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Nvidia Earnings THE Event In The S&P 500 This Week
S&P 500 Digests Earnings Reports As the poster child for AI and a significant contributor to U.S. economic growth, Nvidia's earnings on Wednesday will likely shape the direction of the S&P 500 for the remainder of the month. Back in January, we cautioned: "Is...
S&P 500 Liquidity Drained by Prolonged Shutdown
S&P 500 Digests Earnings Reports The sentiment and direction of the S&P 500 last week were clearly downward. Market optimism throughout the week was negative as doubts about a December meeting cut to interest rates gained momentum. At the opening of markets on...
AI-Related Earnings Send Mixed Signals To S&P 500
S&P 500 Digests Earnings Reports As predicted in our previous post, the FED rate cut announcement last Wednesday was a sell-the-news event in the S&P 500. The announcement on Thursday of a US-China trade deal did little to limit the correction, likely due to...
S&P 500 Back To All-Time High
Upside Trend In S&P 500 The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high last week on the back of a better-than-expected CPI report and the expectation that the FED will cut interest rates this week. The trend in the S&P 500 remains to the upside, and the advanced...
Not Every AI Stock Is A Bubble
Are AI Valuations Justified? AI-related stocks in the U.S. may be approaching bubble territory, but opinions are sharply divided among experts. Some analysts warn of overvaluation and speculative excess, while others argue that strong fundamentals justify current...
AI Capital Expenditure Comes With A Price
AI Underpins U.S. Economic Growth Capital expenditure expectations for both AI investment and energy usage over the next couple of years exceed $1 trillion. The hyperscaler infrastructure build-out is contributing 1.5% to the U.S. GDP. In the first quarter of 2025,...
S&P 500 Digests Payroll Data
S&P 500 Momentum Short-Lived The S&P 500 gaped up at the open on Friday on the back of the jobs data. However, the upward momentum was short-lived as institutions continued the recent trend of selling into retail momentum. Within 20 minutes of the opening, the...
Will The S&P 500 Rhyme In September?
S&P 500 Rotation Back in September 2024 we made the following observations with regard to the S&P 500: Over the last three weeks, stock performance in the S&P 500 has noticeably shifted. Magnificent 7 stocks have stalled and the other 493 stocks in the...
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