Goldman Forecasts S&P 500 Hitting 7% Gain by Year‑end
Goldman: “The US equity market should continue to make new highs in coming months on the back of continued earnings growth. We expect a 7% rise in the S&P 500 to our year-end target of 7600”
Equity Positioning Surges to Historic One‑Week High
"Our measure of equity positioning vaulted higher this week in one of the biggest 1-week jumps on record" --DB "The jump is comparable to those just after the Nov 2024 US election, and when exiting steep slumps in late 2018,...
Call Options Volumes Surge to Record 61M Contracts
Call options volumes tied to stocks, ETFs hit an all-time high Friday, with more than 61 million contracts trading https://t.co/A7m45InG13
Earnings Season Hits Record Volatility: 63 S&P Stocks Surge
Earnings season has been getting more volatile "Last quarter, 63 SPX stocks moved more than 10% on earnings. That is a record and compares to just 10 on average from 2012 to 2021" --Citi
S&P 500 Rallies 12% in Broad Melt‑up
The S&P 500 is up 12% since it bottomed on March 30 "This is a broad melt-up. For now, animal spirits are back in the stock market" --@yardeni
Institutional Net Call Buying Hits Record Since Conflict Start
"Yesterday saw the biggest day of institutional net call buying since the conflict began in our data" --@vandaresearch
Corient Expands UHNW Footprint with $5.6B Vivaldi Acquisition
Corient continues its buying spree in the ultra-high-net-worth space, announcing the acquisition of another RIA, Vivaldi Capital ($5.6 billion AUM) They've been on a roll the past year https://t.co/xy8jLFknDZ
Household Wealth-to-Income Ratios Near Historic Peaks Globally
Household net worth as a share of income stands close to all time highs in the US, Japan and Australia --Goldman https://t.co/lb65bEX2Ii
CFOs Emphasize Efficiency, Reaching 2020 Highs
The year of efficiency is back Chief financial officers at large U.S. companies mentioned “efficiency” at least once on 307 conference calls in the latest quarter as of March 26, up from 219 a year earlier and the highest level...
Private-Credit Funds Mask Software Risk with IT Services Label
Private-credit fund managers are playing down exposure to software One of a Blackstone fund’s biggest bets, over $1 billion of loans to Inovalon, was categorized as “IT Services,” not included in software exposure Inovalon calls itself: “a software company that empowers...
HYG Puts Surge, VIX Calls Dominate Open Interest
Some of the biggest changes in options open interest ... HYG puts, VIX calls https://t.co/d4aFpBQUXh
Nasdaq Slides over 10% From October Peak
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite entered correction territory today, down more than 10% from its all-time high in October https://t.co/N74JRlZplm
Women Now Less Eager for Promotion than Men
"For the first time, women are less interested in being promoted than men, according to the Women in the Workplace December 2025 report"
Recession Risks Rising, Says Economist Mark Zandi
“I’m concerned recession risks are uncomfortably high and on the rise,” said @Markzandi “Recession is a real threat here.” https://t.co/rhvcxMLgtd
Banks Retract Private‑credit Short Strategy, Blame Media Hype
lol Along with JPMorgan, Bank of America had created a strategy for some clients to bet against stocks with exposure to private credit. But the bank quickly retracted it and apologized for the idea, with its research analysts later attributing the...