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💸 April inflation at 13-year high. April 12-month inflation rate exceeded 4% hitting a 13-year high. Confirming #InflationFears, S&P 500 fell -2% Wednesday. However, recovered losses by weekend following Fed indicating multiple months of data needed before reducing monetary support.
💨👟 Value rotation. With bubble fears climbing (aided by rising meme stock and joke #Crypto interest), heavy #Flight2Safety to kick off May. Value stocks up +3% MTD while Growth down slightly so far. Overall S&P 500 finished up +1%. 😰 Rising #InflationFears. Treasury Sec Yellen briefly tanked markets Tuesday saying interest rates needed to rise ‘a little bit to make sure Read More
💪 Domestic pandemic recovery strong. As cases continue to rise globally, 🇺🇸 #COVIDRecovery momentum strong. #Earnings winners saw reopenings and increased spending drive beats. Even #RevengeTravel got a boost with Europe likely opening to vaccinated Americans in summer. 🤢 International pandemic recovery not so much. #COVID19 continues to surge internationally with new all-time case highs. Companies with large international exposure were #earnings losers often Read More
Retail investors view the stock market as gambling. This mindset needs to change. Let’s explore the benefits of diversified investing like Ursa. No Ursa account yet? Download Ursa here! TLDR: Almost shooting “to the moon”, GameStop crashes back to earth after media frenzy. Stock investing may feel like a Casino, but diversified investing is how the Read More
GameStop soars following Reddit bulls forcing short sellers to cover. Let’s take a look at what’s going on and how it’s impacting even broader markets and diversified portfolios like Ursa. No Ursa account yet? Download Ursa here! TLDR: Short squeeze occurs when increasing stock prices force short sellers to buy shares compounding rising share price. Market Read More
While only two weeks into 2021, the new year has had an explosive start. We’re closely monitoring these 7 trends in Ursa portfolios as we look towards the rest of the year. No Ursa account yet? Download Ursa here! 1. #COVIDRecovery 😷 Vaccines, Stimulus and Reopenings, Oh My! With economic recovery optimism rising, we expect Read More