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Mark Vickery

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Rally

The Russell is up an astounding +26% from late October, largely thanks to signaled interest rate cuts from the Fed in 2024.

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Mark Vickery

After Big Gains, Is a "Santa Claus Rally" Possible?

Any Santa Claus rally from here would likely be a resuming of bullish narratives followed over the past couple weeks.

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Mark Vickery

Bring on Santa! Economic Prints (Mostly) Favorable

After Q3 GDP, jobless claims and Philly Fed, results in the markets have been to drive higher while yield rates on 2-year and 10-year Treasury bonds have been falling.

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Andrew Rocco

2023 Rewind: 5 Valuable Lessons

Whether you made money in 2023 or lost, looking back and studying the past can help with the future. Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco identifies 5 key lessons from this historic year.

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Mark Vickery

Could Supply Chain Disruptions End the Party?

It's likely some profit-booking going on in the sell-off, but it's always worth it to pay attention to what's going on.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Starts/Permits Healthy, Rally Continues

Housing Starts results brought the best tally since May, and the second-highest print of the year.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Take Profits to Conclude Momentous Trading Week

Melting inflation with relatively steady employment and increasing productivity have provided a recipe for a "soft landing."

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Shaun Pruitt

3 Exciting Small Cap Stocks with Dividend Yields Over 5%

As broader markets continue to rally on the Fed's decision to leave rates unchanged, many small-cap stocks are joining the party.

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Mark Vickery

Economic Data Supports Fed Positivity

We appear to be on the other side of the mountain, and market participants are rejoicing.

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Mark Vickery

Fed Keeps Rates Steady, Infers 3 Rate Cuts in 2024

In just 10 minutes following the release of the FOMC statement this afternoon, major indices all leapt higher.

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Mark Vickery

PPI Flat Month Over Month, +2.0% Year Over Year

Year over year PPI has come down precipitously, from +9.6% in April of 2022 and +5.7% in January of this year.

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Mark Vickery

What's the Fed Going to Say About All This Bullishness?

Fed Chair Powell might make quick work of the notion of early 2024 rate cuts in a mere phrase or two.

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Mark Vickery

November CPI Roughly In-Line, Pre-Markets Cool

The "Inflation Rate" was directly in-line with estimates for November: 3.1%, down 10 bps month over month, and the one shining beacon of evidence for the narrative that inflation is coming down.

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Bryan Hayes

Market Rally Grows Legs as Breadth Improves: Stocks to Watch

The rebound points to a higher probability that the major indexes will ultimately eclipse their all-time highs sooner rather than later.

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Andrew Rocco

5 Reasons to be Bullish into 2024

Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco unveils 5 bullish undercurrents that will push stocks even higher into the new year.

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Mark Vickery

Markets Trade Up Ahead of CPI, Fed Meeting

CPI numbers tomorrow are not expected to spike hotter; even if they do, one set of data points would almost assuredly not be enough for the Fed to consider making a move.

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Mark Vickery

BLS Shows 199K New Jobs; Unemployment Down to 3.7%

This 199K figure is roughly in the median of the past several months, which had been roughly double during the Great Reopening period.

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Mark Vickery

ADP 103K, Productivity +5.2%: Goldilocks-Adjacent

At roughly 100K private-sector job gains per month, we're still on track for a soft landing in the overall economy.

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Bryan Hayes

Stocks Waver to Begin December: Here's What to Expect

Periods of low volatility are inevitably followed by periods of high volatility.

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Mark Vickery

Friday Pre-Market Quiets, Indices Slightly Lower

The past month of trading has been extraordinary, with the S&P +7.4%, both the Dow and Russell +7.9% and the Nasdaq +8.1%.

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Mark Vickery

Big Inflation Data Morning: PCE, Income & Spending, Jobless Claims

PCE is behaving as well as can be expected, spending and income remain reasonably OK, but longer-term joblessness appears to be a developing economic headwind.

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Bryan Hayes

Mining Stocks Shine as Gold Nears All-Time High

A falling dollar now presents a major tailwind for gold prices.

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Mark Vickery

Housing Data Stronger for October; Pre-Markets Mixed

Housing Starts for October grew +1.9% to 1.372 million -- the highest print in three months.

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Mark Vickery

Pre-Markets Higher After Winning Streaks Break

If Fed Chair Powell's raison d'etre was to dampen market activity, he was only partially successful.

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Andrew Rocco

Bear Market Rally or Bull Market Resumption? (5 Clues)

The recent market rally, prompted by a more Dovish Federal Reserve and strong earnings, has left investors questioning whether it's a bear market rally or a resumption of the bull market that began in late 2022. Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco provides insights.

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