Good MorningEquity markets held their ground on Tuesday despite renewed signals of economic contraction. The flash reading for both the Services and Manufacturing sector PMIs came in below expectation and with the services sector deep in contractionary territory. The reading of 44 is the fifth month of decline and the lowest reading since May of 2020 at the height of the pandemic lockdowns. The news may be a one-off but is compounded by a trend in data that suggests the economic slowdown that began in Q1 is still present in Q2. The Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow tracking tool is still showing Q3 GDP above 0% but it has taken a noticeable downturn in recent weeks.
With the market in retreat, the economic data weak, and the PCE price index due out on Friday the odds of another major sell-off are high. The S&P 500 is still above the 30-day EMA but not by much and it won't take much to spark the move. Once the index is below 4,115 investors should expect to see downward momentum build and the index fall to 4,000 or lower.
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Consumer Discretionary | | Ok readers, please take your seats and buckle up, because Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) looks about ready to take off. Having hit their lower post-pandemic levels just last month as part of a 60% sell-off, shares of the sportswear retailer have recently rallied almost 70%. The biggest single jump took plac... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | | Artificial intelligence-based lending platform Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) was a pandemic-era winner, but has struggled since October of last year.
Other fintechs, including those with stadium naming rights - I’m looking at you SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) - are also well off previous... Read the Full Story |
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The allure of penny stocks is easy to understand. Simply put, a little can go a long way.
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Last year, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) came within the price of a few burritos of reaching $2,000 a share. A surging digital business tied to the pandemic munchies propelled the stock to an all-time high. Nine months later, it slipped below $1,200.
Now up more than 30% off its summer... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
U.S. electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Fisker Inc. (NYSE: FSR) stock has had its ups and downs in the past two-years. Shares peaked at $31.96 highs in March of 2021 and fell as low as $7.95 in June of 2022. Up until now, Fisker was a speculative pre-production electric vehicle (EV) play. However,... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) are moving higher in the wake of the Q2 earnings report but that is a current event and the price action was trending higher long before. The reason is a shift in the institutional activity that has short-sellers scrambling to maintain their positi... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is a well-established blue-chip quality tech player and yet still a driving force in next-generation cyber security technologies. The company’s Q4 results and outlook prove that not only is demand for cyber security still strong but the company is in one of ... Read the Full Story |
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Materials | | Global demand for copper is soaring, but does that put suppliers like Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), Teck Resources (NYSE: TECK) and Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) in a position to rally?
Copper is a crucial component in several areas poised for growth: Electric vehicles, wind and solar power, and the... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
Industrial stocks are ideal to buy in a bull market. Companies tend to increase spending when their cost of capital is cheap. But with rising interest rates, an uncertain employment picture, and geopolitical concerns industrial stocks look less compelling.
And as an overall sector, that’s... Read the Full Story |
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Besides the shared nomenclature, Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) may have more in common with Bed Bath & Beyond than “meats” the eye.
Last week shares of the specialty retailer soared as high as $30 despite an absence of news. Traders bought more than $130 million worth of the po... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Cactus, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and leases pressure control and spoolable pipes in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pressure Control and Spoolable Technologies. The Pressure Control segment designs, manufactures, sells, and rents a range of wellhead and pressure control equipment under the Cactus Wellhead brand name through service centers. Its products are sold and rented primarily for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells for drilling, completion, and production phases of the wells. This segment also provides field services to install, maintain, and handle the equipment. The Spoolable Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells spoolable pipes and associated end fittings under the FlexSteel brand name. Its products are primarily used to transport oil, gas, and other liquids. This segment also provides field services and rental items through service centers and pipe yards, as well as offers equipment and services internationally. In addition, the company offers repair and refurbishment services. Cactus, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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