Investors Gear Up for a Pivotal Week: Shaping the 2024 Landscape for Stocks and Crypto

The upcoming week holds a confluence of significant events that could shape the trajectory of various markets. Despite an uncertain start for stocks in 2024, the first full trading week of the new year is poised to establish a tone for the year ahead. The pivotal question surrounding the taming of inflation takes center stage, […]
Navigating 2024: The Unpredictable Dance of Stock Market Investors and Rate-Cut Expectations

Stock investors have experienced a shaky start to the new year, facing uncertainties linked to shifting expectations regarding the timing and extent of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in 2024. The nine-week winning streak for all three major U.S. stock indexes came to an end on Friday. This reversal followed unexpectedly robust December job gains, causing […]
The S&P 500 vs. Russell 2000 Saga: Why the Former Holds the Winning Hand

The prevailing trend towards a “winner-take-all” economy is tilting the scales in favor of large-cap stocks over small-caps and midcaps, despite the Russell 2000 index showing a 17% gain in 2023. Surprisingly, small-cap and midcap stocks appear even more undervalued today compared to a year ago. However, appearances can be misleading for two significant reasons. […]
S&P 500 Extends Decline: Fourth Consecutive Day of Losses in 2024

The benchmark for technology stocks falls for the fifth consecutive session, marking its longest period of continuous losses since October 2022. On Thursday, the majority of U.S. stocks ended the day with lower values. The Nasdaq Composite, which primarily consists of technology stocks, experienced its fifth consecutive session of declines, while the S&P 500 had […]
Santa Skips Wall Street: A Challenging Start to 2024 as Stock Market Fails to Rally

Kriss Kringle chose to bypass Wall Street for the first time since the 2015-16 period, marking an unusual absence of Santa Claus in the financial hub. The “Santa Claus rally,” traditionally observed during the last five trading days of a calendar year and the first two sessions of the new year, typically lifts the S&P […]
S&P 500 Futures Brace for a Subdued Kickoff in the New Year Amidst Rising Bond Yields

Early on Tuesday, U.S. stock index futures signaled a cautious start for Wall Street as the new trading year commenced. Following a robust 2023 rally that brought the S&P 500 close to a fresh record, market sentiment appeared tentative. Here’s how stock-index futures were faring: In the previous session, on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial […]