WAVE TWO FOMO continues...here's why
1) Inflations Evaporating
- CPI falls deeper into restrictive territory,
- PPI is Virtually ZERO
- Sticky Inflation is Evaporating
- Lowest "CORE" Since Oct 2021
- Shelter is the Primary component keeping inflation "sticky", & keeping the Fed from ending the War against inflation.
GDP Growth is bottoming
- The GDPNow estimates for real GDP growth in the Q2-2023 is 2.3 percent on July 10, up from 2.1 percent on July 6.
The Nowcast of second-quarter real gross private domestic investment growth increased from 9.6 percent to 10.5 percent.
- Consumer Sentiment is Rebounding
- Savings Rate is rising (incomes are steady because there are jobs)
- Service Activity is expanding (carrying the economy)
- Food,Energy and Producer Inflation is coming down
2) The Cost of Global Trade Just got Cheaper
G4 Money Growth YoYThis doesn't even Take into account Gov Spending
- More Fiscal
3) RISKS are Evaporating
4) Market Breadth is Increasing
- Over 250 Stocks up 100% YTD
- 259 Stocks up 100% in 2023
Advance Decline by Sector
More Breadthe
- Let's Not forget, Stocks are Still SQUEEZING, while earnings are Set to Bottom.
5) Earnings Maybe Troughing
- Negative EPS guidance Falls
- Positive EPS Guidance Rises
- 41% of S&P 500 companies issuing EPS guidance for Q2 are issuing positive EPS guidance.
- Q2 has the highest number of S&P 500 companies issuing positive EPS guidance since Q3 2021.
- Information Technology and Industrials sectors have the highest number of companies issuing positive EPS guidance.
- Software and Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industries have the highest number of companies issuing positive EPS guidance in the Information Technology sector.
- Retaining Earnings
- So Far the Big Banks are beating Estimates
- inflation is moderating
- the economy is stronger than expected
- and earnings are bottoming.
When this SHIP Turns Around
Record Short Positioning on FIXED INCOME may be turning around....
- Uncertain about second 1/2 of year
- Inflation moderating (Rate of inflation is below the rate of interest)
Demand for Fixed income.
Record Short Positioning on FIXED INCOME
CONCERNS