Thu July 20, 2023

Defensives finally strengthening as key Cycle date nears

MARKETS HAVE ENTERED A WINDOW FOR POTENTIAL SHORT-TERM TREND CHANGE, BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH SELLING UNTIL AUGUST.  NEAR-TERM, AN SPX-4500-4600 RANGE MIGHT HOLD INTO LAST COUPLE DAYS OF JULY...

Wed April 19, 2023

Medical Devices breakout should give Healthcare a further boost

I WILL NOT BE PUBLISHING FRIDAY, 4/21 DUE TO TRAVEL PLANS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. https://youtu. be/fJHwBQMR5v8 No evidence of any change of trend, and repeated attempts at taking...

Wed October 19, 2022

Updating "Granny shots": +9 additions, -5 deletions

Today is the October quarterly rebalance of our Granny Shots portfolio. The Granny Shots is a list of our core stock holdings, using 6 thematic/quantitative portfolios and is designed to...

Thu August 4, 2022

Healthcare Showing Promise: Why We’re Bullish

Healthcare conversations over the past two years have centered almost exclusively on COVID-19, vaccinations, and therapeutics. Yet the dynamic sector offers much more to dissect as we emerge from the...

Fri July 29, 2022

The August 1982 moment: bear market "bottom" before Fed pivots -- if true, new highs coming sooner than most expect

The biggest takeaway for me on events of this week? Convincing and arguably decisive evidence the "bottom is in" -- the 2022 bear market is over.this was a big data...

Mon July 25, 2022

After July FOMC, entire yield curve will be at or above "neutral rate" = optionality = 2H rally view intact

A big data week is ahead, with 3 major data incoming:7/27 is July FOMC --> +75bp is base case and few surprises expected7/28 2Q GDP --> investors expecting negative print...

Fri July 22, 2022

5 reasons equities rallying. Expanding breadth affirms 2022 "bottom" is in. P/E can expand with Fed hikes, as long as "shocks" are avoided. 2H rally.

We are starting to see strengthening internals for equity markets, including key leadership improvements from Technology ($QQQ) and small-caps ($IWM) and measures such as advance/decline lines. Thus, from the perspective...

Wed July 20, 2022

Roundtable takeaways: Proximity (if not already) at lows for bear. EPS risk lower than consensus expects. OW Tech/Growth.

If you missed our FSinsight Roundtable, - click HERE for the replay   ______________________________________________ _SUMMARY: ROUNDTABLE WITH GROUP HEADS, CONTRASTING AND HARMONIZING THE VIEWS ACROSS SECTOR HEADS_ We hosted a...

Mon July 18, 2022

Cooling "soft data" argues Fed playbook soon change to more predictable. In 1982, took only 4 mos to erase entire Volcker "bear market"

Most investors, based upon my conversations, remain skeptical that markets can find any footing, particularly in the face of continuing bad CPI reports. But I think investors are overlooking that...

Fri July 15, 2022

Despite a flat out bad June CPI report, Fed officials sound "measured" (vs "expeditious") ...arguably enabling equities to see "less bad"

In the 36 hours since the horrific June CPI report, equities have managed to better with Technology stocks managing gains.initial "hawkish" market reaction was to price near 100% odds of...

Thu July 14, 2022

Technicals on new Granny Shot additions

GRANNY SHOT STOCK LIST WITH SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE (ST= SHORT-TERM, IT=INTERMEDIATE-TERM)Source: Fundstrat, Bloomberg, Factset ABBOTT LABS ($ABT- $106.21)  Attractive to buy following a 21% decline over the last seven months...

Thu July 14, 2022

GRANNY SHOTS: July 2022 Update

We have updated our Granny Shots stock list for July 2022. There have been six deletions and eight additions. Our Granny Shots portfolio is comprised of stocks that qualify for...