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💸 Peaking inflation? #InflationFears moderating as August 12-month CPI rose only +0.3% M/M (still up 5.3% Y/Y). 2nd month of deceleration, but we’re still monitoring 2 main questions: (1) Does inflation recede? and (2) Could this be just a temporary reprieve due to #COVID19 delta? 🇨🇳 China concerns. #ChinaTension weighing on markets again as its #COVIDRecovery stalling from new delta outbreaks and more Read More
Market Musings 9/17/2021 Quick thoughts on the markets and major portfolio news. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! TLDR: We’re OK with 🥈 or 🥉 place. We’re investing in legacy auto manufacturers not because they’re going to win, but because even being runner-ups present a significant investment opportunity. There’s no denying Tesla is one of Read More
😷 Stalling recovery? #COVID19 delta surge moderating, but worries over #COVIDRecovery momentum rising. Spending data shows slowing growth and company #Back2Work plans continue to get pushed back. 😬 Risk appetite contracting. Market pullback not surprising given huge August gains and post another #Crypto rise and fall. Overall, broad sector weakness as S&P 500 fell almost -2% last week. 📱 App Ecosystem breach. District Court ruled Read More
We’re excited to announce our latest feature Autopilot. Now your portfolio can automatically act on our stock recommendations! How does it work? Autopilot builds on our recent Recommendations feature. Similar to before, whenever we have a recommendation for your portfolio we’ll send you a notification. By enabling Autopilot, we’ll automatically swap you into the recommended stock after Read More
🙅♀️ EU restricts US travel. Week started with Europe restricting US travelers due to rising #COVID19 delta cases. Travel and other #COVIDRecovery names lower with another roadblock. Over weekend, Sweden went further and imposed US travel ban. 🌳 Growth rotation. #COVIDRecovery weakness saw rotation into Growth names. In particular, Tech 💻 and Communications 📡 were strong. Overall Growth outperformed Value by almost +2%. Read More
😅 Decelerating COVID. Domestic #COVID19 delta surge seems to be flattening. Investor optimism rising as fears of further restrictions or lockdowns hampering #COVIDRecovery ease. Hopes bolstered with FDA approving Pfizer vaccine as well. 💸 Powell backs EOY tapering. Fed Chair Powell supports tapering Fed purchases this year. Given all-time market highs, investors expected Fed support pullback, but were encouraged as Powell Read More
📉 Markets sink on Fed tapering. Markets dropped in power hour Wed as Fed commentary indicated purchase tapering by end of year. Investors mostly shook off macro uncertainty in Afghanistan and ever increasing #COVID19, but Fed minutes tipped the scales. 🌊. 4th wave rising. #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations approaching 3rd wave levels. (Deaths still lower, but also lagging indicator.) #COVIDRecovery trajectory Read More
💪 More strong economic data. Despite rising case, #COVIDRecovery still strong as 12-month consumer price index grew 5.4% again in July. #InflationFears tug ‘o war with another high inflation month, but, at the same time, not accelerating. ️💸 Yields keep rising. 10-year treasury yields up another +4% last week, but as much as +9% Thursday before Friday’s -5%. pullback. #RisingYields resurgence Read More
💰Yields rebounding. #RisingYields rebound up +4% rising as more strong economic data may accelerate Fed rate decision. Financials jumped +4% with overall S&P 500 up +1% for week. ✈️ Travel strong? Strong travel bookings boosting #RevengeTravel. However, boost primarily driven by domestic as international, corporate and big city travel still muted. 🇨🇳 ‘Spiritual Opium’. More #ChinaTension as state run publication calls online Read More
🇨🇳 China crackdown. #ChinaTension rising as Washington relationship referred to as ‘dead end’. China cracking down particularly on Tech making investors extremely nervous. Pending M&A deal approvals likely to face higher scrutiny as well. 📱 Weak Big Tech earnings. #BigTech and growth names largely lower following weaker #earnings last week. Growth down over -1% while overall S&P 500 only slightly lower. Read More