SSO News and Press, ProShares Ultra S&P500 From 06/18/24

2024-06-18 08:10:00 ET Summary Unsurprisingly, investors have become increasingly exuberant about stock prices in conjunction with the market rally that began in 2022. When looking at the consumer survey data by income bracket, we see that the lowest and middle-income brackets hav...

2024-06-18 07:25:00 ET Summary There’s broad agreement among portfolio managers that a concentrated group of AI winners will drive returns over a short-term tactical horizon. U.S. stocks hit record highs and bond yields fell after the May CPI came in below expectations. The...

2024-06-18 07:10:00 ET Summary The dollar has caught a bid ahead of the US retail sales and industrial production figures. A hawkish hold by the Reserve Bank of Australia has not done much for the Australian dollar, which is little changed on the day. Benchmark 10-year yields ...

2024-06-17 22:10:00 ET Summary Elections for the EU parliament are sending shock waves throughout financial markets in Europe. This expectation of a French veto of Monsieur Macron’s party is causing investors to buy German bunds and sell French government bonds, causing an ...

2024-06-17 15:25:00 ET Summary The technology sector, as of this week, is now 33.6% of the S&P 500 index. The top 3 companies in the index account for 21% of the index, also a record. The index has 500 stocks, but if you own it, nearly half your money is invested in just 1...

2024-06-17 12:45:00 ET Summary A familiar, powerful but narrowing pattern emerges. Last week’s preference for "safe, secure and the non-economically sensitive" large-cap tech propels the market to new records. What's the message? The Pattern Read the ful...

2024-06-17 12:26:39 ET Summary The market is driven by funds and fear, fear-of-losing and fear-of-missing-out. Money is not a physical object, created by government spending and destroyed by taxation. Federal Government deficit-spending leads to private sector surplus, which c...

2024-06-17 08:30:00 ET Summary What earnings growth say about the markets. Has the market rally moved beyond big tech? Other sectors that may provide opportunities. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Is Earnings Gr...

2024-06-17 07:45:00 ET Summary The US dollar is firmer against most G10 currencies to start the new week. Most emerging market currencies are firmer, but for a few Asia-Pacific currencies, including those of China, South Korea, and Taiwan. European benchmark yields are paring ...

2024-06-17 07:00:00 ET Summary It's been an exciting few weeks for economic news, with jobs, inflation, and the Fed all making headlines. There was a strong job market in May 2024, with a blowout of 272,000 net jobs added, a 4% unemployment rate, and 4.1% wage growth, which the At...