CSA News and Press, VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF From 01/22/23

Summary The long-awaited downturn in global trade will take place in 2023. Supply chain realignments that have been years in the making will begin to take effect. Government policies launched in 2022 will bear fruit in 2023 and include subsidies for semiconductors and automotive electri...

Summary Reserve provisioning by banks against the likelihood of further deterioration in their consumer and small business loan portfolios. Analysts’ earnings estimates are finally catching up to the market, which decided already in 2022 that conditions were headed south. The...

Summary Looking at the most recent readings of many economic indicators, nowcasting gives a more up-to-date reading of the economy than gross domestic product. The weakest US sector is housing. Building permits have been on a downward trend for much of 2022 and dropped again in December...

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Summary Massive outperformance of high short interest stocks versus the S&P is notable in isolation and particularly so over the past five years. Pace of short covering has also been violent. Speed and size of moves might have caused large losses in systematic strategies leading...

Summary Reducing the US deficit is praiseworthy. How was that accomplished in 2022? Reducing the deficit is not the same as reducing the debt. US debt continues to climb into the stratosphere. US debt above $30 trillion is more than $95,000 per person. How will it be paid? ...

Summary General market performance. Premium discount behavior trends. General performance of interval funds. CEF Insights Quarterly Review January 2023 Interview – Tom Roseen CEFA : Welcome to CEF Insights, your source for Closed-End Fund informa...

Summary Falling wages reduce the odds of a 1970s style outcome. The biggest lesson for me was the sheer uncertainty of the future. We keep threatening to default on ourselves over a self-imposed constraint that doesn’t actually constrain anything. Here are some thin...

Summary One of the big stories late last fall was the abrupt about-face turn by the Chinese government on its zero-Covid policy. There is a connection of sorts tying together the newfound fondness for Chinese and European assets. Small-cap domestic stocks do still seem to demonstrat...

Summary Easing supply chain pressures are evident in supplier delivery times, which have been rising at a slower pace recently. Labor shortages did not ease much even as demand weakened. Weak demand conditions are likely to continue limiting companies' ability to sustain high wage g...