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20 Dec 2024

Remember: timing the market versus time in the market.

Source: Willie Delwiche, CMT, CFA @Tyler_Lovingood

20 Dec 2024

On December 10th, Lisa Su was named CEO of the year.

Today, $AMD made a new low for 2024🔻 Source; Stocktwits

20 Dec 2024

🚨 The ratio of US value to growth stocks has plummeted to the lowest in 24 YEARS.

The ratio is on track to fall to the lowest level in 42 YEARS. Since the end of the Financial Crisis, growth stocks have outperformed value by nearly 3x. Source: Global Markets Investor

19 Dec 2024

⚡ Foreign holdings allocation to US stocks hit nearly 60%, a record.

This share has more than DOUBLED over the last 15 years. Allocation to equities exceeds the levels seen at the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble peak Foreigners are all-in on US stocks. Chart: @topdowncharts thru Global Markets Investors

19 Dec 2024

🚨FROM THE MOST EUPHORIC MARKET IN HISTORY TO A COMPLETE BLOODBATH IN 2 HOURS🚨

US stocks, Gold and Bitcoin massacred after the Fed cut rates by 0.25% and expect fewer cuts in 2025 and 2026 due to inflation concerns. VIX and US dollar spiked. Performance yesterday: S&P 500 -3.0% - biggest drop since March 2020 CRASH Nasdaq -3.6% Russell 2000 -4.7% Dow Jones -2.6% Bitcoin -5.5% Bank Index -4.2% VIX +54% front mth futures VIX +17% Gold -2.2% Silver -3.3% WTI Crude Oil -0.9% Source: Bloomberg, Global Markets Investor

19 Dec 2024

Powell is second to none when it comes to market reaction on Fed day.

He lived up to his reputation and track record yesterday. To say the least... Source: Bespoke

19 Dec 2024

‼️AHEAD OF THE FED MEETING YESTERDAY, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS WERE ALL-IN ON US STOCKS AND CASH ALLOCATION AT RECORD LOW ‼️

Institutional investors* cash allocation hit the lowest level ON RECORD. This comes as allocation to US equities hit a RECORD HIGH. What will happen when stocks begin to drop? *171 Fund Managers with $450 billion in assets Source: BofA, Global Markets Investor

18 Dec 2024

Apple = Unstoppable 📈 $AAPL has now made a new all-time high in 11 of the last 13 trading days

Source: Barchart

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