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COVID-19 UPDATE: Achievement unlocked --> daily cases 48,706 on Monday (sub-50k!!!!). Epicenter 37% of S&P 500 market cap but 45% of revs, soon to be >50%

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STRATEGY: Epicenter is 37% of market cap but soon to be >50% of revs
Achievement unlocked --> sub-50K cases

The most positive development on COVID-19 is that daily cases fell below 50,000.  This is a sizable drop from the nearly 300,000 cases per day seen at the start of the year.  Thus, the trend is a sustained and meaningful drop in cases.

- at this pace, daily cases could be sub-25,000 sometime in March
- the pace of improvements is slowing somewhat, so progress will be dependent on the "boost" from vaccinations.


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Source: COVID-19 Tracking Project  and Fundstrat


And as shown below, about 6% of Americans have received two doses of a vaccine.  And only Alaska has given its >20% residents at least one dose.  This figure is cumulatively rising, thus, the benefit from this should strengthen in the coming weeks.

- hopefully, this allows cases to steadily decline and be sub-25k in March

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Source: CDC, COVID-19 Tracking Project and Fundstrat Washington in Focus: Fed testimony starts Tuesday, COVID-19 relief going through HouseWashington is in focus this week. Fed Chair Powell is doing his se...

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