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The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

Homebuilder confidence was unchanged in April after four consecutive increases, according to the recent National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The index value was 51. A reading over 50 indicates that more builders see conditions as good than poor. NAHB Chairman Carl Harris said that many "frustrated buyers" were "back on the fence waiting for interest rates to fall." The NAHB's Chief Economist, Robert Dietz, said: "April's flat reading suggests potential for demand growth is there, but buyers are hesitating until they can better gauge where interest rates are headed," On April 8, Fannie Mae released its Home Purchase Sentiment Index for March, which declined after three consecutive increases. The company's Chief Economist, Doug Duncan, said: "Consumers took a slightly more pessimistic view on the likely direction of mortgage rates, likely reflecting the fact that actual mortgage rates have moved upward since the start of the year." The 30-year mortgage rate rose to 6.88% last week from 6.62% on January 4, according to Freddie Mac. On Tuesday, the Commerce Department reported March Housing Starts of 1.32 million at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 4.3% from a year earlier. This morning, we expect the National Association of Realtors to report March Existing Home Sales of 3.9 million (SAAR), down from 4.35 million in March 2023. On April 23, we expect the Commerce Department to report March New Home Sales of 672,000 (SAAR), up 5.0% year-over-year. Based on the April 16 GDPNow estimate from the Atlanta Fed, first-quarter GDP is expected to rise 2.9%, with positive contribution from residential fixed investment. The S&P/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index jumped 6.1% in December. We expect it to rise about 4% for February. The Zillow Home Value Index was up 3.6% in February. The 10-year Treasury yield is a benchmark for mortgage rates. It disconcertingly rose to 4.60% yesterday from 3.95% on January 2.

Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Londoner Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian Macao, as well as the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore toward the end of 2028. Its Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas assets in the U.S. were sold to Apollo and VICI in 2022. With the sale of its Vegas assets, the company generates all its EBITDA from Asia, with its casino operations generating the majority of sales.