Can We Expect More Gains in Q2?

S&P 500 is poised for a nearly 10% price gain in the first quarter, with a remarkable 30% rally from its October 27 low. This strong start has prompted investors and strategists to consider market correction. However, data from 1970 suggests that such strong beginnings often indicate a continuation of the rally, with the S&P 500 historically showing an average first-quarter gain of 2.5%. When the index outperforms this, the second quarter typically sees an even higher gain. ----------------- How do you expect the performance in the rest of the year?

avatarorsiri
04-15

Unveiling the Quirky Charm of Japanese Equities

Greetings, fellow investors! Let's dive into the delightful world of Japanese equities, where the Nikkei 225 is dancing like never before, leaving us pondering: should we join the party? I'd say there's indeed a compelling case for dipping our toes into Japanese stocks, but let's not forget to sprinkle in a dash of nuance. Here's my take on why this market is buzzing and the quirky hurdles it might face. Peeking Behind the Curtain: The Intriguing Structural Makeover Riding the Wave: Japanese Equities Soar Across the Map Sure, the recent rally is like a flashy fireworks display, but wait until you uncover the structural facelifts happening backstage. Picture this: Japanese companies suddenly embracing shareholders like long-lost friends, prioritising efficiency, and even showering us with h
Unveiling the Quirky Charm of Japanese Equities
PCT: Want A Quick Q2 Buck 450USD? v10.0 : PCT = Pandas Coffee Talk. If Q2 = Q1. Then buying below 5Stocks will give you +450USD. If you invest 1000USD split into 200USD each into each ticker. What you don't have 1000USD? Then Q2 earn & earn. Save & save. Cut costs & cut costs in Q2. Save 1000USD. Then by right invested in Q3 you will earn that +450USD. Disclaimer: provided Q3 = Q2 = Q1. 5Tickers are: $Dell Technologies Inc.(DELL)$ Bullish. YTD% = +61.64%. Dell graps a lots of AI centres servers sales from SMCI. .$Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$  YTD = +46.03%. It is magnificent7 & is starting to be a AI Dividends Classic. $Mi
avatarJibaban
04-10

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Don't fret: US bull market still has legs

The S&P 500 fell by 0.04% on Monday, following a minor sell-off of 1% last week. Although the S&P 500 is currently trading just 0.99% or 52 points below its all-time high at 5,254, some stocks have recently experienced notable corrections. Notable examples include Nvidia (-8% off ATH), AMD (-20% off ATH), SMCI (-22% off ATH), and Ulta Beauty (-20% off ATH).   Last week's weak performance in the S&P 500 was likely due to: Federal Reserve's Kashkari floating the idea of no rate cut this year. A strong non-farm payrolls report. The tax filing season.   We are not particularly worried because: Fed's Kashkari is not a member of the Fed's policy-setting committee, and therefore, his statements do not carry much weight. The strong non-farm payrolls suggest a stronger-than
Don't fret: US bull market still has legs
Yes, 2nd qtr should be slightly better then Qtr 1

US Fed is now in a dilemma

The US Fed is now in a dilemma. High interest rates are like high blood pressure. Investment banks, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the US government are complaining the high interest rates. It is unknown what bomb will explode. If interest rates are not lowered, something bad will happen.  If interest rates are lowered, where will the huge amount of US dollars and the record high US money market funds go? If they stay in the United States, inflation will explode again.  The surge in gold prices is a prediction that the US dollar will flow to commodities, and gold has the lowest storage cost. Currently, only Chinese assets are cheap and large-scale acquisitions in the world, but the United States does not want Wall Street money to flow to China. The United
US Fed is now in a dilemma
$(OXY)$  Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Poised for Growth Amidst Geopolitical Turmoil With the ongoing tensions in Gaza and the broader macroeconomic and geopolitical instability, the global oil market is facing significant headwinds. These disruptions are likely to restrict supply and push prices higher. Impact on OXY Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is well-positioned to benefit from this environment. As a leading oil producer, the company's revenue and profitability are directly tied to oil prices. An increase in oil prices would translate to a significant boost for OXY's bottom line. Bullish Outlook In conclusion, the current market dynamics present a bullish opportunity for Occidental Petroleum. The company's exposure to r
Nasdaq, S&P, Dow end higher after latest jobs report, but retreat on a weekly basis$Nasdaq100 Bull 3X ETF(TQQQ)$   Wall Street made solid gains on Friday, after the latest nonfarm payrolls report signaled cooling inflation and a U.S. economy that was powering ahead of others. The advance came despite the data also underscoring the Federal Reserve's wait-and-see approach to cutting interest rates. Fed speakers reacted with caution to the jobs print. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.24% to end at 16,248.52 points. A rise in megacap stocks provided a boost to the tech-heavy index, with Netflix (NFLX) climbing more than 3% after Pivotal Research upped its price target on the streaming giant's stock to a Street high
After researching and understanding the market in an election year I'm confident that Q2 will continue it's trajectory rise. I'm hopeful for a good year ahead.
avatarBarcode
04-05
I'm expecting Q2 to see further gains in election build up.  From Blackrock: For equity markets, election years traditionally start slow (and volatile) and improve with greater certainty ― e.g., once candidates are nominated in the summer and after Election Day, as shown in the chart below. The outcome of the election historically has done little to change this pattern, suggesting that clarity is more important than parties or politics when it comes to the broad market. One notable takeaway from our analysis of data back to 1928 is that average full-year price returns in election vs. non-election years are basically the same ― at 7.3% and 7.5%, respectively ― but the path to getting there is very different, as the chart shows. This year’s strong start (+7% through March 15 vs. the 0%
avatarDr Rck
04-04
There will always be gain for some industries And maybe not for others. But I find CNBX news are quite deceiving, it is what they write that makes investors or readers want to believe in, in a way manipulative? For example, is buying Gold that cause the price to rise means investors is optimistic about rate cuts even when the Fed has highlighted it may only cut when the time is right and the time is not now, why? Because inflation is still hot on its heel even though it is slowing down. or could it be that investors are using gold as an hedge because the economy looks to be unstable, if interest rate optimism is there and representative of people's intention, why then the need to buy more gold? So be better informed about the situations and not let just news alone or read from various

Market Positive Bias Reinforced By Buy-The-Dip Mentality

We saw 03 April 2024 trading session begin on a softer note before shifting to mostly positive price action at around 10pm last night. The release of a softer than expected ISM Services PMI for March has helped to catalyse this change. Even though we saw mostly positive price action, it did not help the major indices to maintain their peak levels. We even saw some of the leading stocks pulling back before the close of the market. Key Up and Down Movements We saw Microsoft giving a decrease of $0.99 to close at $420.24, this is a negative 0.2% change, after we saw it was up by as much as 0.4% initially. We saw $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ not able to hold it earlier upside of 0.1%, ended the session at $889.64, which is a negative 0.6% change of $4.88. The
Market Positive Bias Reinforced By Buy-The-Dip Mentality
Powell: under current outlook, rate cuts likely to be appropriate this year 04/04/2024 "Recent readings on both job gains and inflation have come in higher than expected," Powell said in a speech to the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and while policymakers generally agree rates can fall later this year, that will only happen once they "have greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably down" to the Fed's 2% target. His remarks repeated language the Fed has adopted as it tries to balance the risks of cutting interest rates before inflation is truly controlled with the risks of suppressing economic activity more than is needed. As new data arrive, however, as many questions have been raised as answered. In separate comments to CNBC on Wednesday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael
avatarSTLoke
04-03
The following will have a major impact on the S&P 500 for the rest of the year 1. Economic Indicators: Economic indicators such as GDP growth, unemployment rates, inflation levels, and consumer spending can provide insights into the health of the economy and influence investor sentiment. Positive economic data could support stock market optimism, while negative indicators could lead to caution among investors. 2. Corporate Earnings: Earnings reports from S&P 500 companies will be a crucial factor in determining market performance in Q2 2024. Strong corporate earnings growth could fuel bullish sentiment and drive stock prices higher, while disappointing earnings results could lead to market volatility. 3. Monetary Policy: The actions of central banks, particularly the Federal Reserv

Is April a good month for the stock market? $SPX

After gaining 24% last year, the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ — the benchmark index used to measure how stocks are performing overall — has continued its bullish run in 2024 by posting a nearly 11% gain through the first quarter of 2024.Photo illustration of a US dollar paper airplane flying upwards with a stock line trace behind itAccording to Reuters, since 1945, April and December are tied as the best-performing months of the year for stocks, with an average return of 1.6%. (September is notoriously the worst, with an average loss of -0.6%.)During recessions, April’s positive performances can be even more pronounced. In 2008 and 2009 amid the Great Recession, April produced returns of 4.8% and 9.4%, respectively. And in the wake of COVID-19’s arrival, A
Is April a good month for the stock market? $SPX
I wish upon a star that q2 would be even better than q1. strategies remain intact... 1. auto invest in $Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF(QQQM)$, $SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF(SPLG)$, occasionally $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ 2. DCA when the market pulls back 3. trade on a couple for the thrill of it good luck to all. pea
No we cannot expect moreThe whole market still overvalued on such a high stage risks everywhere we should be careful all the time $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $DJIA(.DJI)$

My Watchlist [85]: LYFT... Headed to 22.46?

Hi everyone! I’ll be updating my TA on one of my ideas. Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) In my previous newsletter, I talked about how LYFT was likely to make a pullback to 13.76, which would prove to be a significant buying opportunity. Evidently, we did not get the pullback. Therefore, the next order of business was to look for an overhead resistance and go long on a retest of support. I note that the 18.36 level checks these boxes. This level has been sticky for the past 3 years, and we duly retested it early in the session before closing above this level. I also note that there has been a trend markup, with steeper higher lows being made (green ascending trendline). The stock is now trading in a smaller ascending channel pattern. Interestingly enough, LYFT is in the midst of forming another
My Watchlist [85]: LYFT... Headed to 22.46?
$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$   The US stock market now accounts for a massive ~45% of total global market cap. Since 2008, the US' share has risen by ~15% to its largest since 2004. The US equity market size is now larger than India, China, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, UK, France and Japan COMBINED. US stocks also account for almost 65% and more than 70% of the MSCI ACWI and the MSCI World indexes, respectively. To put this in perspective, Nvidia, $NVDA, alone exceeds the GDP of all but 11 countries in the world. Truly incredible. The top 10% of S&P 500 stocks now account for 75% of th