HSMV News and Press, First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid From 10/16/23

2023-10-16 20:00:00 ET Summary The economically-sensitive Russell 2000 stock index (RUT) has given back all of its early 2023 rebound and is now negative year to date. The US small-cap 600 index (SP600) is 20% lower than its November 1, 2021 cycle peak and 2.8% higher than five ye...

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...

2023-09-22 03:05:00 ET Summary In many ways, 2023 continues to be the mirror image of 2022, with the most volatile assets being some of the best performers for much of the year. Growing evidence of an economy that is slowing warrants an allocation to low volatility equities, with ...

2023-09-21 21:15:00 ET Summary In life, as in investing, everything happens for a reason, or several reasons. And that holds true for the absolute and relative low valuations for small-cap stocks. At the macro level, the small-cap market turned over in 2021 and has faced the headw...

2023-09-19 21:20:00 ET Summary While some stocks may seem expensive, there are areas of opportunity that feature attractive valuations and growth catalysts. Risky assets - such as equities and high-yield credit - did not wait for the “all clear” sign from macro-land....

2023-09-07 01:55:00 ET Summary The current catchphrase in the markets is “The Magnificent Seven,” referring to the seven stocks that have dominated year-to-date (YTD) market performance. The MegaCap-8 stocks collectively are trading at a frothy 27.4 times 12-month fo...

2023-09-06 20:15:00 ET Summary Price action of US equities has been flipped from Tuesday with large caps suffering larger losses than small caps. Looking at yesterday, the decline in the Russell 2,000 (-2.1%) dwarfed the S&P 500’s (-0.4%). or the small cap Russell 2...

2023-08-21 11:15:00 ET Summary Stocks are now down from their late July peak by about 5%. This pullback/correction, like the bear market last year, was driven by higher rates, specifically real rates. An accelerating economy and rising earnings sound like good news because tha...

2023-08-17 04:54:00 ET Summary Any equity market pullback will likely be brief due to the short and shallow nature of the expected U.S. recession, and the subsequent swift recovery will demand an agile and proactive response from investors. A substantial amount of corporate bonds ...

2023-08-16 01:30:00 ET Summary One can evaluate small-cap returns as measured by the Russell 2000 Index or small-cap returns measured by the S&P 600 Index. S&P's profitability criteria seems to be an important difference in the S&P 600 Index's outperformance. Over ...