The Fed will give its latest monetary policy decision Wednesday. How to trade it
No rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting is the consensus, but the tone of Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference after the decision on Wednesday is an unknown factor and could have major market implications. “If Powell starts to emphasize that inflation is a risk or any sort of mention of that could have […]
The ‘Buffett Indicator’ shows the market is way overvalued
For the past several months, many institutional investors have cited the U.S. stock market capitalization-to-GDP ratio, also known as the “Buffett Indicator,” a metric he first described 25 years ago in an interview with Fortune, as an indication that equities may potentially be overvalued. According to Bloomberg Research, as of Friday U.S. equities are currently […]
Small caps are outperforming large caps. How to use charts to find buy candidates in the group
There has been a lot of discussion about the recent outperformance of the Russell 2000 Index , the small-cap benchmark, to the broader market Let’s take a look back at what the Russell 2000 has actually done and what specific areas of the index to look for opportunities. The outperformance of the iShares Russell 2000 […]
How to get long the rotation into small caps at nearly no cost using options
Investors endured a historic move in U.S. equities Thursday as the Russell 2000 gained roughly 3.5% while the S & P 500 dropped almost 1%. Is this just profit taking in the Magnificent 7 or is the megacap secular trend coming to an end? I think the answer might be a little of both. Although […]