PAMC News and Press, Pacer Lunt MidCap Multi-Factor Alternator From 12/11/23

2023-12-11 22:17:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 didn't change much during the first full trading week of December 2023. The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee is having its final two-day meeting of 2023 this week. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tool's estimate of real GDP growth...

2023-12-11 04:31:00 ET Summary US equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, have performed strongly so far in 2023. In our analysis, there will likely be a mild US recession in 2024, and the Fed will keep rates elevated for a longer period of time than the market expects. ...

2023-12-08 03:15:00 ET Summary Mid-cap stocks offer compelling growth potential and attractive valuations compared to large-cap and small-cap stocks. Mid-caps historically outperformed large caps in the long term and have the potential to adapt quickly to changing market condition...

2023-12-07 13:59:00 ET Summary For much of the past month and a half, the S&P 500 Index has rallied, recovering all the lost ground from the summer/fall correction. Upside momentum has stalled at roughly the 4550 to 4600 range. Although expectations for lower rates have pr...

2023-12-07 09:15:00 ET Summary Global markets have exceeded expectations in 2023, but the outlook for 2024 is more cautious due to restrictive monetary policy, slowing growth, and geopolitical tensions. The US Federal Reserve's "higher for longer" approach will strain finances in ...

2023-12-05 20:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Equalweight index, which gives each stock in the index an equal 0.2% weighting, is currently trading at the same level it was at back in April 2021. Investors used to getting the standard 8-10% per year in the US stock market have got...

2023-12-04 20:00:00 ET Summary We have seen a big rotation out of tech and into financials, small caps and all sorts of under-performing sectors that have done little so far in 2023, until now. It is a bad idea for 90% of the gains in the S&P 500 index in 2023, going into the ...

2023-12-04 14:34:00 ET Summary S&P 500 rose nearly 0.8% to close at 4594.63, just 4.2% below its all-time record high. The spike in long-term U.S. Treasury yields, stock prices have risen as the outlook for economic growth in the U.S. economy shows signs of slowing. The CM...

2023-12-04 04:30:00 ET Summary After five consecutive up weeks, we are now just 4.2% below the record-high water mark, set back in January 2022. The best performer last week was Blockchain, as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continued to rally. Palladium prices fell last we...

2023-12-04 03:29:00 ET Summary The forward 4-quarter estimate jumped this week to $236.41 from last week’s $235.82 and 9/30/23’s $232.95. 2024’s S&P 500 EPS estimate is as of Friday, December 1, ’23, $245.75, versus the 2024 estimate as of 9/30/23 o...