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26 Sep 2024

😱 The "shocking chart of the day" that no bulls want to see 😱

Source: Mac10

24 Sep 2024

A visualisation of why the fees you pay, matter:

Source: Koyfin

24 Sep 2024

Friday's daily change in S&P 500 Dealer Gamma, $9 Billion, was the largest in history

Source: Barchart

23 Sep 2024

🚨US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE USUALLY RISES BEFORE THE S&P 500 CORRECTION🚨

US jobless rate rose from 3.4% in April 2023 to 4.2% in August near the highest in 3 years. In the past, when the unemployment rate was rising, the S&P 500 index saw significant declines. The us jobs reports in the coming weeks will be key... Source. Global Markets Investor

23 Sep 2024

At 5,703, the S&P 500 is now over 300 points above above the highest 2024 year-end price target from Wall Street strategists and 17% above the average target (4,861).

And there's still 3 months to go in the year. $SPX Source: Charlie Bilello

23 Sep 2024

The number of sp500 stocks outperforming the index is the highest since 2002.

Source: Barchart, BMO

17 Sep 2024

Remember when early August the strengthening of the yen and ensuing carry trade unwinding was seen as a huge threat for the equity market?

Fast forward to mid-September: the S&P 500 and USDJPY are taking two opposite directions. The market doesn't seem to care anymore about the yen... Source: Bloomberg, RBC

17 Sep 2024

Is buying the dip still the best strategy? The average return when buying the dip in the S&P 500 varies based on timeframe.

Within 6 months of buying a -10% decline, the average return has been +13% compared to a +4% return when holding stocks through the pullback and recovery. Within 12 months, the "buy the dip" strategy has returned a +22% gain, beating a +5% return with the buy and hold strategy. On the other hand, buying dips over a 5-year period has returned +33%, well below a +75% from simply holding. In other words, buying the dip has been a successful strategy during periods of market volatility.

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