S&P 500 Dividend Payers / Non-Payers Ratio Amidst 2025’s market volatility, dividend stocks emerge as a compelling investment, offering both steady income and growth potential while serving as a robust tool for portfolio diversification. Image:…
Cycle Composite for the S&P 500 While the market may face some choppiness in the near term, the Carson Cycle Composite’s prediction of a strong 2025 for U.S. stocks gives bulls reason for confidence. Image:…
EPS Growth Estimate Despite a downward revision, consensus 2025 EPS growth estimates still project strong earnings growth. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
ISABELNET Cartoon of the Day Wall Street’s bulls thought they’d saved face on Friday with a 1.59% gain for the S&P 500 index, only to realize they’d been running a marathon backwards all week with…
ISABELNET Cartoon of the Day February in post-election years is like a bad hangover for bulls: the S&P 500 fell 1.42%, leaving bears to gleefully dance on the trading floor, waving party hats and shouting…
Survey – What Is the Biggest Risk to the U.S. Exceptionalism Theme? While the U.S. economy has shown resilience, a recent survey highlights sticky inflation as the biggest risk to U.S. exceptionalism. Image: Goldman Sachs…
Implied Probability of S&P 500 Drawdown While the macroeconomic environment may still support U.S. equities, Goldman Sachs’ model indicates an increasing risk of a stock market correction in the next 3 months. Image: Goldman Sachs…
S&P 500 Performance When Higher in January and Lower in February Since 1950, when the S&P 500 has a positive January followed by a negative February, the index tends to finish the year strong, resulting…
Top Five Companies % of S&P 500 Market Capitalization The S&P 500 is experiencing unprecedented levels of concentration. While the concentration presents potential risks, the fundamentals of the top 5 companies remain strong, with elevated…
S&P 500 Days of the Week Returns In 2025, U.S. stocks have shown a distinct pattern of performance across different trading days of the week, with Mondays and Fridays experiencing struggles while other weekdays have…
DAX vs. S&P 500 Despite the German economy contracting for the second consecutive year, the DAX has shown impressive performance, highlighting the disconnect between stock market gains and economic realities. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment…