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25 Jul 2024

The S&P 500 yesterday ended a streak of 356 trading days going back to February 2023 without experiencing a one-day drop of 2% or more.

This was the longest streak since we went 949 trading days from May 2003-February 2007 without one! Source: Bespoke

25 Jul 2024

WHAT A DAY...

🌩 Mag 7 stocks all finished in the red today and have erased erased over $500 BILLION of market cap today. ⚡ Nasdaq and S&P 500 had worst their day since 2022 ☄ The S&P 500 just fell over 2% for the first time in 356 trading sessions. It ended the longest stretch without a >2% pullback since 2007 Source: Bloomberg

24 Jul 2024

So far in 2024, only 29.8% of the stocks in the S&P500 are outperforming the benchmark.

Source: Koyfin

24 Jul 2024

"The H1 results reflect LVMH's remarkable resilience, backed by the strength of its Maisons and the responsiveness of its teams in a climate of economic and geopolitical uncertainty."

Bernard Arnault Below $LVMH Q2 2024 organic revenue growth by business group by Quartr.

23 Jul 2024

$SPY The bull's first line of defense holds strong. 💪

Source: Trend Spider

22 Jul 2024

Equal weight S&P 500 (ETF $RSP) is considerably cheaper than the market cap weighted ETF, just as we may see earnings growth broaden out to a wider swath of companies.

Does that spell opportunity? Source: Markets & Mayhem, GS

22 Jul 2024

The end of complacency? Fear Index Vix has jumped 32.6% last week, the biggest weekly increase since March 2023.

But at 16.5, the Vix level is still below the long-term average of 19.8. And remember that during election years, volatility tends to increase by 25% between July and November... Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

22 Jul 2024

Nasdaq 100 QQQ ETF just hit the upper band of the long-term rising channel (monthly chart).

Is it due for a deeper correction now? Source: Trend Spider

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