Archive for category: Research Reports

Hotter but shorter cycles persist — we continue to forecast an earnings recession this year that we don’t think...

Good Sunday Finom Group members. As previously mentioned and due to a death in the family, we are not...

Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down. ~Warren Buffett...

We know that historical analogs and averages can be overdone in market analysis, and our statistical approach (and maybe...

Cross-Asset Strategy: Equities rallied to YTD highs on optimism around a US debt ceiling resolution, a move that seems...

Pundits and gurus master the art of going out on a limb without going out on a limb. ~Philip...

Boom! It just got “real”, as the kids say. The boom is the equivalent of the S&P 500 (SPX)...

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what...

Interactions with clients suggest our 2023 earnings forecast is  now very much out of consensus. This is a change...

There are a great many opinions on the market and the potential outcome/s for the debt ceiling that lay...

Just 10 days ago, the Federal Reserve signaled a likely pause in the rate hiking campaign to fight inflation....

There isn’t much ‘feeling’ on the part of bulls or bears these days. As discussed previously, with seven months...

Long-term trends and short-term emotions are both powerful. Former can build wealth, latter can sabotage that effort. ~Brian G...

Waking From A Slumber? We’re very skeptical that the rally from last October’s low represents the first leg of...

Technically Vulnerable? For this week’s segment of “Looking at the charts/quants”, we’ll lead with the most perfect of quant...

Soooooo… feels like the market is running in place, right? Since hitting its initial 2023 high on February 2nd...

“It’s one thing to have forecasts, but if you can’t get what’s going on right now correct, there’s no...

Investors’ belief in a 2H EPS recovery is growing amid a stronger than expected reporting season. Meanwhile, the recent...

By Merrill Lynch Macro Strategy—The Calm Before the Storm? Economic indicators continue to support our view that U.S. growth...

The big money is made in waiting and simplicity. Not in overactivity and complexity. ~Brian G of Alphacharts You...

The coming week will prove a meaningful earnings week, as the Mega-cap Growth companies will be reporting their quarterly...

While we are forgoing our traditional State of the Market recording and process, please review our latest video (link...

It really feels like the markets have not traveled too low or too high since hitting their peaks in...