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@jimcramer
Don’t be too hard on yourself, Jim. We all make mistakes.
Your bad calls have turned you into a legend at least. So enjoy that.
You’ll win again, I’m sure 😉
@EHunterChristie
Yeah.. no, I don’t think so. Also speaking as an European.
Musk’s stance towards the war in Ukraine seems totally appropriate to me, and I’m not a big fan of his or anything. It just fits my common sense criteria.
@michaellebowitz
@ayeshatariq
What’s worse before midterms?
Billionaires losing a couple of billions on the stock market
or
50% of the entire population getting squeezed on household goods, credit, gas, and general well-being
I think the choice is clear.
@MichaelAArouet
Again, Romania stands out in one of your posts, Michael.. in a way that contradicts the common narrative of “poor eastern european state”.
A high home ownership rate is very healthy for a society I believe- brings more of a risk-taking mentality and a sense of civic duty.
@WallStreetSilv
This is an alarmist take, propagating a myth we’ve debunked.
Namely that there are fewer foreign buyers of US debt.
This is only true if you take Q4 of 2021 as a comparison level. Otherwise, the long-term trend is still strongly positive and intact. And while foreigners are
@jasongoepfert
The divergence in breadth illustrated, using 20-DMA instead of 10. But more or less the same point.
Notice the "Sigma Score" readings as well. This was calculated from the top 1000 stocks by dollar volume, not the S&P 500, for better "broad market" representation.
@Swordfishv44183
Can’t say I see the correlation over the last 5 quarters.
According to exploresemis, $NVDA accounts for around 6.3% of $TSM s revenue.
So the two are *VERY* different businesses.
What’s worse? A stock market decline that makes billionaires lose some billions, or surging inflation that hurts the (voting) lower and middle class?
Tighter financial conditions are a no brainer from a political standpoint.
@MichaelAArouet
The chart illustrates U-1 unemployment (or long-term unemployed); companies are slow to hire and slow to fire, only letting go of personnel when absolutely necessary -lag
#1
By the time this workforce is counted in U1 (16 weeks - lag
#2
), the recession might as well be old news.
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@NeerajT4
Because that worked out amazing in Japan when they offered the 100 year loan for 3 generations in the 80’s!
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@MT_Capital1
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@sweatystartup
Nick, dressing sloppily is something only certain professionals can “afford”.
For the rest of us, putting some time and effort into our appearance does generate good ROI. Don’t know why this is news to you.
At the very least, it can’t hurt.
In my opinion, for the CPI to be bullish for stocks, it needs to come in at exactly 6.5%, not a lot more or less.
Too low and we’ll start pricing in a recession and a poor Q4 season;
Too high is problematic for obvious reasons.
There are two mutually exclusive principles when trying to predict the future path for an asset: mean-reversion and trend continuation, AKA “range trading” and "trend following”.
You cannot apply both, at the same time.
For $SPY, investors are betting on a regime change.
I’d rather chase the rally in $TLT rather than stocks right now;
While currently extended and sitting right at technical resistance, this is an asset class I’d look to buy on the next dip in.
Fundamentals and technicals are lining up for bonds to shine in 2023.
Debunking the First Rate Cut Myth
Many bearish arguments circulating on social and traditional media revolve around the market action following the Fed’s first rate cut.
Namely that the Fed will only lower rates when a recession hits; we already know that a recession translates
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Google Trends for
#recession
Since 2004, there's always been an initial scare (probably caused by yield curves inverting and growth decelerating), followed by a "false alarm" period, followed by the actual economic event.
Textbook mentality.
@Mayhem4Markets
Out of all 3, AI has the potential to actually be useful.
Human nature might blow this into a bubble yet again, but it’s undeniable the tech is impressive.
The other 2 are garbage in their current iterations.
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@uxtuning
@SamuelSWatson
@danprimack
He is “workaholic” incarnate. Or at least he has been up till now.
You don’t get to where he is without working your ass off. This can happen in the office/factory or attending public events, doing deals, tweeting, etc.
I don’t particularly like him, but I respect him as a CEO
@David_Dierking
Interesting fact.
But clearly Utilities, favored by investors for their safe dividend, are more linked to treasuries than equities.
Try the same analysis with $TLT instead of the S&P500.
@realDonaldJNews
You don’t need to show ID in order to vote in the US?!
In Romania, that’s the first thing they ask for when you enter the polling booth. And we’re an “incredibly corrupt” country - or so they say.
@SuburbanDrone
Why on earth would US equities benefit from a stronger dollar?
SP500 companies get 40% of their revenues in foreign currency; a strong dollar is a huge FX headwind that will put pressure on margins as well as EPS.
Only holders of dollars benefit overall.
@AnnekaTreon
Don’t show them this chart of the Nikkei - 30 years of buy & hold and investors are still getting a negative return after the peak in 1990, despite the BoJ’s ultra loose policy.
This can happen at any time, in any market. And it will, indeed, be different.
@SchuermannChris
@TommyThornton
Here’s a novel thought… what if consumers don’t actually want to own an electric car? I sure don’t, for example.
In this case, demand can hardly be stimulated by price cuts. This tail risk is not priced in currently.
@Mayhem4Markets
The effect of tightening policy overall is less dollars (liquidity) in the markets;
We track this daily and you can already see how volumes are starting to trend down.
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@nope_its_lily
Mark may well be ahead of his time here. The metaverse is a technology that would cater to the lower classes, in my view (who can’t afford to properly live in the real world).
Rising inequality dynamics make this a probable scenario long term. He just needs to stay solvent.
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@simon_ree
Comparing gambling odds to anything other than very short term trading is not advisable.
In investing, there is such a thing as fair value, and extensions above and below increase the odds of a reversal.
At the roulette table, the odds are the same for every spin.
833 stocks out of 1000 that make up our breadth analysis are trading above their 20-day MA
Previous bear market rally tops have seen this metric well above 900 (virtually all stocks)
Keep an eye on treasuries here $TLT
Still the most oversold of all major asset classes, we are at levels that have historically been great buying opportunities;
A “flight to safety” may be in the works once the bear market rally is over.
@kashyap286
Here's a quick way to do this via Signal Sigma's screener:
- Set $QQQ as benchmark ETF
- Set Relative Z-Score on a column (and sort by this, with max value at 0)
- Set Dollar Volume on another
Observe results. Some other notable entries and a toppy looking combined chart:
The US Dollar is at a critical juncture.
While technically overbought, the Dollar is attempting to push through a major resistance level (identified by our system as S1).
This level has provided both support and resistance to past moves.
@AyeshaTariq
I remember similar probabilities from the December release (80% upside, easy money);
And here we are, 1 month later, with a cooler than expected CPI, and the markets lower.
Moral of the story: it's a DAY plan, like it says on the slide.
@jimcramer
Why is that, Jim? Even when accounting for moderate growth (10%) - which is itself questionable - investors still don't get a decent cashflow stream in return.
The whole metaverse play better pay off or else this goes in the dumpster.
It’s official: Japan is now worrying about inflation.
And with that, there are no more dovish Central Banks left. Hard to imagine a pivot anytime soon from the Fed, that would be bullish for equities.
@ayeshatariq
The Fed Chair walking back comments made just a month ago would spell serious trouble; I’d rather they guide upward for the next meetings.
From a “wealth effect” perspective, the Fed is fine with having a stock market that goes nowhere, as we’ve seen in the past 2 years.
A range trading instrument, like our sentiment indicator, has worked wonders for timing the market in the past 2 years.
@Mayhem4Markets
Let a system draw your lines; your job should be to set your Price Target and the expected growth rate (CAGR rate of the slope).
This way, your chart will actually represent some fundamental assumptions. It’s harder to say ‘nah’ to those..
Today’s repricing in Fed fund futures implies:
+ 50bps tomorrow
+ 25bps in February
+ 25bps in March
Pivot by November.
I see the endgame approaching in terms of rate hikes, but the pivot story and how good that must be for equities is still murky.
A phenomenon we haven’t seen in a while:
Difference in VIX (Implied Vol) / Realized Vol nearing 2 std deviations overbought; tells us investors are finally starting to panic.
My rant as a financial adviser...
Got a new client. Wants to invest in equities. Aiming for 8-10% annual returns, but only wants to invest in ETFs.
In order to start a relationship with this client (and book a commission) I am legally required to create a recommendation that
The top companies in the S&P by market cap are on average 11% away from their analyst price targets; sell-side analysts are usually generous by 10% with their assumptions.
That leaves very little reward and a lot of risk for investors at current prices.
Market Outlook for Q3 2023
One important takeaway from this Q's report:
Tech stocks are close to being fully valued.
A lot of companies have been taken along for the ride just as a function of their market cap and passive investing flows (QQQ, XLK ETFs).
There are
@ValueStockGeek
P/E will take a hit if EPS grows.
That’s why it’s better to use EV/EBITDA or EV/Sales for your valuation needs. Less confusing, more professional.
Today’s real action is happening in long-term treasuries. Spectacular reversal in $TLT from early December highs;
The level we will find a durable bottom in $TLT will tell us more about where equities are headed in 2023 than $SPY itself.
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The Fed is trying to quell inflation which is primarily driven by energy; rate hikes may not do much.
Increasing supply would make more sense, as neither oil production, nor rig counts are at pre-pandemic levels.
The green deal is costing us a great deal.
Don’t know about you guys, but I actually like where Twitter is headed.
I see only beneficial changes since Musk took over (and I’m not a huge fan of his).
$JPM out with another sell side report, simultaneously claiming the market is fairly priced, might have upside, but also downside, depending on your assumptions 🤡
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@AlessioUrban
@calmeevee
I can confirm lower than average dollar transaction volume on US Exchanges.
I view this as supportive of a trend reversal pivot - when buyers no longer meet sellers at prevailing prices, it’s hard for the same trend to persist.
Revisiting $SPY “soft landing” scenario, neatly fitting in the current price action to a -10% CAGR trading channel;
Mind you, this is not the “bearish case”, just putting Fedspeak on a chart.
Higher than average dollar transaction volume suggests plenty of interest from the recent buyers;
I would be worried if dollar volume stalls, while the market rallies - that’s our cue to start exiting any speculative trades.
2022 has been a brutal year for most retail investors, per Bloomberg.
The average stock investor’s portfolio has suffered a 30% drawdown in the past year, doing better than the meme stock and crypto crowd, but lagging the S&P 500.
First signs of a transition to a bull market environment
One of our instruments shows the number of “stocks overbought” versus “stocks oversold”; spikes in these metrics align well with extremes in sentiment; we also compute levels for each series, showing a 2 standard deviation
According to CFRA data, in the last 14 bear markets since 1945, it took an average of 12 months to find the bottom and an average of 23 months to recoup losses.
Trading Day # 139 of 252
@Maverick_Equity
@AyeshaTariq
Say no more…
We provide this chart in the Signal Sigma platform and update it every week.
Instruments > Market Fundamentals
Confirms
@AyeshaTariq
‘s observation
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@AlessioUrban
Romanians are chill at the moment.
Oh wait! We are net exporters of nat gas, there’s no gun violence and people don’t attach pronouns to their names… that must have something to do with it.
@operationdanish
Wow. This is a profoundly anti-capitalistic initiative.
Any financially literate person knows that inflation is a monetary policy phenomenon and has nothing to do with corporate pricing.
This is aimed purely at getting votes, and the implications are scary, indeed!
@TicTocTick
It’s not the bargain that you think it is.
The Model Y was overpriced to begin with. At $36K, it beginning to find its real market price, just like $TSLA is.
Instead of buying $TSLA, why not buy $GNRC? You would be getting a much higher value for your money:
Both increase YoY TTM revenues at a 40% rate;
Both have a 16% operating margin;
Both have a similar profit margin;
Yet one costs 10x EV/ Sales, the other just 2.36.
Remember:
During market drawdowns, the biggest threat to your financial well-being is your own behavior;
Having a solid process and investment strategy in place is key.
I built this platform so investors of all levels can benefit.
@MichaelKantro
@MishGEA
If $SPY cannot convincingly pull off a bounce from current levels, our strategies are also reducing equity risk to zero (Z-Score below -1 and record days since last ATH in a prior uptrend is bad news for risk assets).
This week is all about the inflation numbers, to be released on Wednesday.
Investors are absolutely convinced that the only thing that matters is the Fed and interest rates and little else.
@WifeyAlpha
Said it before:
Rally fades. Bears will short. They are
too early. Then another leg higher,
until most bears give up
Then, bulls that were on the sidelines
will deploy cash. They are too late. We
tank hard again to SPY 350-360.
Bears lose. Bulls lose.
@stephenharlinmd
Re: ML models and stock picking
Millennium Vision was created as a demonstration that any investing style can be "taught" to a machine.
Benchmarked to $ARKK, our model almost exactly mirrors
@CathieDWood
's flagship fund.
Over the last 5 years, it even slightly outperformed.
@RaoulGMI
On a regression model, we’re already at the low (according to Z-Score)
Given the heavy earnings calendar next week, and high potential for volatility, the question facing traders and investors is if SPY can pull off a reversal and bounce convincingly. Any lower and it’s bad news
The logical resistance level for this rally on $SPY is 410 - many will start claiming the bear market is over.
Notice the technical channel slope (ascending). Bear market finales don't look like that...
When was the last time we heard of a "soft landing" in the media? As it turns out, September 2007.
According to Google, there were increasing worries about a recession, but nothing really concerning. Today, we are well past the peak interest in “recession” related search terms.