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

Growth has begun to turn back higher vs. Value, but SPX looks to be at resistance

NEAR-TERM TRENDS REMAIN BULLISH FROM LAST WEEK IN US EQUITIES, BUT THE LARGER TREND HAS DEFINITELY SHOWN SOME STALLING OUT SINCE MID-DECEMBER, AND THIS LARGER CHURNING STILL REALLY HASN’T BEEN...

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...

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...

Thu November 30, 2023

The Shrinkage Problem: Retail Theft Could Lead to Investment Opportunities

As of publication, we are in the most important month of the year for retailers. And while many have been cautious in their public-facing expectations, the resilience of the economy...

Wed November 1, 2023

Short-term Equity and Treasury lows are in place, but intermediate-term challenges remain

SPX AND QQQ HAVE MADE THEIR SHORT-TERM BOTTOM AS OF LAST FRIDAY AND ARE NOW LIKELY ON A THREE-WAVE BOUNCE INTO LATE NEXT WEEK.   INTEREST RATES CAN DROP FURTHER INTO...

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...

Mon October 23, 2023

Uncertainty dominates macro headlines, sidelining investors. 162 S&P 500 report this week, biggest week of 3Q23 season.

We discuss: There are widening uncertainties around Israel-Gaza, Washington, rates and EPS season.  This explains why investors are sidelined but we need to be mindful that markets bottom on bad...

Thu October 12, 2023

Big Data, Big World

“There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every two days.” ~ Eric Schmidt, former CEO of...

Thu October 12, 2023

“Backing and Filling” has begun following first runup off Oct lows

US EQUITY MARKETS TECHNICALLY LOOK TO HAVE BOTTOMED AND ARE SLOWLY PROGRESSING OFF EARLY OCTOBER LOWS.  BOTH US DOLLAR ALONG WITH TREASURY YIELDS HAVE BACKED OFF IN RECENT DAYS FOLLOWING...

Wed October 11, 2023

Fed-speak unwinding hawkish ripples since Sept FOMC. Adding case for a downturn in yields = P/E expansion ahead = supports YE rally

We discuss: how 10-yr yields are running out of reasons to rise at a time when Fed-speak has distinctively turned dovish.  And P/E multiples for stocks are just not that...