Good MorningThe FOMC gave the market what it wanted: a 50 basis point rate cut, confirming a shift in economic policy and fundamental conditions expected to lead to a sustained period of growth. However, the S&P 500 could not sustain the immediate surge in price action, confirming that the Fed decision was priced into the market and that a top has been reached for stocks. The takeaway is that a sector rotation that began in July may gain momentum and drive increased volatility for the broad market.
Volatility is the operative word, not a downtrend. Investors should now expect a period of consolidation and sideways movement in the S&P 500 as the market exits one group of trades in favor of another. The consolidation could last for months as it takes four to six fiscal quarters for FOMC policy to fully impact the economy. Between now and then, the S&P 500 will likely move within a trading range, with 5,670 as the peak and the bottom as much as 10% lower. Featured: Elon’s big $266,000 per second purchase (Ad) 
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It is impossible to eliminate stock market risk. Risk and volatility are wily beasts and uncontainable, but they can be mitigated. One method is to use low-beta stocks, which tend to be less volatile than the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY). However, there are better reasons to invest than having a lo... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | If you are trying to figure out how much money you can make in stocks in one month, you are probably interested in short-term trading. Short-term trading usually refers to day or swing trading, which means timeframes measure from as little as a few minutes to as long as a couple of weeks. Unlike buy... Read the Full Story |
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Insider buying is an increasingly valuable tool for investors, especially given uncertain economic conditions and high market volatility. Although their activity is never a guarantee of higher share prices, it can help uncover good investments when combined with other metrics. Today's focus is on ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Trump is launching a new $250 bill - but that may be a distraction. Behind the scenes, Executive Order 14241 is orchestrating what analyst Porter Stansberry calls a total U.S. money reset, bypassing conventional legal channels under the guise of national security.
The last time America reset its currency - under Nixon in the 1970s - it created an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over 50 years. Stansberry has identified three asset categories connected to Trump's initiative that could surge, plus his single top investment move. | | Watch the documentary briefing and find out which side you land on |
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The stock market has had to watch some of its previous darlings in the technology sector underperform in the past couple of weeks; investors can find the industry’s latest victim in shares of Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) as the stock has traded down from its recent high made in August... Read the Full Story |
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Investors have flocked to safe haven precious metals including gold and silver in recent months, helping to drive the price of each of these metals up by about a third in the last year. Gold in particular continues to hit new all-time highs and trades close to $2,600 per ounce as of mid-September.... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Bank of America just revealed your expiration date. In their Bloomberg interview, they didn't just predict the digital dollar. They gave us the timeline… 2025 to 2030. We're in that window right now.
Once the digital dollar launches, every transaction you make will be tracked. Your spending could be controlled. Your accounts could be frozen.
Over 4,500 investors have already used this legal backdoor to hold assets CBDCs can't freeze and generate yields the Federal Reserve can't touch. | | Watch how to access the legal backdoor before it closes. |
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Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR) is a smart buy because of its growth, operational quality, cash flow, and capital return. That’s why private equity firms are in talks to buy it; they see deep value in the business and its stock. The takeaway is that Smartsheet will either get taken over at a premium... Read the Full Story |
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Rich in antioxidants like Omega 3, magnesium, potassium, fiber, and lutein, as well as nutrients, including vitamins A through E and K, the avocado is a superfood (and a fruit). Last year, the United States imported a new record of 2.8 billion pounds of avocados from Mexico, the world's largest su... Read the Full Story |
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NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock price has skyrocketed in recent years, driven by its association with artificial intelligence (AI) and the massive spending on data center expansion. The AI boom has made NVIDIA a market darling, but its valuation has soared alongside its stock price.
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After seven years, over 3,350 patent and patent-pending claims, and more than $1 billion, AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) finally launched its Block 1 first five Bluebird satellites on September 12, 2024. The launch went without a hitch, and the satellites are now in low earth orbit. AST Spa... Read the Full Story |
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When it comes to stocks in the beauty industry, the first name on the lips of many right now is Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA). It was recently revealed that legendary investor Warren Buffett purchased shares of Ulta through his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B). Understandably, buzz often circulates ... Read the Full Story |
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Thursday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Alzamend Neuro, Inc., an early clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing various products for the treatment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. The company's pipeline includes AL001, which delivers a therapeutic combination of lithium, proline, and salicylate for the treatment of Alzheimer's, bi-polar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, other neurodegenerative diseases, and psychiatric disorders; and ALZN002 stage, which uses a method using a mutant-peptide sensitized cell as a cell-based therapeutic vaccine to restore the ability of a patient's immunological system to combat Alzheimer's disease. Alzamend Neuro, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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