, reflecting pockets of resilience despite broader volatility.
ETF Performance
| Ticker | Name | VE Rating | Last Close Date | Last Close Price | Last Week Price | Change |
| QQQM | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 5 | 11/21/2025 | 242.92 | 248.53 | -2.26% |
| SCHD | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 1 | 11/21/2025 | 27.1 | 27 | 0.37% |
| SPYM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 77.53 | 78.32 | -1.01% |
| VB | Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF | 2 | 11/21/2025 | 247.26 | 245.1 | 0.88% |
| XLB | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | 1 | 11/21/2025 | 86.35 | 85.45 | 1.05% |
| XLC | Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 111.9 | 111.18 | 0.65% |
| XLE | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | 1 | 11/21/2025 | 89.42 | 90.34 | -1.02% |
| XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 51.67 | 51.45 | 0.43% |
| XLI | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 3 | 11/21/2025 | 149.63 | 150.52 | -0.59% |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 5 | 11/21/2025 | 273.2 | 283.64 | -3.68% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 2 | 11/21/2025 | 77.9 | 76.77 | 1.47% |
| XLRE | Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund | 1 | 11/21/2025 | 40.9 | XL40.68 | 0.54% |
| XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 3 | 11/21/2025 | 88.15 | 89.56 | -1.57% |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 154.61 | 151.7 | 1.92% |
| XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 3 | 11/21/2025 | 225.5 | 228.72 | -1.41% |
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Top 3 Stock Performers (Global)
| Ticker | Name | VE Rating | Last Close Date | Last Close Price | Price 30 Days Ago | Difference |
| AVIFY | Advanced Info Service PCL | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 10.28 | 8.27 | 24.30% |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 24.21 | 19.61 | 23.46% |
| AU | Anglogold Ashanti PLC | 5 | 11/21/2025 | 79.81 | 64.99 | 22.80% |
Top 3 Stock Performers (US)
| Ticker | Name | VE Rating | Last Close Date | Last Close Price | Price 30 Days Ago | Difference |
| CAH | Cardinal Health Inc | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 209.48 | 163.8 | 27.89% |
| SNDK | SanDisk Corp | 5 | 11/21/2025 | 200.27 | 176.49 | 13.47% |
| CMI | Cummins Inc | 4 | 11/21/2025 | 472.51 | 421.06 | 12.22% |
Strategy Note
Despite Friday’s partial bounce-back, the order of magnitude of returns for most of the market benchmark index ETFs for the month remains in reverse order after a brutal four-day start to the week. The notable exception has been gold as GLDM has bounced back smartly from a minor correction at the end of October with a 1.7% gain. Indeed, the November markets continue to confirm a swing from a “risk-on” to a “risk-off” environment, and gold is the traditional safe harbor for nervous equity investors.
The relatively small uptick for the Nasdaq-100 on Friday did little to reduce the massive sell-off in the Mag 7 Big Tech stocks dominating the index. Consequently, its benchmark ETF, QQQM, is now the worst-performing in our equity benchmark group with a loss of 6.2% month-to-date. Since QQQM is comprised largely of growth names, it is no surprise that Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is the second-worst performer with a 5.8% decline. Small-cap stocks (IWM) and emerging markets (EEM)—both generally higher-risk market segments—follow with losses of 4.3% and 4.0%, respectively.
Utilities (VPU) and value stocks (VTV) have suffered relatively modest declines of 1.0% and 0.1% so far this month. The bellwether S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) is now down 2%, matching the decline in developed foreign markets represented by EFA. Meanwhile, bitcoin exposure via IBIT is in a full-fledged correction with a steep month-to-date loss of 23%.
Among individual stocks, Apple (AAPL) has avoided major damage with a 0.9% gain this month, helped by a significant investment last week. Travelers (TRV) is up 8.4%, while James River (JRVR) has gained 5.8% and carries a ValuEngine rating of 5 (Strong Buy). TRV is rated 4, while AAPL remains a 3. One notable downgrade is NextEra Energy (NXE), which has fallen from a 3 (Hold) to a 2 (Sell).
Thanksgiving week typically features normal trading volume on Monday and Tuesday, with much lighter activity on Wednesday and Friday. Limit orders are strongly recommended during holiday-week trading when spreads tend to widen.
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