Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets. Please click the following link to review this week’s SOTM. In this week’s episode. In this week’s Episode we introduce Chris Dover and experience his systems-based trading strategy. Additionally, we take a look at the quarter-long rally in bond yields that may be at a tipping point. “The stock…...
The derating of stocks is not over but may take a pause as stimulus boosts liquidity. Our cycle analysis strongly suggest PEs will fall this year as rates rise and earnings revisions flatten out. This is a high conviction, non-consensus view we think is already playing out at the stock level. While unfinished in our…...
Research Report Insight #1 We’ve identified individual stocks in previous Research Reports that we deemed reasonable opportunities, and we understand that many Finom Group members have benefited from such disseminations. Below are 2 such opportunities that were outlined in mid-October 2020, which have delivered strong profits since: “With the Industrials sector having performed very well…
Stocks danced higher this past week to produce their best week since February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed above 32,000 for the first time while the S&P 500 (SPX) and Russell 2000 (RUT) both achieved record levels this past week. The Nasdaq (NDX) climbed out of a 3-week losing streak and correction territory…...
Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets. Please click the following link to review this week’s SOTM. In this week’s episode, we record live on Thursday and discussing the recent correction in the Nasdaq, what might bring about the next consolidation and rotation in the markets and how the bond market is expressing signs of exhausted selling. Primary reasons for correction:…...
Equity Strategy Market Update, Style Positioning − Where does the Momentum Unwind stand? The recent market volatility has been largely a function of a painful underlying market rotation out of high Momentum and expensive Growth stocks as rates and inflation expectations underwent a sharp adjustment. We see higher rates largely as a function of earlier…...
Research Report Insight #1 Prior to this past week, the S&P 500 had consolidated 4.5% from its peak in January. In February, the S&P 500 began another 4%+ correction and it may have culminated with a 5.8% correction this past week. Now let’s look at a the 1-year chart of the S&P 500 to get…
Where are markets headed as bond yields rise? J.P. Morgan’s Global Research macro views and top cross-asset trade ideas On March 1, J.P. Morgan Research hosted a virtual meeting featuring J.P. Morgan researchers to discuss the drivers of rising US Treasury yields and the implications across asset classes. We view last week’s US Treasury sell-off…
Much of the trading week was once again driven by fear of inflation, rising bond yields and a continuation of the Technology sector/Nasdaq (COMPQ) underperformance. Wall Street was whipsawed in volatile trading for much of the week. The S&P 500 (SPX) notched its best day since June on Monday, while the Nasdaq capped its worst…...
Welcome to this week’s State of the Markets. Please click the following link to review this week’s SOTM. In this week’s episode, we record live on Friday and during a wicked market correction in the Nasdaq. We update some of our recent historical data studies… some have remained relevant while others have to be discarded. As the bonds vs. equities debate continues…...
