Contrarian Investment
Source: The Investing for Beginners Podcast @IFB_podcast
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
