Money Supply Sees Major Jump In Recent Weeks

Money Supply Sees Major Jump In Recent Weeks. Money Supply should dip some heading into the summer before rebounding later in the year. The large increase in seasonally adjusted Money Supply occurred in March. The drop in reverse repos is driving Money Supply and the stock market higher.

QQQ ETF Update, 4/26/2024  

Bears Come Out Of Hibernation

This week's AAII Sentiment Survey saw only 32.1% of respondents report as bullish, the lowest percentage since 11/2/23. Bearish sentiment has picked up to 34%. This is the highest bearish sentiment reading since last November. The bull-bear spread has been pushed into negative territory for the first time since 11-3.

After Hours Most Active for Apr 25, 2024 : SNAP, SQQQ, GOOGL, QQQ, PINS, BAC, INTC, T, MSFT, TQQQ, WFC, C

Stagflation On Tap: Q1 2024 GDP Disappoints As Inflation Continues

Riding The Momentum - Looking Beyond The Tech Giants

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Riding The Momentum - Looking Beyond The Tech Giants. BlackRock Systematic's Systematic Equity Outlook explores macro and micro risks. The persistence of persistent market themes like AI has contributed to high equity index concentration and strong performance of the momentum factor. Inflation and rising geopolitical risks dominate the equity market narrative.

Q1 2024 Active Management Review: Momentum And Growth Factors Outperform

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Q1 2024 Active Management Review: Momentum And Growth Factors Outperform. Another strong quarter in markets led to another stellar performance for the Momentum and Growth factors. The Momentum factor was the standout performer across all regions. Low Volatility was the worst performing factor in the quarter.

SPY: The 'Value' From Equities Is Historically Low

At current levels, the S&P 500 is providing next to no risk premium compared to risk-free assets like the 10-Year Treasury. The stock market is offering very little value from a historical perspective, says Bret Jensen. The market is selling at just under 24 times trailing S&p 500 earnings.

U.S. GDP Report Shows Stagflation Is Tightening Its Grip

U.S. GDP Report Shows Stagflation Is Tightening Its Grip. The soft landing narrative is dead as GDP growth falls below expectations and inflation rises. Traders are removing rate cuts from the outlook, leading to higher nominal Treasury rates and a stronger dollar. Rising rates and tightening financial conditions pose a significant risk to the equity market.

Fed's Inflation Report Looms This Friday: What Makes It So Crucial For Markets?

U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditure price index report to be released Friday. The PCE price index is the Federal Reserve's favored inflation metric. Economists expect the headline PCE to rise from 2.5% to 2.6% year-on-year in March.

Stocks Retreat as Persistent Inflation Dents Fed Rate-Cut Hopes

US stock indexes Thursday closed moderately lower, led by weakness in technology stocks. Large-than-expected downward revision to US Q1 GDP and upward revision to the Q1 core price index fueled fears of stagflation. European stock markets settled mixed; European government bond yields moved higher.

Magnificent 7 Tumble, Wipe Out $300 Billion On Meta's Weak Guidance, Q1 Stagflation Woes

The collective market value of the Magnificent Seven tech giants plummeted by over $300 billion in the first trading hour of Thursday. Meta Platforms Inc. Reported weaker-than-expected revenue outlook and the first-quarter gross domestic product release. Microsoft Corp. Suffered the biggest losses, down $126 billion. Inflation concerns reignited after the U.S. Economy grew at a much slower pace than expected.

Meta Falls 15% On Great Earnings, Tesla Rises 12% On Ugly Earnings – Here Is The Real Reason

The Power of Market Mechanics: Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) reported excellent earnings, but the stock fell 15%. Tesla Inc (TSLA) jumped up on heavy AI spending, but Wall Street's positioning was negative. The momo crowd is buying the momo stocks in the early trade. Today's auction of $44B of seven year Treasuries indicates stagflation may be coming.

Market Clubhouse Morning Memo - April 25th, 2024 (Trade Strategy For SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOGL, META, And TSLA)

In today's Market Clubhouse Morning Memo, we will discuss SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOGL, META, and TSLA. The SPY is currently trading around the price of 502.85. Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA are among the stocks to be watched.

Global ETF Market Facts: 3 Things To Know From Q1 2024

U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) still represent a small fraction of overall U.S. Financial markets. As of Q1 2024, individual investor ETFs assets reached nearly $1.4 trillion and represent 13% of equity and 2.8% of fixed income assets. Assets in U.s.-listed ETFs have grown over the last five years.

Economic Growth, Labor Productivity And Investment

Labor productivity-output per hour worked-drives long-run economic growth. Bill Conerly says the U.S. Can't expect the economy to grow by working longer hours. He says productivity growth has slowed since the Great Recession. Conerley says businesses need to focus on improving productivity to boost growth.

Did Meta Just Burst The Big-Tech Bubble?

Meta beat earnings and sales expectations but Q2 revenue guidance falls below analysts' expectations. Meta stock dropped by 11% after the earnings announcement. The company is trying to reinvent itself as an AI/Metaverse company. Big tech is in a bubble and Meta just possibly burst the bubble.

Forget Meta-Led Slump: 3 Reasons to Buy Tech ETFs on the Dip

US Stocks Brace For Negative Start Amid Tech Earnings Disappointments, Caution Ahead Of Data: 'Worst Of This Two-Week Decline Is Behind Us,' Says Analyst

The index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Thursday. Meta Platforms, Inc.’s lukewarm second-quarter revenue guidance and commentary punctured the market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 Index ended Wednesday's session marginally higher. The first-quarter GDP data and personal income and spending report are due for the week.

Stocks Sharply Lower on Tech Stocks Weakness and Stagflation Fears

US stock indexes this morning are sharply lower, led by weakness in technology stocks. The S&P 500 Index is down -1.41%, the Dow Jones industrials index is down 1.79%. Meta Platforms is down more than -12% after forecasting Q2 revenue below consensus. European government bond yields today are moving higher on signs of inflation and labor market strength. US Q1 core PCE price index revised higher and weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 2-month low.