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Market Strategy: Archive
Here's a Plan to End the Trade War: Zacks September Strategy
by John Blank
End tariffs unilaterally to restore global growth, whilst two sets of negotiations unwind issues. In light of this, when does the self-created U.S. trade war with China end? It likely ends no sooner than the U.S. Presidential election in November 2020.
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consumer-discretionary pharmaceuticals
A Time to Shift Gears: Zacks August Strategy
by John Blank
The latest Q2 GDP report showed us that the consumer is solid, but business fixed investment is lackluster.
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earnings
Bulls Focus on S&P 500 Earnings: Zacks June Strategy
by John Blank
Look back at the multiple years' sequence of annual positive share returns. Then look ahead at forward earnings fundamentals -- you gain the best perspective.
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earnings
Here's What the U.S. Needs to Focus On: Zacks May Market Strategy
by John Blank
The U.S.-China trade war is being cast as a "Big Solution" for the USA. But Zacks Senior Strategist John Blank wants to turn to the real Big Topic.
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communications consumer-discretionary medical
Manufactures Needed for Our Independence: Zacks April Market Strategy
by John Blank
Resolving the U.S.-China trade war. That is a key fundamental earnings and revenue growth factor underpinning the next leg of this long U.S. bull market.
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construction industrial-products utilities
Stuck at 2800: Zacks March Market Strategy
by John Blank
Welcome to March. A relatively uninspiring period for the S&P 500 index has gotten underway. This key large-cap index is now trading in a tight range.
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airlines industrial-products medical
When Does a Trade Deal Happen? Zacks February Market Strategy
by John Blank
Trade war tariff damage. Caution tied to policy uncertainty. Those are the biggest factors holding back stock prices globally. On the U.S. China trade war, here are my three scenarios and their probabilities.
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defense earnings finance
A Bullish 2019 Is Here: Zacks January Market Strategy
by John Blank
This huge share price struggle is more about the clouds of policy uncertainty hanging over 2019 than it is about the present state of macro data -- or earnings, for that matter.
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finance
It's Time for Win-Win Trade Policy: Zacks December Strategy
by John Blank
What of 2019 returns? We shall see. A broad stock valuation re-set (nearing a year in length now) can be a good setup for another broad leg-up and a share price recovery.
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finance
A Horror of a Month: Zacks November Market Strategy
by John Blank
On Nov.1st, the S&P 500 traded at 2711. Thirty days earlier, the S&P 500 traded at 2920. We lost 209 points, and went -7.1% lower.
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consumer-discretionary
A Trade Deal, International Stocks and Fragile Finance: Zacks October Market Strategy
by John Blank
There exist a very wide range of themes underpinning this market's trading, going forward. Reflecting on how they may intertwine in the near future would be a great help.
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Four Keys to the U.S. Bull Market: Zacks SEPT Market Strategy
by John Blank
Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank provides four key points to all traders and investors in U.S. stocks this fall.
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Strong Earnings in Surprising Sectors: Zacks August Strategy
by John Blank
The simplest way to summarize the aggregated Q2 company data is that both earnings growth and revenue growth have been strong, as expected.
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A Time for Trade Wars: Zacks July Market Strategy
by John Blank
It must be that is the U.S. economy is doing fine. But the global stock markets are reeling from the ramp up of multiple trade wars.
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No Spending Lift from the Consumer? Zacks June Market Strategy
by John Blank
Real Personal Consumption expenditures has been strikingly weak in this recovery. A peak of +3.9% in Real PCE happened in Q1-2015. This growth rate has been sliding down ever since.
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An Industrial "Upgrade" Cycle Arrives: Zacks May Strategy
by John Blank
Stronger growth around the globe means companies spend more on new machinery, see increased cargo demand on railroads, and profit from an increased pace of automation.
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Time for Political Theater: Zacks April Market Strategy
by John Blank
There are 60 days to go before major China tariffs are to be imposed. Until then, watch the China-U.S. trade negotiations undertaken by the U.S. Treasury.
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Swift Boat in the Form of Tax Cuts: Zacks March Market Strategy
by John Blank
The first quarter of 2018 marked the largest increase in the bottom-up EPS estimates over the first two months of a quarter since tracking began.
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The Anatomy of Corrections: Zacks FEB Market Strategy
by John Blank
This month, the hot stock strategy topic was obvious: the sudden sell-off of U.S. stocks. Chief Strategist John Blank took a deep dive into the anatomy of both Bear and Bull markets, and the interregnums to stock market upside.
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Creative Destruction or Trade?
by John Blank
Can you call it? What deep levers cause this U.S. economy's dynamics.
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Hidden Plots: They Scare Stocks, Raise Oil and Flatten Inflation
by John Blank
Policy and politics! That's the hidden reality I see as summarized in Latin as "Deus Ex Machina," or "The God in the Machine."
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Exposure to the World Matters: Zacks NOV Strategy Update
by John Blank
S&P500 companies got over 43% of revenues from abroad; the overall rate for 2016 was down from 44.3% in 2015 and 47.8% in 2014 -- 2017 will surely be better!
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What Is the Greatest Threat to Our Nation?
by John Blank
What is Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank thinking hard about? The big policy issues most investors to this publication would like to know more about: U.S. trade and tax decisions.
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This Business Cycle IS Different! Zacks September Market Strategy
by John Blank
Stocks are going to be the only place to be for another 2 years, or until the U.S. sees an actual downturn in output.
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Get Critical About Earnings Season: Zacks August Strategy Report
by John Blank
It's time to employ some critical thinking: Is 9.4% annualized earnings growth out of line? Is the present S&P 500 forward 12-month valuation of 17.7 out of line?
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