Thu February 8

Recent sub-par breadth won’t matter if Healthcare, Financials keep rising

DIVERGENCE BETWEEN THE TOP PERFORMING STOCKS WITHIN TECHNOLOGY AND THE BROADER MARKET COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD STOCK INDICES TO CONSOLIDATE.  YET, CURRENTLY, WE’RE SEEING THE OPPOSITE, AS GROUPS LIKE INDUSTRIALS AND...

Fri February 2

Broadening out of market at new highs will be important

DIVERGENCE BETWEEN THE TOP PERFORMING STOCKS WITHIN TECHNOLOGY AND THE BROADER MARKET GREW EVER MORE EXTREME THIS PAST WEEK.  HOWEVER, THIS DOESN’T NECESSARILY IMPLY A LARGE SELLOFF IS IMMINENT.  A...

Wed January 31

“You Wanna Go To The Moon, Alice?”

A daily market update from FS Insight — what you need to know ahead of opening bell "I'm a dope. Not a run-of-the-mill dope, the world's champ." — Ralph Kramden,...

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 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...