Navigating the Highs: The Stock Market’s Lofty Valuation Should Make You Dizzy
Approaching 2022 Bull Market Highs: A Closer Look at Current Valuations The U.S. stock market‘s valuation is inching closer to the lofty levels witnessed during the bull market peak in early 2022. This unmistakable observation comes from my monthly review of eight valuation models, which have historically shown remarkable accuracy in forecasting subsequent returns for […]
Timing the Stock Market Rally: Expert Opinions on Its Longevity
Navigating the ups and downs of the stock market can be challenging, especially during rallies that seem never-ending. However, investors must resist the temptation to sell into a declining market, as hindsight often reveals regrets. Find out why most investors shouldn’t attempt to time the stock market for better outcomes. Corporate chief financial officers, on […]
Markets Optimistic: U.S. Stock Futures Climb Higher Before Inflation Data Announcement
?? Investors are gearing up for a promising Friday open in the U.S. stock market! ? After a brief dip in the previous session, stock futures are signaling a positive start today, driven by high hopes surrounding key inflation and employment cost data. Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening: ? Dow Jones Industrial Average futures: […]
Inflation Fight: Powell’s Defense Leaves Stock Market Seeking Rate Path Clarity
Today in Washington, the Federal Reserve is set to deliver its eleventh rate hike in just over a year. However, markets may have to wait several weeks, or possibly longer, to understand the central bank’s longer-term policy intentions clearly. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool, which tracks interest rate bets in real-time, indicates a 98.9% likelihood […]
Upside Down but Profitable: Morgan Stanley’s Recommendations for Savvy Investors in Today’s Financial Landscape
The recalibration of the Nasdaq 100 and the expiry of options worth around $2 trillion are now over. The market’s attention now turns to a barrage of earnings reports, coupled with rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and the Bank of Japan, before the summer market lull commences in earnest. Morgan Stanley […]
Stock Market Surges 30% Since Mid-October Low: Is a Correction Looming?
Amidst the impressive 30% rally of the S&P 500 since its mid-October low, investors are raising concerns about a potential correction, considering the rally’s apparent stretch. However, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has a different perspective. In a Friday note, he acknowledged the possibility of a typical 5% pullback but argued that such a decline could be […]
Bubble Alert! Nasdaq and S&P 500 Returns Over the Past 3 Years Raise Concerns
A 2023 surge in the stock market driven by prominent tech companies has triggered concerns that another bubble could be forming, as the Nasdaq Composite index is noticeably surging ahead of the S&P 500’s robust gains. Jessica Rabe, co-founder of DataTrek Research, in a note on Thursday, suggests that a longer-term view of market trends […]
Tech Stock Rally: A Long-Time Bull’s Concerns and Tom Lee’s Market Outlook
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has recently marked its ninth straight day of increases, achieving its most extensive sequence of consecutive wins since 2017. Interestingly, the most recent progress happened in a session which also witnessed the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -2.05% register a 2% decline, marking its largest fall in four months. Does the expansion […]
Unstoppable yet Unsettled: The Duality of U.S. Stock Market Rally and Sustained Bearishness
The positive surge in the U.S. stock-market that characterized the initial half of 2023 has extended into the latter half, causing confident investors to hold onto the hope that has propelled the tech-focused Nasdaq 100 index to a 42% rise for the year so far. Meanwhile, cautious investors are attempting to predict the moment when […]
Predicting a ‘Fat and Flat’ Stock Market for the Rest of the Year
The stock market continues to surge, with the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) experiencing its strongest first half of the year in forty years, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) increasing by 16% during the same timeframe. What is the predicted direction of stocks in the latter half of 2023? According to analysts from Goldman Sachs, they anticipate […]
