VOT News and Press, Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth From 09/15/23

2023-09-15 21:25:00 ET Summary Walmart is now trading at an all-time-high, although the so-called breakout above the May ’22 highs around $160 has been on below-average volume. For fiscal year ’24 and ’25, WMT has seen EPS estimates get cut 2% for fiscal ...

2023-09-11 23:35:00 ET Summary Market sentiment has improved from record lows of early June ’23 using the S&P 500 Net Non-Commercial Futures Positions (weekly data from Feb 2015) as the measure. The spike in the T-Bill rate (3mo) made little sense unless one viewed this...

2023-09-11 15:06:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index declined by 1.3% during the trading week ending on Friday, 8 September 2023, closing out the Labor Day-holiday shortened week at 4457.49. The biggest trouble for the S&P 500 came on Wednesday, 6 September, when news came Chi...

2023-09-11 10:05:00 ET Summary August CPI, due 9/13/23, becomes another focal point / the inflection point du jour. A look back on US rate structure gives perspective (higher for longer?). Still very constructive on the market with caveats on sector and valuation. Fo...

2023-09-08 21:55:00 ET Summary Ford’s annual return since 1990 was surprising, and wasn’t too far short of the S&P 500’s for the last 33 years. Looking at Morningstar financial data on US Steel, from 2013 to 2023, 4 of the last 10 years have seen substanti...

2023-09-07 01:55:00 ET Summary The current catchphrase in the markets is “The Magnificent Seven,” referring to the seven stocks that have dominated year-to-date (YTD) market performance. The MegaCap-8 stocks collectively are trading at a frothy 27.4 times 12-month fo...

2023-09-07 00:45:00 ET Summary Are central banks at a crossroads on rates? Why there may be more options for income currently. Are markets being too optimistic about the economy? Even as signs of economic weakness emerge, central banks are pledging to stay th...

2023-09-06 20:15:00 ET Summary Price action of US equities has been flipped from Tuesday with large caps suffering larger losses than small caps. Looking at yesterday, the decline in the Russell 2,000 (-2.1%) dwarfed the S&P 500’s (-0.4%). or the small cap Russell 2...

2023-09-06 13:45:00 ET Summary September and October are infamous for major bouts of volatility striking markets. Identifying the possible catalysts for volatility is the first step to staying ahead of it. Our team also spotted unusual activity in the embattled Real Estate sec...

2023-09-05 12:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 had one of its best weeks of 2023. The index closed the trading week ending on 1 September, 2023 at 4515.77, which was up 2.5% from the previous week's close. Assessment of a softening job market was reinforced with 1 September 2023's...