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Market Strategy: Archive
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
LVMUYNegative 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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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...
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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.
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tech-stocks
Financial Market Cycles: Zacks July Market Strategy
by John Blank
We have reached a critical inflection point: where thinking about financial market cycles is a gripping trader and investor topic. Let's do a deeper dive into key relationships.
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earnings finance
As Tesla Shares Trade, So Goes the S&P 500? Zacks JUNE Strategy
by John Blank
We're not sure either mega-cap momentum stock traders -- or long-term ETF investors -- want this result, but it does not matter: the S&P 500 index committee has tied all of us to Tesla's share price.
TSLANegative Net Change
auto-tires-trucks tech-stocks transportation
A Return to Fundamentals: Zacks May 2022 Strategy
by John Blank
With the YTD return for the S&P 500 down -13.0% to May 5th, I think you might be surprised by the following simple math exercise. Pleasantly surprised.
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finance
Russia the Biggest Influence on Global Markets: Zacks APRIL 2022 Market Strategy
by John Blank
Yes, the massive and comprehensive sanctions on Russian oil and gas exports remain a major disruptive force. Yet there will be other major global oil and gas sources to tap.
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emerging-markets finance
What's the S&P 500's 'Fair Value'? Zacks FEB 2022 Market Strategy
by John Blank
To actively compute "fair value" valuations, factor in earnings growth ahead, like the stock market does, 6 to 12 to 18 months.
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earnings finance
What Produces 2022 Optimism? Zacks January Market Strategy
by John Blank
This month's top Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks featured by Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank are not the hot tips from early 2021, to be sure.
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earnings finance oil-energy
The Key to 2022 Bullishness: Zacks DEC Market Strategy
by John Blank
Can U.S. stock indices continue to outperform underlying earnings growth fundamentals, absent monthly Fed bond-buying? The ECB won¿¿¿t likely be out of the bond-buying game in 2022.
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finance retail tech-stocks
Fair Value? Yes, Fair Value! Zacks NOV 2021 Market Strategy
by John Blank
To Nov. 1st. the S&P 500 YTD gain was +22.5%. To Sept. 1st, the S&P 500 YTD gain was +20.7%. The bull trend remains fully intact, heading into the final stretch of 2021.
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earnings energy tech-stocks
The Center Is Marco Polo: Zacks October Strategy
by John Blank
These are transformative times for Europe. Deep roots in time will begin to inform us.
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emerging-markets finance
The Main Driver of U.S. Markets: Zacks SEPT Market Strategy
by John Blank
Fed liquidity has driven markets higher. A 10-yr U.S. Treasury bond rate of 1.3% this month is just one very visible result.
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auto-tires-trucks earnings finance