When the book on 2023 closes, extreme sector divergence will surely be considered one of the major plot points
Technology and Communication Services are each up more than 40% YTD, while five of eleven sectors are in the red on the year. Source: Bespoke
Tech relative to small caps JUST hit the highest level EVER seen This ratio is higher than even the peak of the Dot Com bubble
Source: Game of Trades
2023 has been the polar opposite of 2022:
-Worst performing areas of the equity market in 2022 (Nasdaq/Tech/Growth) have been the best performers in 2023. -Best performers from 2022 (Energy/Value/Equal Weight) have been the worst in 2023. Source: Charlie Bilello
Microsoft $MSFT has joined Apple $AAPL as the 2nd individual company that has a bigger market cap than the combined market cap of all stocks in the small-cap Russell 2,000:
Source: Bespoke
The growth rate of capital being poured into retail money market funds (MMFs) is at its highest level in several decades
Retail MMFs recently surpassed $1.6 trillion; a record high. Source: Koyfin @KoyfinCharts
⚠️BREAKING: *SOUTH KOREA TO RE-IMPOSE STOCK SHORT-SELLING BAN THROUGH JUNE
Source: www.investing.com
Last week "pain trade" in one chart
-> Last week's Risk On move has pushed Hedge Funds to cover their shorts, triggering violent short squeezes. The Goldman Sachs Most Shorted Stocks Basket jumped by 13% over the week. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
The Fed's balance sheet hit its lowest level since May 2021 this week, down $1.1 trillion from the peak in April 2022
Annual changes in the Fed's balance sheet since 2002 by Charlie Bilello
