Volatility is back on the front burner. Jitters range from the economic and inflationary impact of tariffs, to rising 10-year Treasury yields, to what DeepSeek means for the future of AI. All these narratives affect interest rates. And that bodes well for one patch of the income spectrum: Dividends. We’ll offer 3 big reasons to… Read more »
The 2025 tape bombs are in full effect. First there was DeepSeek. Then came the tariffs. Just don’t lose sight of the money flow January effect. Let’s face it, it’s easy to get blindsided by out of the blue market-moving headlines. Last week, I told you how the DeepSeek worries revealed the weak hands. From… Read more »
The DeepSeek surprise proved how quickly equity prices can rerate. Some of the biggest winning stocks flopped at a magnitude rarely seen. Ultimately, DeepSeek fears revealed the Weak Hands. We’ve described weak hands before, back in 2020. It’s the new investors who lack conviction in their trades. Possibly they bought into the A.I. trade in… Read more »
Alec Young, our Chief Investment Strategist, discusses what’s next for NVIDIA and AI stocks following the market disruption caused by DeepSeek yesterday, with Oliver Renick at Schwab Network. Why Higher Yields May Not Be Bad for Stocks And covers his latest Macro study on why high interest rates won’t kill the equity rally. Read more »
The market’s latest top macro worry is rising long-term interest rates. We’ve seen this movie before. 10-year Treasury yields recently hit 4.8%, their highest since peaking at 5% back in October 2023. Back then, we told you to Disregard the Rate Scare and Buy Stocks Now. The S&P 500 is up 40% to 6100 since… Read more »
There’s a lot of excitement in the air. The Trump administration released the Stargate project, underscoring a commitment for the US to lead the A.I. revolution. It should come as no surprise that money is chasing high-quality Tech stocks. MAPsignals has been bullish in the face of so much negativity lately: Investors soured on stocks… Read more »
Stock valuations are high and that’s perfectly fine, says Alec Young, our Chief Investment Strategist. Assessing U.S. Equity Market Alec joins BNN Bloomberg to analyzes the U.S. stock market amidst high stock valuations. Read more »
Stocks are washed out. If our data could talk, it’d yell the following: When the Big Money Index plummets, go buy stocks. Let’s face it. It’s been a lonely road keeping a bullish outlook. Bearish worries about elevated interest rates, a strong dollar, and a potential reignition of inflation have ruled the media headlines. How… Read more »