June 15, 2025 Escalations in the Middle East on the heels of a bout of global trade realignment sets up a scenario straight out of an economics case study. Oil prices have risen (albeit from lows of the cycle, while equities in the very near-term have sold off along with US Treasuries at the long […]
COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s 0.4% weekly decline was primarily driven by escalating Middle East tensions and the resulting surge in oil prices, which raised concerns about inflation and global economic stability. Sector-specific news and ongoing uncertainty about Federal Reserve also contributed to the market’s cautious tone. Six of the sectors outperformed the broader S&P500 while
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June 13, 2025 S&P 500 futures are lower this morning on emerging geo/political tensions. With the index price just shy of all-time highs, we are at a point in the equity bullish reversal where some consolidation is expected. Our S&P 500 price chart (below) shows 5786 and 5504 as key support levels. If consolidation occurs
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June 12, 2025 The Crypto trade is heating up with recent news that companies are taking a page out of the MSTR playbook and adding Crypto to their balance sheets. This is being called a “bitcoin treasury strategy,” buying digital assets like bitcoin, ether, and solana in hopes of boosting their stock prices. Roughly 60
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June 10, 2025 The S&P 500 continues to build value above our neckline level of 5786 (chart below). As US equities continue to reflate, we’re looking for accumulation opportunities among near-term laggards. In our last Tactical Tuesday Report, we covered weakness in the housing market. We think those stocks remain unpalatable for investors due to
Tactical Tuesday Report: Large Cap. Asset Managers at Support, Time to Accumulate? Read More »
June 8, 2025 The Bull must be feeling pretty confident with the S&P 500 closing last week above the 6000 level (chart below). The buyer has kept its foot on the gas despite the index reaching overbought conditions in mid-May and the current price is <3% below the all-time high. The usual gripes can still
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s 1.5% gain for the week ending June 6th was driven by robust jobs data, easing trade tensions, and strong performance from leading technology stocks, with investor sentiment buoyed by signs of economic resilience and hopes for a favorable resolution to ongoing trade disputes. The “Magnificent Seven” names which include Microsoft (+2.2%),
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June 6, 2025 Factor performance in the context of shifting narratives on global trade has been the story of 2025. Threats of tariffs on the global supply chain boosted Value style shares over the broad market Russell 3000 index from February to early April while Growth has come charging back since equities put in their
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June 5, 2025 Equities have staged a bullish reversal since early April and we’re seeing nuclear stocks emerge as the new “Juice” trade in the alternative energy space. Investors are moving off low vol. in favor of higher beta exposure in both Growth and Cyclical areas of the equity market. In the Alternative Energy space,
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We’ve taken a small overweight position in the Energy sector as both Crude and Energy Stocks are structurally oversold despite improving sentiment around global trade.
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