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Stock Markets Churn Ahead of FOMC Week
“I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.” ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Good evening: It was a choppy week marked by continued challenges for investors and an abundance of economic data, including...
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Tough Open for September, but Broader Outlook Still Constructive
“In order to be big, you have to think big. If you think small, you're going to be small.” ~ Emeril Lagasse Good evening: The holiday-shortened trading week proved to be challenging, marking a poor start to the month. This was not entirely unexpected, given the historical seasonality challenges that...
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Market Reacts Positively to a Slew of Economic Data this Week. Takeaways From Our Research Heads Heading into September.
“Thoughts are things, choose the good ones” ~ Mike Dooley Good evening: August proved challenging for markets, with the three major indices posting losses for the month. The S&P 500 fell -1.8%, NASDAQ finished -2.2%, and Dow tumbled -2.4%. On 7/31, our Head of Research, Tom Lee, alerted market participants...
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Stocks End Three-Week Losing Streak Despite Challenges From Surging Yields, Seasonality
“Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.” ~ Adam Smith Good evening: August has been a challenging month, and we opened this week with the S&P 500 down around 5% for the month. China’s economic woes, rising oil prices, and surging yields here in the...
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S&P 500 Notches Third Straight Weekly Decline
“Do not confuse movement with action. Know when to sit and wait.” ~ Jim Rogers Good evening: August certainly continued to challenge investors this week. “We’re caught in a pretty bad downtrend at the moment,” Head of Research Tom Lee acknowledged, asking rhetorically: “Does this feel like the start of...
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S&P, Nasdaq Notch Weekly Decline Despite Good CPI Numbers
“I've been all over the world and I've never seen a statue of a critic.” ~Leonard Bernstein Good evening: Consistent with previous Fundstrat warnings, the second trading week of August continued to be choppy. Ultimately, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both fell for their second consecutive week. It was...
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Positive Catalysts Anticipated Despite Tough Start to August
"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well." ~ Jack London Good evening: July was good for the markets. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both rose for the fifth consecutive month, and the Dow saw one of the longest daily winning...
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Markets Climb After FOMC Week and Strong Economic Data
“You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.” ~Bruce Lee Good evening: Investors had a lot to absorb this week, with earnings season ramping up and big Tech names reporting mostly strong quarterly results. We saw action from central banks around the world, beginning with...
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Markets See Mixed Week as Earnings Season Begins
“I think if you have a passion for what you do then there are no limitations on how long or how much you can accomplish.” ~Tony Bennett (1926 - 2023) Good evening: Earnings season has begun in earnest, and investors likely paid more attention than usual to the results this...
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Tanking Inflation Drives Markets Higher
“From one thing, know ten thousand things.” ~Miyamoto Musashi Good evening: With this week’s rally, the S&P 500 has completed 77% of the retracement of its entire bear-market decline from 4,819 (January 4, 2022) to 3,491 (October 13, 2022). It also recorded its highest close since April 2022. This was...
