Futures: The January jobs report is due for the divided market. Robinhood, Astera and Nvidia partner Vertiv are earnings movers.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Neutral” zone on Tuesday. U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 100 points during the session.

Analysts have tempered expectations for January’s employment figures, pointing to signs of slowing job creation in proxy data like the recent ADP private-sector report, which showed only modest gains to start the year.

Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer said gains are spreading beyond the “Magnificent Seven” without hurting major indexes. ・Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick noted software earnings remain resilient even as AI concerns have pushed valuations to their cheapest levels since 2014.

A lot of market watchers are excited by the "January Barometer" or "January Indicator," which suggests that January's returns indicate the direction of stocks for the full year. The S&P 500 index was certainly up in January (although by just 1.37%).

The S&P 500 rose on Monday, boosted by technology stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new heights as investors awaited critical economic data and another batch of earnings reports following a volatile week that ended with the 30-stock index reaching a key milestone.

Value sectors lift US stocks with the Dow at a record high, Nasdaq nearing its 50-day MA, and standout moves from Disney, AmEx, TSMC, and Coca-Cola driving market focus.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its third straight all-time high on Tuesday, though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower after a flat retail-sales reading for December gave rise to growing concerns about a slowdown in U.

SP500 is losing some ground as traders focus on the weaker-than-expected Retail Sales report. The report showed that Retail Sales were unchanged in December, while analysts expected that they would grow by +0.4%. Retail Sales Ex Autos were also unchanged on a month-over-month basis.