FAD News and Press, First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund From 05/21/24

2024-05-21 10:10:00 ET Summary The S&P 500's earnings per share had been expected to return to their March 2022 peak of $197.91 after June 2024, but now looks like it will hit that mark before the end of 2024-Q2. S&P projects faster earnings growth during the second half o...

2024-05-20 11:45:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 set a new record high of 5,308.15 on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 before slipping back to close out the trading week that was at 5,303.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed above the 40,000 milestone, going on to end the week at 40,0...

2024-05-14 10:10:00 ET Summary Q1 earnings season winds down with retail reports over the next few weeks. The post-peak LERI reading came in at 157, showing US CEO uncertainty remains high. Outlier earnings date for the week ahead: Under Armour. This week 1,739 compan...

2024-05-14 03:40:00 ET Summary Three sentiment indicators reflected additional pessimism from the week prior after the PMI came in at 49.1, a PMI recession signal below 50. Investors should use any short-term dips in sentiment as an opportunity to add capital to accounts. Over...

2024-05-13 16:20:00 ET Summary Lower financing costs and loosening credit availability can help level the playing field between small- and large-cap stocks. Smaller caps are often under researched. Also, a selective approach helps find overlooked opportunities and manage risks. ...

2024-05-13 15:10:00 ET Summary With the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield approximately 4.5%, this represents competition for stocks if income is a focus for investors. Over the course of the last three months the S&P 500 Index utilities sector is up 19.3% followed by energy up 13.7...

2024-05-10 14:00:00 ET Summary Q4 ’23 ended with a +10.1% growth rate for S&P 500 EPS, so it’s possible we could get to 10% in Q1 ’24, but the fact is that S&P 500 earnings are pretty healthy regardless. Financials have been performing very well. Credi...

2024-05-09 06:00:00 ET Summary Inflation, interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty tend to influence the market more than U.S. election results. Traders tend to conflate their political bias, or a certain election result, as being better for the stock market over the next four ...

2024-05-09 02:45:00 ET Summary Financial markets are mostly still ignoring the presidential race because they face uncertainty and there is no clearly developing trend. Stock markets seem to have overcome fear of the Fed sufficiently to rally after a correction. The bond marke...

2024-05-08 07:20:00 ET Summary As of last week, the total return of the S&P 500 was even with 3-month Treasury bill returns since the valuation peak of January 2022, more than two years ago. We have totally full employment, totally wonderful profit margins. All the things you ...