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11 Mar 2024

Only 24% of S&P 500 members outperformed the index over the last year, the lowest % on record w/ data going back to 1994.

Source: Charlie Bilello

8 Mar 2024

P/E expansion explains recent S&P 500 rally

Source: Goldman Sachs, TME

8 Mar 2024

It's starting to feel a bit more crowded

Source: mayhem4markets

7 Mar 2024

Goldman Sachs has upgraded its buyback forecast for 2024, anticipating a total of $925 billion in buybacks for S&P 500 companies, marking a 13% year-over-year increase.

They also took the opportunity to introduce a prediction for 2025: $1.075 trillion in buybacks, thus surpassing the trillion-dollar mark, setting a new historical record, and representing a 16% year-over-year growth. source : GS

6 Mar 2024

It has now been over a year since the S&P 500 had a one-day drop of 2%+.

- 3rd longest streak since 2000. - The S&P went 949 trading days (3.76 years!) from 5/19/03 to 2/26/07 without a one-day drop of 2%+. Source: bespoke

4 Mar 2024

6 out of the top 20 stocks in the SP500 this year are in the Semiconductor space

Nvidia once again leading everything w/ a gain of +66%. $NVDA . Source: Charlie Bilello

1 Mar 2024

The SP500 has now traded green in both January and February

When that has occurred (data going back to 1950), the $SPX finished the rest of the year higher 27/28 times with the final 10 months being higher 26/28 times. Seems pretty good for Bulls! 🐂 Source: barchart, H/T Ryan Detrick

26 Feb 2024

Despite the surge in market-cap indices, small-cap stocks remain deeply entrenched in a bear market, now down 27% from their recent peak.

Source: Bloomberg, Tavi Costa

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