FOVL News and Press, iShares Focused Value Factor From 11/27/23

2023-11-27 23:45:00 ET Summary While I have seen the VIX fall under 10 in more normal times, I don’t believe the present times could be considered normal. Why do I think this correction would be small? Because investors have been looking for dips to buy and dips have not be...

2023-11-25 00:30:00 ET Summary One trend investors have become used to over the last year is the outperformance of mega-cap stocks while seemingly every other stock in the S&P 500 struggles. Across the S&P 500, the average performance of stocks in the index is a gain of 9....

2023-11-23 01:10:00 ET Summary For much of the year, in fact, seven companies were the only thing driving the market – had it not been for their existence, the S&P 500 would have been underwater for much of the first half of the year. The pace has shifted a bit since th...

2023-11-22 02:15:00 ET Summary Q3 earnings season had many familiar refrains relative to the year’s first two quarters. One difference was a return to positive earnings growth for the first time since Q3 2022. Not unlike the first two quarters of the year, earnings for ...

2023-11-22 00:05:00 ET Summary Some encouraging economic data (CPI, PPI) last week sustained markets, even as mixed Q3 results from US retailers began to pour in. The post-peak LERI ended with a reading of 122, showing that CEOs remained uncertain throughout the season. Retail...

2023-11-21 20:15:00 ET Summary There is a gradual thawing of the pessimism that has wracked equity prices since the end of 2021. The important economic trends continued to trend higher despite most investors expecting a recession that has not occurred and not likely to occur near ...

2023-11-21 18:50:00 ET Summary One of the big stories of the year has been the lack of breadth in the performance of the US stock market. The so-called “magnificent 7” of Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla and Nvidia have generated 71% returns. The S&a...

2023-11-20 21:25:00 ET Summary Over the past year, the S&P 500 has rallied by almost 20 percent despite very troubling underlying economic and political fundamentals. In the year ahead, the key question for investors is whether the markets will choose to continue ignoring thos...

2023-11-20 17:20:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 had one of its best weeks in 2023. Since bottoming on 27 October 2023, the index has flirted with recording its fastest comeback ever after going into a correction, rising 9.5% in the weeks since. The CME Group's FedWatch Tool ant...

2023-11-16 23:20:00 ET Summary As we exit the peak period of earnings season, we review the S&P 500 2023 Q3 earnings season in more detail, providing both aggregate and company-level insights. Q3 saw minimal revisions heading into earnings season compared to the prior six quar...