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2024-07-29 14:05:00 ET Summary We see recent market volatility tied to near-term sentiment shifts rather than corporate earnings and macro data. We prefer to look through these air pockets. U.S. stocks fell for a second straight week, with the S&P 500 suffering its largest one...

2024-07-29 12:30:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 suffered its first “2% down day” in 356 days on July 24. 165 stocks actually closed higher on July 24. The massive market rotation into small caps sent the iShares Russell 2000 ETF up more than 12% in that period. ...

2024-07-29 08:35:00 ET Summary One of the most reliable, recurring market patterns is the concept that sharp impulse moves followed by a quiet period usually lead to another move in the same direction. An impulse move is simply a sharp move in one direction. We saw a crystal c...

2024-07-29 08:12:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 slipped a little over 0.8% in the trading week ending Friday, 26 July 2024. The index closed out the week at 5,459.10. The market's decline coincided with the of the conveyance effect gaining steam. On net, we're seeing that negat...

2024-07-26 20:20:00 ET Summary Q2 ’24: +16.9% EPS growth expected on July 1, +17.8% tech EPS growth expected today. Next week, Microsoft reports on Tuesday night, July 30th, after the close, while Amazon and Meta also report next week. Microsoft and Intel (Thursday, 8/1...

2024-07-26 16:40:00 ET Summary The era of easy money is ended. The post-pandemic era is setting up to be more volatile with greater differentiation across individual stocks. Beta, or market return, is sufficient when a rising tide lifts all boats. In the more traditional investing...

2024-07-26 16:00:00 ET Summary The divergence between the Magnificent Seven and the other 493 companies in the S&P 500 Index continued during the second quarter, with the forming gaining nearly 18% while the latter declined by about 1%. For the second straight quarter, fixed i...

2024-07-26 13:30:00 ET Summary Last week, which ended on July 19, 2024, saw what appears to be a significant reversal in major stock indexes. Many commentators are wringing their hands over a candlestick pattern called an “engulfing pattern”. There’s a non...

2024-07-25 14:10:00 ET Summary Fast forward to yesterday’s close for the S&P 500 Index and equities are well below their recent peak. The better question is whether the latest decline is the start of an extended slide or just a garden variety correction? The market ...

2024-07-25 12:50:00 ET Summary On Wednesday, the S&P 500 shed 2.3%. The major key to this weakness, which we detailed in last night's Closer, was how the the Magnificent 7 had a historically bad session given poor reactions to earnings of Tesla and Alphabet. Yesterday was ...