The ProShares Short S&P 500 ETF (SH) offers inverse exposure to the S&P 500 Index, aiming to profit from market downturns by increasing in value when the index decreases. This ETF resets its performance daily to maintain a consistent -1x exposure, which is essential in managing the compounding effects of volatility over time. Investors find […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Equity investors hoping for a reprieve in the new year after a brutal 2022 are likely to be disappointed, according to Michael Kantrowitz at Piper Sandler & Co. The strategist, ranked No. 3 in the last year’s Institutional Investor survey, predicts that the S&P 500 will fall 16% to 3,225. The price target […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — The worst year for equity bulls since 2008 will also be remembered as one when the predominant investment strategies veered from one another by the most in two decades. Divergent fortunes befell the most famous U.S. stock benchmarks, with the S&P 500’s annual loss of almost 20% more than twice that of the […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — More tech tantrums. China’s Covid surge. And above all, no central banks riding to the rescue if things go wrong. Reeling from a record $18 trillion wipeout, global stocks must surmount all these hurdles and more if they are to escape a second straight year in the red. With a drop of more […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — US equities are set for their worst year since the global financial crisis, and, according to Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson, corporate profits are about to meet the same fate. A looming earnings recession “by itself could be similar to what transpired in 2008/2009,” said Wilson. That could spark a new stock-market low […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — A brutal year for US stocks is drawing to a close with little conviction on Wall Street that the outlook is brightening anytime soon. After charting a rebound since October on speculation the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its most aggressive rate hikes in decades, stock prices have retreated over the […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — For all its twists and turns, the 2022 market has also been a story of patterns repeating. Stocks fall, shorts cover, quants buy, then everyone jumps back in just in time to get torched. It’s happening again. After a month of drawing down positions, investors poured $25 billion in stocks in the week […]
Read MoreMarket conditions are Mildly bearish in a Bear Market as of 2022-12-07. This means traders and investors should consider trading with a bearish bias by raising stop levels on winners and selling losers. The rank of the Bear Market is -14.77 which indicates the current market conditions are Extreme, Risk of a reversal is high. […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Under the surface of one of the quietest weeks on Wall Street all year, some money managers are renewing speculative bets, hoping against hope that a more friendly — or at least less-hostile — Fed, is back in their corner. Sure, they’re getting ready to close out the worst year since the financial […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Cash is king, with investors fleeing to the safety of cash funds at the fastest pace since the coronavirus pandemic as the Federal Reserve remains firmly hawkish, according to strategists at Bank of America Corp. The asset class had inflows of $62.1 billion in the week through Nov. 2, according to a note […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Stock markets and the US economy will have to experience more pain before the Federal Reserve pivots away from its aggressive policy tightening, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. Thursday’s rally in US stocks after a hot inflation print resembled a “bear hug” amid oversold conditions, high cash levels and the lack […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey urged investors to finish winding up positions that they can’t maintain, saying the central bank will halt intervention in the market as planned at the end of this week. “My message to the funds involved and all the firms is you’ve got three days left now,” Bailey […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — The conventional wisdom with stock bulls is that prices will take off when the Federal Reserve wins its fight against inflation. But the end of surging consumer costs could unleash another round of bad news. A small chorus of researchers has for months warned of a potential hazard to earnings should the campaign […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — US stocks haven’t seen the worst of this year’s declines yet against the backdrop of scorching inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. The “inflation shock ain’t over” and an earnings recession will likely drive stocks to news lows, strategist Michael Hartnett said in a note. Although […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia look set for a cautious start on Monday following a jump in Treasury yields and the dollar on expectations of further aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes to tame elevated inflation. Futures dipped for Japan, Australia and Hong Kong, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts declined. Global shares completed a […]
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