SDS News and Press, ProShares UltraShort S&P500 From 04/19/23

2023-04-19 11:02:14 ET Summary The long-term primary trend has been bullish since 2009, and remains so. The S&P 500 is bouncing off the bottom of the latest fractal trading-range and is setting up to hit new highs later this year. The very short-term outlook is pointing to...

2023-04-18 22:27:00 ET Summary The weekly S&P 500 Net Non-Commercial Futures Positions established a new record last week for the length of time of below -200 for this sentiment indicator. This correlated with a rise in the S&P 500 from $3.861.59 ending 3/10/2023 to $4,171...

2023-04-18 14:12:00 ET Summary The suggestion in last week’s FOMC minutes that a slight recession was a possibility later this year was widely publicized. The suggestion was initially reported as the FOMC’s view, but it was quickly corrected as having been contained ...

2023-04-18 13:03:00 ET Summary Discover Financial Services and Tesla feature bullish early earnings date confirmations in advance of what could be a challenging first-quarter reporting period. With S&P 500 earnings estimates continuing to retreat, firm-specific clues can offer...

2023-04-18 09:43:00 ET Summary Changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard adjusted the sector weights in the S&P 500. Sector futures provide a way to manage risk related to the 11 GICS sectors and gain exposure to changes impacting differing sectors of the market. ...

2023-04-18 04:29:00 ET Summary On Friday, the S&P 500 Volatility index (VIX) saw a new 2023 closing low vs. the S&P 500 itself. The last time the VIX got that low there was a drawdown on the S&P 500 from 4195.44 to 3808.86 on the Monday after the SVB failure. Unles...

2023-04-18 02:25:00 ET Summary If inflation ebbs and the yield curve returns to its normal upward slope rather than being inverted, we are apt to see a change out of deposits and money market funds into longer-dated investments. If inflation ebbs and the yield curve returns to its...

2023-04-17 22:18:00 ET Summary How to recognize and prioritize market road signs. The importance of a diversified portfolio. Being nimble but keeping perspective when markets become volatile. There is no shortage of mixed signals to cloud the investment lands...

2023-04-17 16:14:00 ET Summary Better-than-expected inflation reports during the week and an increasingly likelihood of recession are instead raising the prospect the Federal Funds Rate will reach a peak target range of 5.00-5.25% in May 2023. The CME Group's FedWatch Tool estimat...

2023-04-17 06:05:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 is up +8.27% YTD, while expected S&P 500 EPS growth in 2023 is just +0.6%. 2024 expected S&P 500 sector growth rates are looking at healthier EPS growth than the last few years. Of the last 34 years (through 2022) where the S&...