S&P 500 EPS Forecast Jumps 13% Since Q1
“Estimated bottom-up operating EPS for the S&P 500 has rocketed 13% higher since the start of Q1 reporting in April. For the past year-and-a-half, upward revisions are a familiar pattern, but nothing of the current magnitude” — @LeutholdGroup
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Spikes to 24.9%, Four-Year High
"Earnings growth for the S&P 500 is on track to accelerate sharply from 13.4% in Q4 to 24.9% in Q1, the highest in at least 4 years" --DB https://t.co/Bt3P1X9lAR
Semiconductor Index Hits Best Six‑Week Run Since 2000
The PHLX Semiconductor index just notched its best six-week performance since the period ending **March 10, 2000**
Micron's 770% Surge Makes It Cheap on Earnings
"A 770% stock surge has made Micron one of America’s most valuable companies. Yet its profits have increased so much that the stock actually looks cheap by traditional valuation metrics" Shares are trading at 8.9x the co's projected earnings over...
SOX Surges 60% Above 200‑Day MA, Unseen Since 2000
The SOX is also now 60% above its 200-day moving average. That’s a level that hasn’t been hit since March 2000 and July 1995--@bespokeinvest https://t.co/yQkWEhswb2
Diplo Predicts Club Nights Will Evolve Radically by 2034
I branched out from markets reporting today at @WSJ ‘s Future of Everything Festival and sat down with @diplo I asked him what a club night will look like 10 years from now https://t.co/anZRIbDojW
Hedge Funds Attract Record $90B Inflows Since 2007
Hedge funds just recorded the biggest two-quarter inflows since **2007**, drawing around $90 billion. Assets in hfs are at a record now--HFR, JPM
AI-Linked Firms Now Represent Nearly Half of US Market
"AI-linked companies, from “hyperscalers” to chip makers and power providers, already make up about 45% of the U.S. stock market" --@Spencerjakab https://t.co/iiypmMavNI
Season One of WSJ Money Interview Launches Today
I’ve spent a lot of 2026 traveling the country to film The WSJ Money Interview. Season One drops today https://t.co/BGK8Q8lhG0 https://t.co/w5tBPQIkVt
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