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There’s still too much risk in stock and bond markets. Earn this easy 4.5% return while you wait for stability, says trader who hit 2 big calls in 2022.

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There’s still too much risk in stock and bond markets. Earn this easy 4.5% return while you wait for stability, says trader who hit 2 big calls in 2022.

Ahead of major tech earnings, Meta results are ready to light up the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.00% for Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.05% is also pointing to gains as investors take a glass-half full view of the Fed meeting. Worried that investors are in the clutches of another Fed misread is the founder of LaDucTrading.com, … Read more

The best-performing sector in 2022 is not finished crushing it, says Citi, offering three stocks to buy

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The best-performing sector in 2022 is not finished crushing it, says Citi, offering three stocks to buy

You can count on it, says our call of the day provided by Citigroup, though they say investors can’t expect as lofty returns. “We see market rotation into energy equities as having further to run, even though names in our U.S. coverage already sit at all-time highs,” a team of analysts led by Alastair R … Read more

Dow jumps almost 750 points as stocks end higher, bond yields fall after reports Fed may shift to smaller rate hikes after November

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Dow jumps almost 750 points as stocks end higher, bond yields fall after reports Fed may shift to smaller rate hikes after November

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Friday as investors weighed a story from the Wall Street Journal and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggesting that the central bank might shift to smaller interest-rate rises after its November meeting. Investors were also coping with intraday volatility in stocks as around $2 trillion in notional value of options … Read more

U.S. stock futures dip, dollar rises as Italian election results add to uncertainty

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U.S. stock futures dip, dollar rises as Italian election results add to uncertainty

U.S. stock-index futures fell late Sunday, suggesting losses Monday, as the projected victory of a far-right party in Italy added to uncertainties about rising interest rates and recession fears. After falling nearly 200 points earlier in the session, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.53% were down about 150 points, or 0.5%, around midnight Eastern, … Read more

There’s only one ‘perfect asset’ to fight all the bad news that could be coming, says this strategist

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There’s only one ‘perfect asset’ to fight all the bad news that could be coming, says this strategist

Ahead of that, stocks are falling after Ford warned on high supply costs, on the heels of FedEx’s FDX, -2.45% profit caution last week. The dollar and cash have been among the most popular havens for investors as they navigate recession risks with higher rates and higher inflation, alongside a brutal war in Europe. But … Read more

Why stock-market bears are eying June lows after S&P 500 falls back below 3,900

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Why stock-market bears are eying June lows after S&P 500 falls back below 3,900

Goodbye, summer bounce. The S&P 500 finished Friday below a crucial chart support level that’s served as a battleground in recent years, leading technical analysts to warn of a potential test of the stock market’s June lows. “Over the last three years, the level on the [S&P 500] with the most amount of volume traded … Read more

Ray Dalio says watch out for rates reaching this level, because Wall Street stocks will take a 20% hit

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Ray Dalio says watch out for rates reaching this level, because Wall Street stocks will take a 20% hit

After that CPI shock earlier in the week, Wall Street is fielding a fresh batch of data on Thursday, with the headline retail sales number coming in stronger than expected. And a disastrous rail strike may be inverted. But there’s no cheering up billionaire investor and hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio who in our call of … Read more

This superbull at JPMorgan who called the summer rally sees a soft landing ahead. Here’s his advice on stocks and oil.

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This superbull at JPMorgan who called the summer rally sees a soft landing ahead. Here’s his advice on stocks and oil.

A fifth-straight win was taken off the table after August CPI numbers surprised on the upside. And it looks like there’s nothing to sway the Fed from a 75-basis-point hike this month. Still, when it does look like CPI is peaking, our chart of the day below has some good news for investors. Onto our … Read more

These 3 stocks sectors might be the place to be even if the market ‘gets end of the world bearish’.

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These 3 stocks sectors might be the place to be even if the market ‘gets end of the world bearish’.

As stocks look ready to try again for a post-Powell pick-me-up, caution is in the air, with preaching by some big banks. No doubt some may be looking even closer down the road, when bigger institutional traders may potentially return from vacations to size up the market after that hawkish Fed blow. Our call of … Read more

This asset class is poised to rise 38% because markets overestimate risk of global recession, Goldman says

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This asset class is poised to rise 38% because markets overestimate risk of global recession, Goldman says

Still reeling from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s higher-for-longer remarks last week, riskier asset like equities look set for another battering, on Monday. “You can’t have the stock market collapse over 5% on the words of one man,” grumbled FWDBONDS ‘ chief economist Chris Rupkey, who sees a major credibility problem for the central bank. “Fed officials … Read more