Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Stocktwits Top 25 Newsletter for Week 2 of 2022.
The Stocktwits Top 25 reports the 25 best-performing stocks in the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 year to date (YTD), and tracks their performances over time.
Here are your Stocktwits Top 25 Lists for Week 2:
S&P 500
ST Top 25 S&P 500
The ST Top 25 S&P 500 List was perfect for the second week straight.
25/25 closed green.
Energy companies took over – the list is now composed of 14 oil stocks.
Wells Fargo knocked Q4 earnings out of the park. Find out more below in the Winners section.
Six freshmen appeared on the list. The tickers are $APA, $EOG, $PXD, $CTRA, and $MPC.
The Stocktwits Top 25 S&P 500 Momentum Meter increased 6.30% while the S&P 500 fell 0.30%. The 6.60% difference shows the top stocks continue gaining ground ahead of the full index.
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NASDAQ-100
The Big Cap Nasdaq 100
The ST Top 25 N100 List added to last week’s impressive performance.
24 out of 25 stocks traded higher.
China stocks bounced back. 💪 JD.com and Pinduoduo both posted solid gains and debuted as freshmen.
Xcel Energy was the only loser on the list. Check it out in the Sinners section below.
9 new names made the list. The stocks include $ILMN, $AMAT, $SPLK, $JD, $PDD, $KLAC, $QCOM, $CMCSA, and $NTES.
The ST Top 25 Nasdaq 100 Momentum Meter ripped 4.03% while the full Nasdaq 100 rose 0.12%. The 3.91% difference suggests the top-performing stocks are still outperforming the full index.
RUSSELL 2000
Small-Cap Russell 2000
The ST Top 25 R2K List raged again in the second week of the year.
Every stock on the list managed a gain.
ErosSTX Global Corp soared 37.76% and into the second spot on the list. The freshman is a winner below.
The list’s Freshmen are $NEX, $ESGC, $WTI, $BTU, $DRQ, $ATI, $SLCA, $TBBK, $KPTI, $SM, and $IMUX.
The ST Top 25 R2K Momentum Meter expanded 11.99% while the Russell 2000 index dipped 0.80%. The 12.79% difference in favor of the top stocks suggests that the full index has been left in the dust.
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ST Top 25 TOP DAWG OF THE WEEK 🐶
The ST Top 25 Top Dawg for Week 2, 2022 is #6 N100 – Illumina Inc.
Illumina made a statement in the second week of the year, posting a 9.39% gain. The pharmaceutical company is a freshman ranked sixth.
$ILMN increased 17% on Tuesday after releasing early 2021 results at the 2022 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Fourth-quarter revenue grew 25% year-over-year to a record $1.2 billion! The company also announced partnerships with Agendia and Boehringer Ingelheim to advance cancer treatments. Here’s the full report.
Here’s the daily chart:
Francis deSouza, CEO of Illumina stated: “We are seeing incredible acceleration of genomics in healthcare, driving an outstanding 2021 for Illumina and strong momentum for 2022 and beyond,”
$ILMN is up 6.49% YTD.
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The Winners 📈
△ #10 S&P 500 – Wells Fargo & Company wowed investors after a stellar earnings beat. The big bank improved a spot on the ST Top 25 S&P 500 List to #10.
$WFC crushed earnings and sales estimates on Friday, boosting the stock 3.7% to three-year highs.
The bank’s quarterly profit surged 86% to $5.75 billion and it repurchased 139.7 million shares, worth $7 billion. 😳
$WFC is up 21% YTD.
△ #2 R2K – ErosSTX Global Corporation was the most impressive stock on any of the lists in Week 2. As a freshman, the media organization debuted in the second slot on ST Top 25 R2K List.
$ESGC climbed 16.7% on Thursday after SLING TV added Eros Now to its streaming service.
Eros Now’s 1,500 titles, including top online originals and films, are available to SLING’s International subscribers. The Eros Now library on SLING will increase to 6,000 film titles in the next months, with titles in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, and other regional languages.
$ESGC is now up 47.5% in 2022.
△ #5 S&P 500 – APA Corporation continued its impressive advance onward. The oil company posted the ST Top 25 S&P 500 List’s best performance with a 12.20% weekly return.
$APA closed positive three days this week and finished at two-year highs. Energy has outperformed every sector for the last two weeks, we’ll see if the strength continues.
Here’s the weekly chart:
$APA is up 23.80% YTD.
△ #10 N100 – JD.com jumped onto the ST Top 25 N100 List this week as China stocks got some love.
$JD vaulted 10.30% on Tuesday alongside Chinese tech companies as speculators anticipate China’s central bank will slash interest rates to help the country’s sluggish economy.
JD.com also launched two retail outlets in the Netherlands that will be staffed by robots to prepare and transport items. Two more stores are expected to open in Amsterdam and Utrecht.
$JD has appreciated 5.2% YTD.
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The Sinners 📉
▼ #24 N100 – Xcel Energy Inc dropped 0.19% in Week 2 and was the only stock on all three lists to close negative.
$XEL slipped fifteen spots lower from #9 to #24 on the ST Top 25 N100 List simply because it couldn’t hang with the rest. The utility company was digesting recent gains while other top stocks were making progress.
Here’s the daily chart:
$XEL is still up 1.88% YTD.
See Y’all Next Week 🤙
