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Equity Factor Report – Q3 2024: Value And Low Volatility Strategies Rally

Equity Factor Report – Q3 2024: Value And Low Volatility Strategies Rally

OverviewIn anticipation of interest rate cuts, investors buoyed Small Cap and Value stocks to kick off the third quarter, with the rally fading as the quarter progressed. Small Caps handily outperformed their Large Cap counterparts across the U.S. and Developed ex-U.S. regions. The Russell 2000 Index (+9.3%) outperformed the Russell 1000 Index (+6.1) and the […]
Nasdaq 100 & S&P 500 Elliott Wave Daily

Nasdaq 100 & S&P 500 Elliott Wave Daily

Image Source: Unsplash I again have made adjustments to the labeling in both the NQ and ES. The ultimate goal is the same in that additional upside is still expected with previously given targets remaining as well. The NQ remains the more difficult market to nail down an EW count. It has become a day-by-day internal […]
Can Biotechnology Make A Seasonal Move Higher?

Can Biotechnology Make A Seasonal Move Higher?

I have commented but not focused too much on our Big Brother Biotechnology, IBB.My weekend comments were, “IBB remains stuck in its weekly trading range. Remember, the longer the range sustains, the better the move out of it tends to be. IBB gets interesting over 150.” So what about that trading range and current levels?The […]
Trump’s tax plan set to eliminate income taxes for 93 million Americans

Trump’s tax plan set to eliminate income taxes for 93 million Americans

Key Takeaways Trump’s tax reform could exempt 93.2 million Americans from income taxes. Economists question the feasibility of replacing income tax with tariffs. Share this article Donald Trump’s tax reform proposals could provide partial or full income tax exemptions to 93.2 million Americans, nearly half of the US electorate, according to a report by CNBC. The […]
A Bond Rout Spooks Interest Rate-Sensitive Sectors

A Bond Rout Spooks Interest Rate-Sensitive Sectors

Image Source: Unsplash Bonds have been quietly (as usual) selling off as the S&P 500 tests new all-time highs. Of course, for folks like me who’re in the markets all day, “quiet” is anything but; rate-sensitive corners of the market may finally take notice after today’s sell-off.Now, I can hear you ask: “What does interest rate-sensitive […]
Why Tech Giants Are Betting Big On Nuclear Power

Why Tech Giants Are Betting Big On Nuclear Power

If you’ve been paying attention to the markets, especially in recent months, you’ve likely noticed something interesting happening with nuclear energy stocks. Shares of companies involved in uranium and nuclear, like NuScale Power, Oklo, Cameco and Centrus Energy, have been surging, driven in large part by groundbreaking nuclear energy deals with major tech firms.This trend […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Mostly Unchanged

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Mostly Unchanged

Gold and silver came in steaming from the overnight foreign trade.But a rally in the Dollar in NY time knocked them back down to mostly unchanged.Stocks gathered themselves together at the same time and turned sharp losses into smaller losses and nearly unchanged.The BRICs will have their summit meeting in Kazan, Russia over the next […]
Should Investors Care About Trust?

Should Investors Care About Trust?

The returns of the Trust 200 Index over 13+ years according to IndexOneMore than 15 years ago The Economist published a briefing paper sponsored by Cisco, called “The Role of Trust in Business Collaboration,” concluding that tens of millions of dollars had been spent evaluating corporate governance but a *definition of corporate trust continued to […]
Rates Spark: Treasuries Bully Direction

Rates Spark: Treasuries Bully Direction

The end games for the Fed and ECB continue to pull in different directions. It’s been quite the change in sentiment in the past six weeks. The Fed was supposed to be the big cutter on a delayed start. Now the pressure is greater on the ECB. This is manifesting in ongoing widening in the […]
Surging Bond Yields Drag Dow; Nasdaq Reverses Losses

Surging Bond Yields Drag Dow; Nasdaq Reverses Losses

The Dow shed over 344 points on Monday, while the S&P 500 marked a slim loss of its own, as both indexes took a breather from last week’s record highs. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq managed to reverse earlier losses to extend its daily win streak to four. Driving negative sentiment was a rising 10-year Treasury yield, as […]