Money Market Funds saw a weekly outflow of $20 billion, the largest weekly outflow since June
Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
At 5,703, the S&P 500 is now over 300 points above above the highest 2024 year-end price target from Wall Street strategists and 17% above the average target (4,861).
And there's still 3 months to go in the year. $SPX Source: Charlie Bilello
How are the 'Magnificent 7' Tech stocks doing so far this year?
🟢 Nvidia Is Up +134.2% $NVDA 🟢 Meta Is Up +58.6% $META 🟢 Amazon Is Up +26.1% $AMZN 🟢 Apple Is Up +18.5% $AAPL 🟢 Alphabet Is Up +16.8% $GOOGL 🟢 Microsoft Is Up +15.7% $MSFT 🔴 Tesla Is Down -4.1% $TSLA Note that S&P 500 and Nasdaq are both up +19.6% YTD
Ahead of Oktoberfest... Life is all about liquidity!
Source: Ronald-Peter Stoeferle, CMT, CFTe, MSTA, Incrementum AG
The number of sp500 stocks outperforming the index is the highest since 2002.
Source: Barchart, BMO
😱 The "shocking chart" of the day !!! 😱
Since 2011, the swissie is up more than 25% against euro. Despite this, industrial production growth in switzerland has INCREASED by 40% while it has DECREASED by 5% in germany and is roughly flat in the eurozone. Note the huge trend divergence since covid... HOP SCHWEIZ ! Source: Syz research
Gold has shown a remarkable surge, nearly quadrupling from $600 to $2,000 per ounce in just six years following the Fed's easing in 2007.
On the chart below, the green line is representing the Fed Funds rate - INVERTED, and the yellow line is depicting gold price. Additionally, the white line comparing Gold vs. S&P 500 indicates a potential turnaround after a prolonged period of underperformance. Could the recent outperformance by gold signify the start of a new trend? Source: Bloomberg, Garret Goggin
Americans have never been so worried about the year ahead:
The share of consumers uncertain about business conditions over the next year spiked to 51% in September, the most on record. The percentage has DOUBLED in 4 months. Over the last 30 years, the share of consumers concerned about short-term business prospects has never been so high. Americans have been hit by historically high costs of living, elevated borrowing costs, and the deteriorating job market. US households are struggling. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
