The Anatomy of a “Melt-Up with Fear”: What a Rising VIX Warns About Second-Half Rate Hikes
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The Anatomy of a “Melt-Up with Fear”: What a Rising VIX Warns About Second-Half Rate Hikes

When the VIX rises alongside a rallying stock market, it acts as a corporate smoke alarm sounding right before a fire breaks out. History shows that when this specific phenomenon occurs in the first half of the year (H1), dropping a central bank interest rate hike into the mix during the second half (H2) tends to trigger severe market turbulence.

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How Knicks and Braves Playoff Runs Boost MSGS and BATRA Stocks

How Knicks and Braves Playoff Runs Boost MSGS and BATRA Stocks

A successful postseason run temporarily shifts the fundamental valuation of these companies by injecting unbudgeted, high-margin revenue into the fiscal year. It also elevates the long-term franchise valuation, which is the ultimate bedrock of the stock price.

Small Cap Stocks With Bright Futures Begin To Decline On Higher Rate Expectations

Over the last month, the Russell 2000 index is down -5.71% on those changing interest rate expectations as market participants...

New Expectations On Inflation, Interest Rates, and Gold

Inflation is up, high interest rates are here to stay, and gold is pulling demand from every corner of the...

U.S. Oil Prices Move Higher & That Could Be The New Norm

Oil prices are up more than 20% YTD and it doesn’t look like there will be a break in prices...

U.S. Investors Get Bullish On The Stock Market

Investors are the most bullish they’ve been since 2021 at the height of the meme stock craze, poll data came...

Navigating Market Turmoil: How The Taiwan Earthquake Impacted Asian Stocks and FX Trading

Following safety checks, most manufacturing businesses were able to start production again after just a 1 day lull. This is...

American Card Holders Fall Further Behind On Monthly Payments

This year nearly half the country will be using their tax refund to spend on essentials and pay down debt...

Japanese Yen Outlook & Market Sentiment: USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY

Although all of the above is bullish for the Japanese Yen (JPY), it will take some time to work its...

Utah Passes Legislation To Hold Gold and Silver As Reserves

Utah has now joined a small but growing list of states who also hold physical gold and silver as reserves...

When To Expect The First Interest Rate Cut

The Fed hasn’t cut rates yet because it seems to be more concerned with the labour and stock markets than...

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The S&P 500 is down 3.45% from its all-time high of 7,620.90; and to make matters worse, the Fed is signaling that rate hike bets are on the table for later this year.

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How Airbus Stole The Skies From Boeing
Stocks & ETFs

How Airbus Stole The Skies From Boeing

Looking for a new way to compete with Boeing’s speed (which will later be identified as negligence), Airbus decided to join forces with Canadian global light rail and aerospace manufacturer Bombardier (BBD-B.TO).

How The Q4 2023 Earnings Season Has Shaped Up Thus Far
Stocks & ETFs

How The Q4 2023 Earnings Season Has Shaped Up Thus Far

According to FactSet, 75% of the companies that reported this earnings season came in above estimates on the street which indicates a beat.

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