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22 Jul 2024

That was the highest weekly close in over 30 months for both Small-cap Growth and Small-cap Value

Source: J-C Parets

22 Jul 2024

US small cap funds see 2nd largest weekly inflow ever

Source: EPFR, BofA, Mike Z.

19 Jul 2024

BREAKING 🚨: Hedge Funds

Long/Short Hedge Funds suffered their worst day yesterday since the 4th quarter of 2022. Source: Barchart

19 Jul 2024

We just saw the largest selloff in the semi-conductors SOX index since the pandemic crash

It is taking place at the time valuations are at record high (see below price-to-sales in the chart underneath) Source: Bloomberg, Tavi Costa

17 Jul 2024

Russell 2000 $IWM is catching up with S&P500...

Russell 2000 is now up +11.3% YTD (with 10.3ppt has come in the last 5 sessions...) versus + for S£P 500 +19.35% YTD Source: Mike Zaccardi

17 Jul 2024

History was made yesterday! The Russell 2000 closed 4.4 standard deviations above its 50-day moving average.

No other major US index (Dow since 1900, S&P 500 since 1928, and Nasdaq since 1971) has ever closed at that much of an extreme. Source: Bespoke

17 Jul 2024

BlackRock generated $4.8 billion in revenue in the quarter, an 8% increase from the same period last year.

This growth was driven by a record $10.6 trillion in assets under management, led by high ETF flows. Source: Genuine

17 Jul 2024

"Trump trade" (or the inflation rotation trade?) – Russell long vs Nasdaq 100 short – gains momentum.

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

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