S&P 500 First Year of a New President in Pre-Election Years Typically, during pre-election years under a new President, the S&P 500 tends to experience a robust market rally as the election year approaches. Image:…
S&P 500 Price Returns by Year of Presidential Cycle While the fourth year of the presidential cycle has historically been favorable for the U.S. stock market, it tends to have lower returns compared to the…
Possible Scenarios for the S&P 500 According to Goldman Sachs forecasts, there is a 25% probability that the S&P 500 index will reach 5,000 by the end of 2024. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Russell 2000 Returns After Last Rate Hike Should equity investors favor U.S. small-cap stocks following the last Fed rate hike? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
S&P 500 Performance When Up > 10% on Trading Day 218 When the S&P 500 is up more than 10% on the 218th trading day, a solid year-end rally is very likely. Image: Carson Investment…
FMS Investors Overweight Equities In the current market environment, FMS investors have a more positive outlook on equities. Image: BofA Global Fund Manager Survey
Top 5 Stocks as % of S&P 500 Market Capitalization The S&P 500 remains more concentrated in the five largest stocks than during the dotcom bubble, posing potential risks if these stocks underperform and raising…
Performance – Discretionary vs. S&P 500 U.S. consumer discretionary stocks are still trading 2 standard deviations above the long-term average relative to the S&P 500. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
Long Only Positioning in Value vs. Growth Value is still 53% underweight vs. Growth, highlighting a significant preference among investors for growth-oriented investments over value-based ones. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy
Recession – Conference Board: Consumer Expectations – Current Conditions Gloomy confidence expectations have historically not been a positive sign for the U.S. economy, which can potentially lead to reduced spending and investment. Image: The Daily…
Performance – U.S. vs. Japan Equities Since January 2022, Japan equities have outperformed their U.S. counterparts. Will this trend persist going forward? Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy