February 10, 2025 The S&P 500 continues in a consolidation pattern that started in early December. The index made a marginal new high on January 23rd, but the buyer couldn’t sustain above that level for longer than a day. The move sets up a negative momentum divergence in the RSI and MACD oscillators (chart below, […]
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One of the most popular categories of funds available to investors are those offering thematic exposure. This category leverages a specific theme or themes that have gained traction economically and within popular culture. Thematic ETFs range from the speculative (ARKX Space Exploration & Innovation ETF) to things we take for granted (Global X Infrastructure Development
Big Tech is under pressure in the near-term with charts showing potential for a deeper correction.
US equities have moved a lot but gone basically nowhere over the past three weeks. These consolidations, especially if they are volatile, can be problematic for a trend-following portfolio allocation model like Elev8. It is the nature of trend following strategies that pivot points for trend change are also ideal accumulation points if the current
US Large Cap. outperformance vs. the MSCI World Index has plateaued. We think higher rates domestically would likely benefit ex-US equity performance as well as the average US stock pursuant to our big theme “Mega Cap. Growth vs. Everything Else”
Above 4.7% on the 10yr Yield, equities are likely to run into trouble. Below 4.5% is likely a green light for the bull.
The macro picture changed last week as persistently strong economic data has driven interest rates above 2024 highs to start the new year. Crude and Commodities prices have firmed in the near-term as investors position for a more inflationary environment and Growth areas of the equity market come under renewed pressure. At the sector level,
Going long Min vol. and selling out Discretionary as we expect a deeper correction for equities in the near-term
One of the most popular categories of funds available to investors are those offering thematic exposure. This category leverages a specific theme or themes that have gained traction economically and within popular culture. Thematic ETFs range from the speculative (ARKX Space Exploration & Innovation ETF) to things we take for granted (Global X Infrastructure Development
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The first Tactical Tuesday Report of 2025 rolls out as investors are looking to accumulate equities on year-end 2024 weakness. The S&P 500 entered 2025 with near-term breadth measures showing signs of potential selling exhaustion as >80% of stocks had seen prices pushed below their respective 50-day moving averages in December (chart below, middle panel).
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