Thu February 1

AAPL $180 level is the “Line in the Sand” for investors

PULLBACK IN SPX AND $QQQ HAS NOT DAMAGED THE UPTREND HEADING INTO THE BUSIEST WEEK OF EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER, AND S&P FUTURES LOOK TO BE INDICATED HIGHER FOLLOWING EARNINGS...

Tue January 30

GOOGL and MSFT look attractive on weakness into Wednesday

“_Magnificent 7” was a term invented by BofA analysts to describe some of the largest percentage weightings among large-cap Technology stocks that make up SPX and QQQ, largely found in...

Mon January 22

NVDA, MSFT outperformance will hopefully start to broaden out

SPX AND QQQ AT NEW ALL-TIME HIGH TERRITORY HAS CAUSED SOME CONCERN TO THOSE WHO STUDY HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY HAS DOMINATED IN RECENT WEEKS TO THE DETRIMENT OF MANY OTHER...

Thu January 18

Technology’s dominance can only carry so far

NEAR-TERM TRENDS APPEAR CHOPPY, DESPITE NASDAQ HAVING PUSHED BACK TO NEW ALL-TIME HIGH TERRITORY ON THURSDAY.  TECHNOLOGY’S DOMINANCE HAS BEEN A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL FACTOR IN HELPING TO BUOY INDICES DESPITE...

Thu January 11

SFN Review – The Companies That Caught Our Attention the Most Frequently Last Year

The first _Signal From Noise_ of 2024 finds us repeating our commitment to providing readers with a big-picture view of the markets as seen from Fundstrat’s evidence-based approach to investment...

Wed January 10

Takeaways from Dan Ives fireside chat = Technology lots of visibility. 2024 still likely double-digit gains and "hot" Dec CPI on Thursday likely priced in

We are only 6 trading days into 2024, and it has been a rough start. Even yesterday, on the potential approval of a Bitcoin Spot ETF approval, there appears to...

Mon January 8

Tech-led rally broadens out as AAPL shows signs of bottoming

IT’S LIKELY THAT US EQUITIES SHOW FURTHER RALLY THIS WEEK AS MINOR BOUNCE LOOKS TO BE UNDERWAY;  HOWEVER, IT REMAINS DIFFICULT TO SAY THAT JANUARY VOLATILITY IS COMPLETE.  AT PRESENT,...

Thu December 28, 2023

Innovations That Have Us Excited Heading Into 2024

Throughout history, economic progress has been driven by technological and scientific advances. Often, forward-looking investors can immediately see the clear path to profits from such innovation – for example, Fundstrat’s...

Tue December 5, 2023

AAPL strength helpful to markets despite all 11 sectors lower

NEAR-TERM TRENDS FOR US EQUITIES AND TREASURIES SEEM TO BE AT RESISTANCE, WHILE THE US DOLLAR INDEX HAS BEGUN TO RALLY.  A MAJORITY OF THE MAJOR SECTORS ARE ALSO NOW...

Fri November 3, 2023

Case for "baby rally" to continue strengthened this week. But October jobs report key (Friday)

We discuss: how there are multiple reasons to believe this baby rally is gaining strength.  Foremost is a Fed which is beginning to be forward looking.  But there are structural...

Tue October 24, 2023

Tech remains quite strong vs. SPX despite some mixed results

QQQ, DJIA AND SPX ARE RIGHT AT OCTOBER LOWS, AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE A STAND THIS WEEK.  HOWEVER, THIS LIKELY DOES DEPEND ON STELLAR TECHNOLOGY EARNINGS ALONG WITH A...

Mon October 23, 2023

Can Large-Cap Technology earnings save the Stock market?

QQQ, DJIA AND SPX ARE RIGHT AT OCTOBER LOWS, AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE A STAND THIS WEEK, I BELIEVE.  HOWEVER, THIS LIKELY DOES DEPEND ON A LARGER ROLLING OVER...