BBMC News and Press, JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity From 07/10/23

2023-07-10 03:36:00 ET Summary After making a new 2023 high on Monday, the market spent the next three days backing and filling. For the week, it was down 1.2%. We are now in a Golden Cross configuration, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The best performer last week (and the...

2023-07-09 12:08:09 ET Summary Proper use of the "puts to calls" ratio provides insight into investor expectations, with high ratios indicating bearish sentiment and low ratios indicating bullish sentiment. The current ratio stands at .588, which is in the lowest 20% of historic r...

2023-07-08 03:25:00 ET Summary Markets climbed in the second quarter, driven mainly by the tech rally and hopes of an imminent end to monetary tightening. However, notable risks to the rally lay ahead, including an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve, which warrant caution from i...

2023-07-07 03:40:00 ET Summary Markets are on the upswing after clinching significant gains, locking in a strong six months for the start of the year. Tech was the champion behind the recent rally as a group of eight companies drove performance, fueled by the growth of artificial ...

2023-07-06 03:20:00 ET Summary Excitement over AI has driven equities this year. Yet investors should maintain a disciplined, long-term focus amid uncertain market conditions. Global equities advanced in the second quarter, led by a narrow group of stocks seen as big winners from ...

2023-07-05 22:45:00 ET Summary Throughout history, the prominent Wall Street mantra has been, “Don’t fight the Fed.”. Unfortunately, for those following this overly simplistic guidance of not opposing the Fed, investor portfolio balances have been harmed drama...

2023-07-04 01:50:00 ET Summary The yield curve, as measured by the 2-year note and 10-year note (Treasury yields) have gotten more inverted of late, registering at -106 basis points (bps) at last count. Even at that, many bond experts are saying that we are still in “lucky&...

2023-07-03 21:33:00 ET Summary After receding last week, the tide rolled in favor of the S&P 500. The index rose to 4450.38, up 2.4% from the previous week's close. The rising tide that lifted stock prices during the final week of the second quarter of 2023 emanated from the b...

2023-07-03 06:30:00 ET Summary The forward 4-quarter estimate this week fell to $224.01 from last week’s $224.33. Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services were the big positive change between Q4 ’22 and Q1 ’23 EPS. Energy revenue saw a big swing n...

2023-07-01 03:30:00 ET Summary Equity markets hit a bottom in October 2022, with the S&P 500 retreating about 25 percent from the record high set at the beginning of that year. As we write this article on Friday morning, the S&P 500 is up in simple price terms by more than...