January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update

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January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update

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  • Updating list of Top Stock Ideas
  • Updating 5 Super and 5 Sleeper SMID Grannies
  • Chartbook linked below

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Investment Ideas: Top large-cap stock picks + Super SMID Grannies

As we are rebranding our monthly webinar, we are introducing a new section of top stock ideas:

  • The top large-cap stock ideas are based on a universe of 46 large-cap stocks that are widely held by investors and market cap >$50b
  • The new top stock ideas follow the similar methodologies we use to identify super SMID granny ideas
  • Essentially, we aim to identify the most timely stock ideas by cross referencing the trend analyses, quantamental works and technical studies.
  • In more detail, the framework is composed of a criteria of 4 factors to narrow down to tactical buys:
    – fundamentals using DQM model managed by “tireless Ken”
    – momentum rating based weighted average performances of recent period
    – technical strength measured by Price >20 DMA, 20 DMA vs 200 DMA and combos
    – Mark Newton’s judgement on technical outlook
  • Our top 5 Stock Ideas for January 2025:
    – NVIDIA Corp (NVDA 1.35% )
    – Meta Platforms Inc (META -0.58% ) <– carry over
    – JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM -1.73% ) <– carry over
    – Amazon Inc (AMZN -0.84% )
    – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL 0.87% )


SUPER SMID GRANNIES: 5 Super and 5 Sleeper

Last December, we maintained Small-caps as one of our #1 recommendations in our 2025 year-ahead outlook. We also created the SMID granny shot portfolio strategy last year as many of our clients asked us for our Top SMID stock picks.

  • We believe the SMID Grannies could benefit from the multiple themes and secular tailwinds
  • The SMID Grannies shots were selected from a universe consisting of 2,471 small and mid-cap stocks.
  • From the SMID granny shots portfolio, we employed the same framework mentioned above to identify the 5 most timely ideas and 5 least timely ideas within the SMID granny shots portfolio.

Join our live webinar today at 1pm ET for commentary on the Top 5 and Bottom 5 Stock Ideas and 5 Super and 5 Sleeper SMID Grannies.

January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update

January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update

January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update
Source: Fundstrat
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44 SMID Granny Shot Ideas: We performed our quarterly rebalance on 11/25. Full stock list here -> Click here

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Key incoming data January:

  • 1/2 9:45 AM ET: Dec F S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Tame
  • 1/3 10:00 AM ET: Dec ISM Manufacturing PMI Tame
  • 1/6 9:45 AM ET: Dec F S&P Global Services PMI Tame
  • 1/6 10:00 AM ET: Nov F Durable Goods Orders Tame
  • 1/7 8:30 AM ET: Nov Trade Balance Tame
  • 1/7 10:00 AM ET: Dec ISM Services PMI Tame
  • 1/7 10:00 AM ET: Nov JOLTS Job Openings Tame
  • 1/8 9:00 AM ET: Dec F Manheim Used vehicle index Tame
  • 1/8 2:00 PM ET: Dec FOMC Meeting Minutes Tame
  • 1/10 8:30 AM ET: Dec Non-Farm Payrolls Hot
  • 1/10 10:00 AM ET: Jan P U. Mich. Sentiment and Inflation Expectation Hot
  • 1/13 11:00 AM ET: Dec NY Fed 1yr Inf Exp Tame
  • 1/14 6:00 AM ET: Dec Small Business Optimism Survey Tame
  • 1/14 8:30 AM ET: Dec PPI Tame
  • 1/15 8:30 AM ET: Dec CPI
  • 1/15 8:30 AM ET: Jan Empire Manufacturing Survey
  • 1/15 2:00 PM ET: Jan Fed Releases Beige Book
  • 1/16 8:30 AM ET: Dec Retail Sales Data
  • 1/16 8:30 AM ET: Jan Philly Fed Business Outlook
  • 1/16 10:00 AM ET: Jan NAHB Housing Market Index
  • 1/17 9:00 AM ET: Jan M Manheim Used vehicle index
  • 1/17 4:00 PM ET: Nov Net TIC Flows
  • 1/24 9:45 AM ET: Jan P S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
  • 1/24 9:45 AM ET: Jan P S&P Global Services PMI
  • 1/24 10:00 AM ET: Jan F U. Mich. Sentiment and Inflation Expectation
  • 1/24 10:00 AM ET: Dec Existing Home Sales
  • 1/27 8:30 AM ET: Dec Chicago Fed Nat Activity Index
  • 1/27 10:00 AM ET: Dec New Home Sales
  • 1/27 10:30 AM ET: Jan Dallas Fed Manuf. Activity Survey
  • 1/28 9:00 AM ET: Nov S&P CoreLogic CS home price
  • 1/28 10:00 AM ET: Jan Conference Board Consumer Confidence
  • 1/28 10:00 AM ET: Dec P Durable Goods Orders
  • 1/29 2:00 PM ET: Jan FOMC Decision
  • 1/30 8:30 AM ET: 4Q A 2024 GDP
  • 1/31 8:30 AM ET: Dec PCE Deflator
  • 1/31 8:30 AM ET: 4Q Employment Cost Index

Economic Data Performance Tracker 2025:

January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update
Source: Fundstrat, Bloomberg

Economic Data Performance Tracker 2024:

January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update
Source: Fundstrat, Bloomberg

Economic Data Performance Tracker 2023:

January Top Stock Ideas and Super SMID Granny Market Update
Source: Fundstrat, Bloomberg

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