Bank of America: The Buy Zones
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After 20 years in the retail and consumer goods sector, I became a research analyst and market strategist for Capital Ladder Advisory Group. Since 2011, I have published some 400+ articles surrounding mainstream retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Costco and more. I've covered consumer goods corporations such as Apple, Keurig Green Mountain, SodaStream, Skullcandy, Fitbit and more. To date, I've garnered over a hundred media references to my analytics including Forbes. Presently, I am a contracted consultant to many retail and consumer goods companies in North America and manufacturing entities in China and Korea.
The Bull-Bear Stock Market Battle Wages Onward: Data-Heavy Week Ahead
Welcome back Finom Group investors and traders! A 3-week decline and then a 3-week rally; what does it mean? From a big picture 🏞 perspective it means a lot of chop and slop with respect to price action. Go ahead and type that phrase in the finomgroup.com search engine to reveal that is precisely what…...
Reviewing the Market’s Rally Into Q2 2024
Public Service Announcement: Watch The VIDEO HERE! Bear markets happen, on average, once every 4.1 years. There have been 3 bear markets in the last 5.5 years. Going out on a limb here, where the honey pot is 🍯, but if remaining bearish you might be stretching too far beyond the probable outcomes. Since the…...
Disinflationary Forces Under Review
Dr. Ed Yardeni Go figure: Stocks & bonds sold off on Tuesday following a hotter-than-expected Q1 Employment Cost Index (ECI). It was up 5.4% q/q (saar) and 4.1% y/y. Today, they both rallied despite a hot Q1 unit labor costs inflation report. We agree with the markets’ response to today’s news because it is consistent…...
J.P. Morgan’s Michael Cembalest: Cicadian Rhythms
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Recovering, Not Yet Recovered
Welcome back ladies and gentlemen! This weekend’s Research Report will be abbreviated, as we maintain our outlook for 2024, supported by the completion of the Q1 2024 economic data releases. The S&P 500 (SPX) capped off its best week of the year (bottom chart) as it rose 2.67% from last Friday. The weekly gain ends…...
Signaling A Bottom Bounce?
Try telling an investor that April is typically one of the absolute best months of the year for market returns after the first 3 trading weeks of April 2024. You might get a rather snarky reply. The S&P 500 (SPX) has now drawn down more than -5% since achieving its all-time high in the Q1…...
Bank of America: To 6,000… And Beyond
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Chaos, Mayhem = Opportunity
Good weekend to all ‼️ This weekend is our off-reporting weekend but we continue to deliver market insights, analysis, and 3rd-party Research to support your investing and educational needs! So let’s get right to it with our first chart, and we’ll try to accompany this publication with a video this week as well (click here…...
A disinflationary U.S. economy headed for disinflationary rate cuts? (by Jim Paulsen)
After last week’s inflation and jobs reports, the debate rages on about what the Fed will do with interest rates. By week’s end, several economic reports suggesting healthy economic growth, widespread media fear mongering and a cadre of Fed speak, fanned overheating anxieties causing the 10-year Treasury yield to rise by about 15 basis points.…...
