FLASH COMMENTS


My work still strongly supports the FLASH points that I have included the past two weeks. 

The “shift” towards a hawkish Fed appears to be losing steam as it is slowly becoming clearer that the FOMC is going to need to see more progress on the full employment policy target before beginning a substantive discussion on the taper. 

In my view, there is a high likelihood that we have seen the low in long yields for now and the peak in the U.S. dollar, which drives the S&P 500 higher and provides tailwinds for my ongoing preferred positioning themes as stated below: 

  • My work remains medium-term bullish.
  • Buy tactical dips in Financials and Cyclical/Recovery/Reflation trades.
  • Sell relative strength in defensive areas — Utilities, Staples, and Health Care (except in HC equip and select single stock names).
  • Growth/FAANG remains as tilt above benchmark — have less exposure than pre-4Q20 but note they were never suggested to be abandoned — do not chase any tactical outperformance.

MAIN CLIENT ISSUES

What happened last week with the Fed and market reaction?  Many are still perplexed. Inflation — although was a near even split between inflationists and deflationists.Is there any deterioration in the earnings revis...

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