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Market Strategy: Archive
Conglomerates: An Overlooked Stock Group
by John Blank
A number of Conglomerate stocks are international firms. Zacks Chief Economist John Blank, Ph.D gives us a few examples worth buying.
NFGPositive Net Change TMICYPositive Net Change BZLFYNegative Net Change TTPositive Net Change
energy finance large-cap
Construction Drives Growth: Zacks August 2024 Strategy
by John Blank
The Construction sector in the USA has been a 'hot' area to invest in over the last two post-COVID years. Here's how this narrative played out, for both Residential and Non-Residential Construction.
TSMPositive Net Change HCMLYPositive Net Change IBDRYNegative Net Change
construction finance
U.S. Still the Cornerstone to Global Growth: Zacks July Strategy
by John Blank
With goods price inflation in our rear view, the remaining stubborn U.S. rent inflation, in y/y terms, is what is now running along at +3.36% y/y.
CATPositive Net Change MKTAYPositive Net Change ENSPositive Net Change ONTOPositive Net Change
finance home-builder
Strong Mega-Cap Profit Center in the S&P: Zacks JUNE 2024 Strategy
by John Blank
In Q2-24, Zacks expects total earnings for the Tech sector to be up +14.4%, on +9.3% higher revenues. What drives it? Keep internal Info Tech sector profit margins in mind.
AMZNPositive Net Change GEPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change SCCOPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change METAPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence earnings tech-stocks
The Underrated Global Consumer: Zacks MAY Strategy
by John Blank
The strength of the global consumer, including the now-traveling Mainland Chinese population, remains an underrated force for global growth.
STLDPositive Net Change LULUPositive Net Change NTDOYPositive Net Change WABPositive Net Change LVMUYPositive Net Change SONYPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary emerging-markets finance
Tesla's Share Price Fade: Zacks APRIL Market Strategy
by John Blank
Want to know one very good global factor behind Tesla's (TSLA) notable late 2023 and early 2024 earnings and share price slide? Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank knows.
NVDAPositive Net Change WMSPositive Net Change PGRNegative Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change
electric-vehicles emerging-markets finance
Time for a Big Small-Cap Run? Zacks March 2024 Strategy
by John Blank
Two-and-a-half years ago, traders saw a short-lived run-up in small-cap land. The broad blended small-cap RUT index peaked on Nov. 8th, 2021 at 2,458.
NFLXPositive Net Change MITSYPositive Net Change TOELYPositive Net Change
emerging-markets finance internet internet-content
Stay Aggressive with a Cloudy 2024? Zacks FEB Market Strategy
by John Blank
Each month, in our monthly Market Strategy report, Zacks lists a short 1-pager, with suggested portfolio allocations for Conservative, Moderate, Aggressive & Income investors.
NFLXPositive Net Change SSUMYPositive Net Change VEOEYPositive Net Change
emerging-markets finance industrial-products utilities
Homes for Sale Rise: Zacks JAN 2024 Market Strategy
by John Blank
With the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rates back down to 7.0% at year's end, the rise in Month's Supply at Current Sales Rates rose to 11.3 months.
SPLKPositive Net Change SIEGYPositive Net Change RWEOYNegative Net Change
home-builder home-buying-apps
The Return of the Risk-Chasers: Zacks DEC Market Strategy
by John Blank
In early 2023, Cathie Woods' 'Disruptive Innovation' ETFs started to rise. Then, across the middle section of 2023, that trading strength abated.
INTCPositive Net Change WMBNegative Net Change SWXPositive Net Change IWMPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence biotechs finance social-media tech-stocks
The Magnificent Seven: Zacks NOV Market Strategy
by John Blank
Multiple trillions of central bank liquidity and the trillion-dollar market caps of these top seven mega-cap tech stocks keep pushing the major U.S. benchmarks higher.
AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change MUSANegative Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change VEOEYPositive Net Change METAPositive Net Change
finance large-cap tech-stocks
Time to Buy U.S. Stocks in Early October?
by John Blank
Zacks strategists (including John Blank) stay bullish. The S&P500 carries a 4,132 "fair value" estimate at YE 2023. Coming years show double-digit fundamental growth.
CATPositive Net Change NTESPositive Net Change VEOEYPositive Net Change
earnings finance
What's Alive for 2024 Pessimists? Zacks SEPT Market Strategy
by John Blank
After swift Fed Funds rate hikes, the U.S. Housing market cooling (in a curious way) and a higher 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, consider the following updates.
IRPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change ONPositive Net Change RWEOYNegative Net Change
finance
A Contrarian Call for Value & Income - Zacks JULY Strategy
by John Blank
This market cap-weighted large-cap index valuation gets held up by seven monster Info Tech stocks. But other S&P500 sectors are being hugely overlooked and under-bought.
KMBNegative Net Change URBNNegative Net Change SIEGYPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary consumer-staples payments retail
Growth Stays in Favor: Zacks June Market Strategy
by John Blank
S&P 500 Info Tech and Consumer Discretionary sectors -- where the mega-cap tech stocks reside -- has been the sole source of the large-cap growth index rise.
RCLPositive Net Change CAGNegative Net Change ATRPositive Net Change
finance
Finding Top Computer & Tech Stocks: Zacks May Strategy
by John Blank
The Info Tech sector remains a key 2023 returns source. In turn, using the Price to Sales forward 12-month stock valuation ratio is helpful to identify top Computer and Technology stocks.
WATPositive Net Change KRPositive Net Change PKIPositive Net Change FDXPositive Net Change HOCPYPositive Net Change MSGSPositive Net Change
finance tech-stocks
The Bears Short Real Estate Stocks: Zacks April Strategy
by John Blank
Bulls say "buy when there is blood on the streets" -- meaning buy now. The bear response is "there will another shoe to drop" -- meaning stay away.
PLDPositive Net Change BIDUPositive Net Change IRPositive Net Change BIOPositive Net Change FCNCAPositive Net Change EWBCPositive Net Change BNPositive Net Change
earnings finance
What Have Stocks Priced In? Zacks March Strategy
by John Blank
What fundamentals are U.S. stock markets pricing in? ???Five beaten-down 2022 sectors show outperforming returns in YTD 2023.
LVMUYPositive Net Change
emerging-markets finance
An Update on "Fair Value": Zacks FEB Market Strategy
by John Blank
2023 can continue to bring a durable index share recovery. It all depends on recession narratives.
RSPositive Net Change NGGNegative Net Change SWGAYPositive Net Change
consumer-staples finance industrial-products utilities
Bullish or Bearish on 2023? Zacks DEC Market Strategy
by John Blank
With the start of any calendar year, the Wall Street firms offer up their prognostications on the S&P 500 returns delivered by year-end 2023.
HPPositive Net Change INGPositive Net Change HEINYPositive Net Change
construction consumer-staples energy finance
Did a Move to Buy Global Stocks Happen? Zacks DEC Market Strategy
by John Blank
A comprehensive look ahead to a calendar 2023 trading year that has more questions than answers at this point.
HPPositive Net Change CODIPositive Net Change INVAPositive Net Change
finance
Elections to Clear Up Uncertainty: Zacks NOV Strategy
by John Blank
Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections should clear up recent political uncertainty. Stock markets never like any flavor of uncertainty. How should eager investors play fresh bullish sentiment?
HALPositive Net Change LPLAPositive Net Change PSIPositive Net Change FTXLPositive Net Change MEDPPositive Net Change
energy finance industrial-products tech-stocks
Don't Worry About a Recession: Zacks OCT Market Strategy
by John Blank
Respecting the relevant history and facts doesn't make 2023 sound scary, at least not for savvy stock market traders and investors. Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank explains.
WMBNegative Net Change BRK.BPositive Net Change KOFPositive Net Change
consumer-discretionary semiconductor
5 Big-Cap Stories: Zacks SEPT Market Strategy
by John Blank
Any late 2022 U.S. market-cap-weighted stock index narrative, bearish or bullish, distills down to a mega-cap leadership tale. S&P500 index returns are tied to these 5 big tech names...
AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLPositive Net Change IBKRPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change BAESYPositive Net Change LNGPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change METAPositive Net Change
finance
Four Giant Tech Groups Keep the S&P 500 Aloft: Zacks August Market Strategy
by John Blank
The S&P 500 index -- and the broader underlying U.S. economy -- is now tied directly to the success of just four major converging, tech business groups.
XOMPositive Net Change BMRNPositive Net Change CDNSPositive Net Change
tech-stocks