Today's American Stocks Pulse
Goldman Sachs lifts S&P 500 year‑end target, dismisses bubble fears
Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for the S&P 500’s year‑end level, citing continued earnings strength, and said the market is not in a bubble. Analysts also note a potential melt‑up could push the index toward 8,000 if momentum holds.
Costco Reports 3.1% Rise in Member Visits as Shoppers Tighten Belts
Costco's CFO Gary Millerchip told investors that worldwide member traffic grew 3.1% and average transaction value rose 4.2% in the latest quarter. The shift comes as inflation squeezes disposable income, prompting the warehouse club to lean on habit and its Kirkland brand to sustain growth.
Influential S&P 500 Options Trade Nears Expiration, Raising ‘Trap Door’ Risk
A large, historically market‑moving S&P 500 options position is set to expire next week, prompting analysts to flag a potential “trap door” that could unleash rapid price swings. The trade’s unwinding could strain liquidity and amplify volatility across equity and...
Bill Ackman Says S&P 500 P/E Still Justified at 20.6x
Bill Ackman, Pershing Square founder, warned investors that the S&P 500’s forward price‑to‑earnings ratio of 20.6×, while above historic averages, is warranted by the earnings growth of the index’s biggest stocks. His view supports recent buying in Amazon and a...
Magnificent 7 Mega‑Caps Lose $1.72 Trillion in Market Value Amid US‑Iran War
The Magnificent 7—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla—have collectively shed $1.72 trillion in market capitalization over the past four weeks of the US‑Iran war. The slide, driven by sharp equity declines and soaring oil prices, has dragged the S&P...
Friday's US Market Moves Reveal Unexpected Pattern
This is how the 🇺🇸 stock market performed on Friday What did you notice first?
Meta's Dip Offers 4:1 Risk‑reward Buying Chance
META REPORT CARD: THIS IS THE DIP YOU’VE BEEN PRAYING FOR Price now: $525.72 Fundamental Entry (30% MoS): ≤ $628 → WELL BELOW ✅ 38% MoS at $550 The market just panic-sold $119 BILLION off META’s market cap on March 26 over antitrust headlines. But...
Avis Budget Group Shares Surge 38% in a Week as Airport Chaos Drives Rentals
Avis Budget Group's stock climbed 38% over the past week after airport security delays pushed travelers to rent cars. The rally, fueled by a partial U.S. government shutdown and a 15% jump in rival Hertz's web traffic, has revived short‑squeeze...
Tech Valuations Lag Growth, Set to Outperform Soon
The $NDX forward PE ratio has dropped to 21.09. In September 2022 it was at 18.96. The $SPX forward PE is at 20.53. We're approaching the point where tech will start outperforming again. It doesn't make sense for tech to...
Investors Distract Over “Trump Taco” Amid Market Decline
$SPY - Ok - let's think for a minute... Why are people talking about a "Trump Taco" when the market is a ~9% drawdown? Last time he waited until we were in roughly a 20% drawdown? Changing a tariff rate is also...
Meta Is Among the Most Oversold Stocks After Another Losing Week on Wall Street
Meta's shares plunged more than 11% last week, pushing its relative strength index to 22.1 and placing the stock among the most oversold on the market. The decline follows two adverse jury verdicts that together impose roughly $377 million in...
Dow Jones Slides 10% Into Technical Correction
DOW JONES CORRECTION The Dow Jones just closed down by 10% from its most recent highs the technical definition of a Correction 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
Burford Capital Shares Plunge 47% After US Appeals Court Overturns $16.1B YPF Judgment
Burford Capital reported that the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina over the 2012 YPF expropriation, wiping out a potential $18 billion payout. The decision sent Burford’s U.S. shares down 47% and revives questions about...
Jim Cramer Flags Microsoft as Unexpected Laggard Amid Tech Rally
Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, singled out Microsoft (MSFT) as the sole tech laggard while the broader software sector surged, pointing to a $37.5 billion AI‑driven cap‑ex surge and a 30% price drop from recent highs. He also urged investors to...
What’s News in Markets: Bearish Bets, Defiant Oil Prices, a Social Media Reckoning
The episode reviews a turbulent week in U.S. markets, highlighting a slide in major indexes as investors bet against the S&P 500 and retail trading activity hits a two‑year low. Big‑tech giants Meta and Alphabet faced landmark lawsuits over harmful...
Easter Trading Strategy: Does the Stock Market Rally Before the Holiday?
The Easter trading strategy exploits a seasonal rally that consistently appears on the Thursday before Good Friday, the market’s last trading day of the week. Backtests using the S&P 500 since 1960 show a 0.35% average gain when buying at Wednesday’s...
Markets Tumble as Fed Hike Odds Surge to 52%
The Dow just entered correction territory. Down 10% from its peak, joining the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 posted its fifth straight losing week — longest since 2022. Oil blew through $100. Futures traders now price a 52% chance the Fed...
Market Break Confirmed: Volatility Spikes, Next Collapse Uncertain
$VIX 31. $SPY -3.4% YTD. Brent +47% monthly. 10Y at 4.44%. Gold $4,439. If you're waiting for confirmation that something broke — this is the confirmation. The question is what breaks next. https://t.co/SxUUBm3sBm
Mega-Cap Growth ETF Beats Small-Cap Peer, Signaling Tilt to Large-Cap Tech
Vanguard’s Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) posted a 0.64% gain while the iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) rose 1.32% over the same period, but MGK’s concentrated exposure to the “Magnificent Seven” megacap tech stocks delivered superior risk‑adjusted returns. The...
2024 S&P 500 Slump Joins Rare Historic Lows
The S&P 500 -7% YTD Since 1983, only 2001, 2008, 2009, and 2020 had a worse return through March 27 https://t.co/ULDpN7L6wH
Rising Yields and Growth Fears Prompt TLT, SPY Sell‑offs
10Y yield at 4.44%. Highest since July 2025. Rates rising while growth fears mount. $TLT sellers and $SPY sellers agree on one thing: neither wants to own the future right now. That's a problem. https://t.co/lYjNri1VOz
Analysts Warn U.S. Stocks Could Slip as Crude Oil Volatility Persists
Analysts cautioned that ongoing swings in crude‑oil prices are weighing on U.S. equities, sending the Dow Jones down 337 points and pushing Brent crude futures above $100 a barrel. The volatility stems from renewed Middle‑East tensions, including a strike on...
Q1 Ends in Red: Managers Grapple With Market Decline
Q1 ends March 31. Portfolio managers are staring at red screens trying to window-dress a quarter that can't be fixed. $SPY down 3.4%. $QQQ down 4.2%. $VIX at 31. Good luck with the pitch deck. https://t.co/oVclL3s9SJ
Liquidity Crisis Unfolds as Stocks, Bonds, Crypto Plunge
Stocks down. Bonds down. Crypto down. $SPY. $TLT. $BTC. All falling together. That's not a correction. That's a liquidity accident in slow motion. $VIX at 31 is the market finally saying the quiet part loud. https://t.co/APZJuN8Erb
It Was an Ugly Week on Wall Street, Andrew Bary Says
Andrew Bary described the past week on Wall Street as "ugly," highlighting a sharp decline in major equity indexes and heightened volatility. The S&P 500 slipped more than 3% as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone and weaker...
Nasdaq 100 P/E Drops Below Russell 2000 Valuation
Wow - Nasdaq 100 P/E now below that of the Russell 2000.. fractionally ... 24x GS https://t.co/L1wgeQ1E24
This Week's Market Outlook: SPY, IWM, QQQ, GLD, TLT
What to expect from the stock market this week https://t.co/sWRedcbh21 $SPY $IWM $QQQ $GLD $TLT https://t.co/WrLLYF9aVB
Micron Shares Dip 3% After Cash Offer to Buy Back Senior Notes
Micron Technology (MU) fell 3.26% to $382.76 after unveiling a cash offer to purchase all outstanding senior notes, a move that investors say could reshape its balance sheet. The offer, which runs until March 31, comes amid broader pressure on...
VIX Above 30 Signals Market Turbulence Ahead
VIX closed at 31, its highest weekly close since last year’s tariff sell-off. When $VIX holds above 30, things tend to break. In this episode, we talk through exactly what we’re watching and how to navigate this environment. Watch: https://t.co/WlGqDNQSk1 $SPY $QQQ...
S&P500 May Drop Further, Echoing 2022’s -19% Decline
SP500 $SPX will fall more if it follows 2022 midterm+war year scenario That year ended -19%, we are just -7% so far https://t.co/jXQV6MQU4l
Trump's Iran Extension, DHS Funding Deal, Anthropic's Injunction and More in Morning Squawk
The Senate approved a funding package for most of the Department of Homeland Security, deliberately leaving out Immigration and Customs Enforcement, moving the agency closer to ending its shutdown. AI startup Anthropic secured a federal injunction against the Pentagon’s blacklist,...
Extreme Fear Level 10 Signals Upcoming Bullish Turn
#SPX: This level of extreme fear (10) has been seen at previous bottoms, including those that preceded bear market rallies in 2022. The shortest bounce before lower lows occurred in 2025. A bullish divergence is now appearing, which validates the...
NVDA Drop Threatens Tech, Watch SMH Support Level
$NVDA breakdown problematic for Tech as Equal-weighted Tech ETF $RSPT also violated support today @IBDinvestors @marketsurge New charts like below found here: https://t.co/XW54gpjWXm While this might find strong support initially near 160-3, it will be important for SMH to hold 370. ...
Correction Territory (E256)
DoubleLine’s Eric Dhall and Ryan Kimmel noted the S&P 500 is nearing a 10% decline from its late‑January peak, with most equity sectors in the red and energy the sole positive performer. Fixed‑income markets were flat against the Bloomberg Aggregate, though...
Wall Street Reels as Iran War Shatters Its Portfolio Defenses
The Iran‑Israel conflict has triggered a broad market sell‑off, pushing the Nasdaq 100 down 1.9% and extending the S&P 500’s five‑week losing streak, its longest since 2022. Bond markets reacted sharply, with 30‑year Treasury yields climbing toward 5% and short‑term TIPS...
More than Half of the S&P 500 Industry Sectors Are in Correction Territory. How Much Longer Until the Index Itself...
The S&P 500 is edging toward correction after a sharp March decline, with more than half of its industry groups already in correction territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped into correction on Friday, followed a day earlier by the Nasdaq Composite....
'Magnificent 7' Stocks Wipe More than $850 Billion in Value as Stock Market Sell-Off Hits AI Winners Hard
The seven mega‑cap tech stocks known as the Magnificent Seven collectively shed more than $850 billion in market value over the past week. Meta slumped over 11% after a jury found it negligent in a high‑profile youth‑safety lawsuit, while Alphabet fell...
SPX Nears Downside Target as Crypto Hits New Lows
This isn't a new call, but i had a nice discussion w/ James Connor who hosts Bloor Street Capital earlier this week, & here's a small snippet. $SPX now getting closer to initial downside target for early...
NASDAQ 100 Enters Correction, Down 10% From October Highs
NASDAQ IN CORRECTION TERRITORY The NASDAQ 100 $QQQ just closed the day down by 10% from its most recent October highs the technical definition of a Correction 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
Major US Stock Indices Close Lower. Major Indices Close Lower for the 5th Week.
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed lower on the day, extending a five‑week streak of weekly declines. The S&P 500 posted its worst weekly slide in four years, falling 2.12% for the week and 1.67% on the day....
Broad Market Slump Pushes Dozens to 52‑week Lows
All these stocks hit new 52 WEEK LOWS at some point today Adobe $ADBE Visa $V Draftkings $DKNG Trade Desk $TTD Ares Capital $ARCC Avantor $AVTR Baxter $BAX Broadridge $BR Dutch $BROS Corebridge $CRBG Costar $CSGP Cintas $CTAS Doordash $DASH Dropbox $DBX Domino's Pizza $DPZ Elastic $ESTC Fiserv $FISV Floor & Decor $FND Gen Digital $GEN HDFC Bank $HDB Lennox $LII Lululemon...
60/40 Portfolio Faces Biggest Monthly Drop Since 2022
A rough end to the trading week for both US stocks and bonds, worsening a month where the classic “diversified” 60/40 portfolio is experiencing its steepest monthly loss since 2022. #economy #markets #bonds #stocks #investing #investors
Nasdaq's 10% Dip Sparks Instant Backlash, as Expected
Only a 10% correction in the Nasdaq, and can already feel the nasty comments starting to pop up on the podcast feed like clockwork
Nasdaq Slides Into Correction Amid Rate Hikes, Geopolitics
Nasdaq officially in correction territory as rates push higher and geopolitical tensions keep markets on edge. We break down what’s driving the volatility, key levels to watch, and how to navigate this swing trading environment in this week's episode $SPY $QQQ $IEF...
Nasdaq Slides 2.38%, Officially Enters Correction
After losing 2.38% through Thursday's market close, the Nasdaq has officially entered a correction. https://t.co/8WuMA0F18N
Questioning SPX Earnings Surge Amid Short Covering
I'm in the midst of covering all of my equity shorts and going long. But jeez just checked SPX NTM Bloomberg consensus earning of 334 vs 277 trailing or 20.6% expected earnings growth. Honestly is there a legitimate...
SPX Hits Predicted Support Faster Than Expected
March 21st: With the macro & fundamentals laid out, I gave my crash risk levels last week on break of 6508: "Let’s just say $6427 SPX is my next level for ‘support’ bounce before $6215 SPX with overshoot to $6100 by mid-May." Clearly,...
QQQ Mirrors 2022 Slump, Poised for Further Decline
Nasdaq $QQQ dropped brutally this week Seems to be mirroring 2022 Lost 50W MA Will drop more if we keep following 2022 https://t.co/0ZNXkfEUjm
Stocks Return to July Levels After Sharp Decline
The stock market has gone down so much that it is back to its levels of last July.
Bulls Must Hold 630, 625 Break Triggers Vacuum
Some hopeful bull AVWAP levels still in play as price pulls into the Post-Election Night + pre-Liberation Day anchored zones. Bulls need to hold 630. Break below 625 and we enter vacuum territory. $SPY https://t.co/rtPIsNhfEN
Unfilled QQQ Gaps and Grim SPX Signal Warn Contrarians
And so we go into the weekend with two unfilled gaps in $QQQ and a rather ominous-looking $SPX chart. I suspect that absent a dramatic tweet sentiment might be pretty gloomy over the weekend... and that contrarians might take notice. https://t.co/voHUQKVB2z