CWS News and Press, AdvisorShares Focused Equity From 07/03/24

2024-07-03 22:30:00 ET Summary Closing out the first half of 2024, the S&P 500 Total Return Index (which includes dividend reinvestment) is up an incredible +15.3%. According to Apollo asset management, Nvidia accounted for a record-breaking 34.5% of the total return in the S&...

2024-07-03 07:42:00 ET Summary The second quarter of 2024 has come and gone, which was a surprisingly strong quarter for dividend-paying stocks. Focusing on June 2024, the year-over-year comparison with June 2023 is favorable. We find there is a bearish storm cloud potentially...

2024-07-03 02:30:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets are in a period of extended calm, with the benchmark S&P 500 Index closing in on one year since it last dropped 2% in a single day. An extended period of calm means investors must be vigilant and not become complacent. However...

2024-07-02 17:30:00 ET Summary Astonishingly, the top five giants of the S&P 500 now account for a staggering 27% of the entire index. I remember when I first started working in the financial services industry how glamorous it appeared to be a stockbroker, day-trading in the l...

2024-07-02 09:25:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index surged +3.5% for the month. Despite the looming presidential election this November and the recent debate, the stock market has continued on a +56% bull market tear since the October 2023-low, eight months ago. The job and i...

2024-07-02 01:00:00 ET Summary I was not happy to see so much selling into strength last Friday, the last day of the quarter – following what should have been encouraging inflation news. Both bonds and stocks sold off, and we ended up having a flat (slightly down) week, off...

2024-07-01 16:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out the week of trading at 5,460.48, down 0.08% from where it closed the previous Friday. The lack of market moving news and change in the level of the index coincides with the early arrival of the summer doldrums for the U.S. ...

2024-07-01 01:30:00 ET Summary Q2 ’24 S&P 500 earnings will start in the next two weeks, with big banks expected to start reporting by Friday, July 12th. The technology sector still faces a very weak comp in Q2 ’24, versus the Q2 ’23 numbers. Energy se...

2024-06-30 18:56:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-06-30 13:10:00 ET Summary Markets, over more than 120 years, have experienced a long-term advance despite war, recession, oil shocks, political assassinations, and much more. Military conflicts test investors’ resolve to stick to their investment plan, but history sugg...