U.S. stocks saw a pretty strong week this week despite conflicting news surrounding the future of the U.S-China trade war. As for ETFs, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) took a dip in the mid-week but ended the week slightly higher than the week previous due to positive economic data and strong jobs reports. The Invesco QQQ Trust (NYSE: QQQ) and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE: DIA) moved in similar fashion but did not make the gains necessary for growth at the end of the week. The fund is still trading on the higher end of its 52-week range.
For Sectors, Energy (NYSE: XLE) has made a slight increase this week following this week's OPEC meeting, though this fund has been on the decline for the year and has not made many advances in the last decade. Financials (NYSE: XLF) however, are still posting strong growth in current markets, carried by the success of bank stocks. Utilities (NYSE: XLU) have continued to post modest gains and trade well for the year. Industrials (NYSE: XLI) have fallen this week due to conflicting reports of manufacturing PMIs, but the sector as a whole has been growing well for the past year. Technology (NYSE: XLK) has also been increasing explosively for the year, though the fund had lost some gains in current markets this week. Health Care (NYSE: XLV) has also posted large gains for the week, reading a new 52 week high on Friday, and continues its trend of growth for the year. In Consumer ETFs (NYSE: XLP) (NYSE: XLY), the funds are returning mixed amounts for the holiday season with discretionary dropping, but both are posting large gains for the year.
For Commodities, SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) have lost the gains they made last week due to the strong U.S. jobs data that was reported, but they are still trading on the higher ends of the funds 52-week range. United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG) posted gains this week, but the sector as a whole is reporting a steep drop from 2018 and oil rig counts in the U.S. continue to decline for the seventh straight week. United States Oil Fund (NYSE: USO) on the other hand surged upward following this week's OPEC meeting. The fund as a whole is posting vast gains for the year.
Finally, for Currencies, the Invesco Dollar Fund (NYSE: UUP) is declining for the week due to mixed trade war news, though the fund has increased for much of 2019. The Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) has gained this week, though the fund has decreased for the year. Lastly, the Pound (NYSE: FXB) has fallen on Friday, but posted strong increases for the week and continues to grow for the year.