PAMC News and Press, Pacer Lunt MidCap Multi-Factor Alternator From 03/11/24

2024-03-11 21:10:00 ET Summary While a 25% surge in the S&P 500 in four months sounds like a big rally, we were down over 10% in the previous three months, so it is not that big a move since July 31. This time around, we did not have an overall recession, even though some part...

2024-03-09 01:40:00 ET Summary The upcoming U.S. presidential election is going to dominate the news cycle over the coming months. While these short-term headlines have the power to create market volatility, over the longer term, markets have historically been indifferent to who o...

2024-03-08 19:00:00 ET Summary Oracle, Lennar and Adobe are the only names that will be of interest next week, in terms of companies reporting earnings. The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) rose from $243.23 the week prior to $243.29 this week. The S&P 500 “earning...

2024-03-08 09:30:00 ET Summary MoneyShow's Mike Larson speaks with Ralph Acampora, Hedge Fund Advisor for Hedge Friend, and Craig Johnson, Managing Director and Senior Technical Analyst at Piper Sandler & Co. Ralph and Craig both see the markets taking a breather in the near t...

2024-03-07 19:15:00 ET Summary Not only has the S&P 500 returned to new highs but sentiment is also making a push higher. At 51.7%, bullish sentiment is now slightly below the multi-year high from December 21st (52.9%). This week, bearish sentiment fell to 21.8% which was ...

2024-03-06 01:00:00 ET Summary Q4 earnings revealed a tale of two markets in the U.S., with tech and internet players hitting home runs as other sectors and industries played small ball in comparison. S&P 500 earnings were positive for a second consecutive quarter, with the li...

2024-03-05 15:46:00 ET Summary When the stock market enjoys a strong bull run, the bubble warnings come out of the woodwork. Last week, Ray Dalio argued that “the US stock market doesn’t appear to be in a bubble.”. Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics an...

2024-03-05 10:05:00 ET Summary There are several technical indicators here that communicate the S&P 500 cap-weighted index is extended and due for correction. While the market and earnings performances predominantly rely on a select few stocks, it's imperative to assess whethe...

2024-02-25 04:15:00 ET Summary Semper Augustus is an SEC registered investment advisor. We are a fundamental, value-driven investor managing concentrated equity portfolios of well-run, well-capitalized businesses with share prices trading below our conservative appraisals of intrinsic...

2024-02-23 19:25:00 ET Summary The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) this week increased to $242.76 from last week’s $242.57 and January 5th’s print of $243.98. The P/E on the FFQE is 21x, versus 20.7x last week, so we continue to see a little P/E expansion. The ...