Argus

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Apr 14, 2026

Sector(s)

Communication Services, Utilities, Financial Services

Summary

It seemed as if a period of geopolitical relative calm was forming, and investors were turning their attention to the just-beginning earnings season. But there was a step back over the weekend, as a marathon session of diplomacy resulted in nothing of note regarding a possible end of the war between the U.S. and Israel on one side, and Iran on the other. So as we enter this week, oil prices are headed higher yet again and the possibility that fighting will begin again is back in play. Meanwhile, the weekly insider-sentiment data from Vickers Stock Research shows a slight sentiment improvement among insiders at companies that trade on the NYSE and a noticeable sentiment drop among insiders at companies that trade on the NYSE. Of note, those results are likely driven more by expectations for earnings season than by developments in the war, as the data was compiled prior to the disappointing weekend geopolitical news.  Turning to insider sentiment on a sector basis, six sectors logged bullish one-week sell/buy ratios over the past week. These included Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Industrial, and Materials. Of these sectors, Financial had the lowest (most bullish) sell/buy ratio, coming in at 0.3. Meanwhile, Information Technology

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