MARKET NEWS
Jan 19, 2025
Why Are So Many CEOs Jumping Ship?
“Non-Mega Cap stocks could reasonably outperform Mega Cap stocks by about 7 percentage points annually over the next decade,” writes Bill Hester. History, it seems, may validate thesis. As for a...
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Jan 19, 2025
Markets Weekly Outlook: Trump 2.0 Takes Flight as BoJ Decision Looms
It was a strong week for US stocks and gold, with the S&P rising about 3% by the end of the week. Markets are bracing for potential volatility and policy surprises as Donald Trump is inaugurated...
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Jan 19, 2025
Stocks Week Ahead: Bank of Japan Meeting Takes Center Stage in a Quiet Week Ahead
Friday’s price action seemed suspicious at best and full casino mode, especially during an options expiration that appeared intent on wiping out as many 6,000 puts and calls as possible. It was a...
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Jan 18, 2025
S&P 500: What Past Market Correlations Tell Us About the Year Ahead
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Jan 17, 2025
Increasing Market Risks Signal It’s Time to Be ‘Tactically Bearish’
In last week’s discussion with Thoughtful Money, I noted that we are becoming more “tactically bearish” as we progress into 2025. While we have remained primarily bullish in equity positioning over...
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Jan 17, 2025
Technical Analysis Isn't Voodoo, It's Vital Context
If you draw enough lines on a stock chart, one of them is bound to predict the future accurately! Given that technical analysis is perfect in hindsight and flawed in foresight, many investors mock it...
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Jan 17, 2025
Markets Are Recalibrating the Fed
From March 2022 through August 2024, there was widespread concern that the tightening of monetary policy by the Fed over that period would cause a recession. It was the most widely anticipated...
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Jan 17, 2025
Gold Holds Steady Against US Dollar's Surge, Eyeing Renewed Bullish Momentum
Gold has been grinding sideways for the better part of several months now, weighing on sentiment. Late October’s mounting bullishness is long gone, deteriorating to apathy. But gold’s recent high...
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Jan 17, 2025
BranchOut Food: Why This Penny Stock Won’t Stay Cheap for Long
BranchOut Food (NASDAQ: BOF) invigorated its market with news of ramping production, improving revenue and profitability. The stock is up 200% from its 2024 lows and still has a solid move ahead of...
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Jan 17, 2025
Gold: Could Yellow Metal Finally Outperform Stocks in 2025?
Stocks and gold have been “predictable” as we approach Inauguration Day. “Predictable” taking the form of our previous “to or through the election” view for the 2024 bull, which was ginned by the...
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