SDS News and Press, ProShares UltraShort S&P500 From 01/12/24

2024-01-12 01:30:00 ET Summary While recession continues to be a base case of 55%, the odds of a soft landing are getting better. As you near a cycle peak, the economy transitions quickly from strong job formation to outright losses. The Fed has the latitude to cut rates and, ...

2024-01-09 13:51:09 ET More on Markets S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are likely to resume their recent uptrends – Saxo Bank BofA: Markets hit euphoric levels but remain mildly positive on a sustained rally Raymond James says 2024 will see a rotation towards d...

2024-01-09 01:01:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index remains just 2.1% below its 3 January 2022 all-time high closing value of 4,796.56. The major news prompting that change is uncertainty on the timing and direction of the Fed's next change in the Federal Funds Rate. The Fed ...

2024-01-08 14:15:00 ET Summary There has never been an incidence in history where US Conference Board LEI had a 6-month average growth rate sub -4.5%. The six-month smoothed LEI growth rate in November was -7.5% and has been negative for 20 consecutive months. When we combine ...

2024-01-05 04:10:25 ET Summary ProShares UltraShort S&P500 was added to our 2024MP Model Portfolio as the market is turning down. Communications Sector SPDR (XLC) and Technology Sector (XLK) were deleted from our Model Portfolio. Market weakness is indicated by the droppin...

2024-01-02 17:00:00 ET Summary Leveraged ETFs often underperform their underlying index due to beta-slippage. Monthly and yearly drift can be monitored to assess the performance of leveraged ETFs relative to their underlying index. ProShares UltraPro Dow30 (UDOW) has experienc...

2024-01-02 10:42:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 is two years into what we expect to be a very long, interesting trip to nowhere. The cumulative total return of the S&P 500 lagged the cumulative total return of Treasury bills for close to 50 years of the 84-year period from 1929...

2024-01-02 09:05:00 ET Summary S&P 500 came close to reaching and surpassing its two-year-old record high of 4,796.56 from January 3, 2022, in the final weeks of 2023. There was very little new information for investors to absorb during the final trading weeks of 2023. Atl...

2024-01-01 11:26:00 ET Summary Here's my list of 10 potential surprises for investors in 2024. Note they are not expected, but should be respected as possibilities. I'm as optimistic as anyone when a new year starts, but I insist on looking both ways before I cross the street as a...

2023-12-28 11:30:00 ET Summary The 2024 slowdown will probably not be a recession, though that’s certainly a possibility. Yield curve inversion is one of the best leading indicators, measuring whether short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates. Despite the general...