US - Market Strategy 03 (Jan 24 - Dec 26)

[winston]

NEW HIGHS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Visa (V)... credit cards
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)... financial giant
Goldman Sachs (GS)... financial giant
Wells Fargo (WFC)... financial services
Fortinet (FTNT)... cybersecurity
Palantir Technologies (PLTR)... defense-software solutions
Alphabet (GOOGL)... tech "World Dominator"
Spotify Technology (SPOT)... audio streaming
Fox (FOX)... mass media
Walmart (WMT)... discount retail king
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)... grocery stores
DoorDash (DASH)... food-delivery app
British American Tobacco (BTI)... cigarettes and alternatives
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)... cruises
Carnival (CCL)... cruises
CBRE Group (CBRE)... real estate services
3M (MMM)... manufacturing
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)... gold

NEW LOWS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Rogers Communications (RCI)... Canadian telecom
PG&E (PCG)... utilities
Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)... defense contractor

[behappyalways]

@EconguyRosie
notes the S&P 500 carries a CAPE ratio of 37.
https://x.com/DLineCap/status/1887193895999840547


$TSLA seems just a tiny bit expensive here
https://x.com/Mayhem4Markets/status/1887671018602352642

[winston]

UBS likes US stocks and bonds as Trump’s pro-business policies float all boats

Fund manager Goldberger likes ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks, bullish on Treasuries and credits on rate-cut prospects

Source: SCMP

https://www.scmp.com/business/companies ... pe=section

[winston]

HIGHS AND LOWS

NEW HIGHS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

JPMorgan Chase (JPM)... financial giant
Moody's (MCO)... credit-ratings firm
Charles Schwab (SCHW)... brokerage services
Cisco Systems (CSCO)... networking tech
Palantir Technologies (PLTR)... defense software
Fortinet (FTNT)... cybersecurity
Zillow (Z)... online real estate
Expedia (EXPE)... online travel agency
Netflix (NFLX)... video streaming
Marriott International (MAR)... hotels
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH)... hotels
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)... live events
Walmart (WMT)... discount retail king
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)... grocery stores
British American Tobacco (BTI)... cigarettes and alternatives
Franco-Nevada (FNV)... gold royalties
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)... gold
Ameren (AEE)... utilities

NEW LOWS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Cable One (CABO)... cable television
Danaher (DHR)... science, health, and tech
Merck (MRK)... pharmaceuticals
Conagra Brands (CAG)... packaged foods
D.R. Horton (DHI)... homebuilder
Lennar (LEN)... homebuilder
Ford Motor (F)... automaker
Ball (BALL)... aluminum manufacturing
Halliburton (HAL)... oil services

Source: Daily Wealth

[winston]

Trump’s return calls for a new investment playbook

Volatility is higher.

“if tariffs produce a trade war that leads to rising bond yields, a worsening macro environment and an exodus” from the technology sector and the US markets more generally.

The caution underscores how the macro setup has changed too. Inflation is running hotter.

Interest rates are much higher. And the federal deficit is a far bigger headache than it was eight years ago.

“When you have any form of fragility, any catalyst can upset markets.”

Megacap tech has been priced for perfection so it wouldn’t take much to cause a disruption. They’ve bounced back because they have strong earnings and cash flows. But nothing lasts forever.

Source: Bloomberg

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/bus ... t-playbook

[behappyalways]

$PLTR is the best performing S&P 500 growth stock of 2025 so far
https://x.com/Mayhem4Markets/status/1891490657551683593

[behappyalways]

"The S&P500 has hit a high, but US stocks are really expensive!"

'25.02.20【豐富│財經起床號】黃詣庭談「S＆P500創高了 但美股真的貴了！」

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BuMx6QwdwoM

[behappyalways]

Quantum Computing Stocks Soar After MSFT Unveils "Majorana 1"
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/quant ... s-majorana