CATH News and Press, Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF From 10/12/23

2023-10-12 04:19:00 ET Summary The first half of the year has been far better than expected when comparing expectations at the start of the year which was a more doom and gloom narrative along with the possibility of an earnings recession. For the first time in six quarters, earni...

2023-10-09 23:21:00 ET Summary For the past 30 years, implied volatility and yield curves have been locked in a repeating cycle. S&P 500 options volatility appears to alternate between high and low volatility regimes. Implied volatility on S&P 500 options has been exce...

2023-10-07 00:51:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Index's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 18.8 times is 8% greater than the historical median valuation of 17.3 times, and in the 68th percentile relative to history. Both the regular return on equity (ROE) and the intangibl...

2023-10-06 22:17:00 ET Summary The window of weakness for stocks is closing, could this presage of a blow-off top to close out the year? The risk for stocks could again be to the upside. A constructive correction in crude oil. One: The window of weakness is closing...

2023-10-06 05:11:00 ET Summary During the Q2 2023 earnings season, we profiled 6 companies that had unusual earnings dates. Salesforce crossed our radar ahead of their Q2 report with a confirmed earnings date that was outside of their historical range. Norwegian Cruise Line co...

2023-10-03 22:16:00 ET Summary Risk premiums simply did not matter in a yield-scarce environment when the TINA (“there is no alternative”) narrative dominated markets. Since Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) were introduced in 1997, long-term real rates ...

2023-10-03 05:40:00 ET Summary Cash in consumer wallets and money in the bank help the economy keep chugging along at a healthy clip. Despite a dramatic surge in mortgage rates over the last few years, the housing market remains strong due to a very tight supply of homes available...

2023-09-25 21:17:00 ET Summary S&P 500 dropped 2.9% from the previous week's close to end the week at a level of 4320.06. CME Group's FedWatch Tool now projects the Fed will hold the Federal Funds Rate steady in a target range of 5.25-5.50% through July (2024-Q3). The pros...

2023-09-11 15:30:00 ET Summary With an approximate $342 billion market cap, ORCL is the 35th largest company in the S&P 500 when ranked by market cap. The emergence of the cloud represented both a risk and an opportunity for Oracle in the early part of the last decade. S&a...

2023-09-11 10:30:00 ET Summary The market is still in the process of digesting its gains and broadening its participation. September is off to a negative start, and history shows that September is the weakest month of the year, on average. Since the recent market peak on July ...