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Investors who have to pick between bulls and bears now have a way to profit from winners and losers. Goldman Sachs has found 30 stock market outperformers and underperformers to invest in with options. This simple options investing strategy finds the best and worst stocks and uses puts and calls. In a year where a… Continue reading Goldman Sachs: These 30 options trades can help investors profit from both stock market winners and underperformers

Goldman Sachs sees the S&P 500 finishing the year at 4,700, about 8% higher from current levels. Stocks have slumped about 5% in August after rallying 21% in the first seven months of the year. The bank’s strategists laid out why the stock market still has room to move higher. Loading Something is loading. Thanks… Continue reading 3 reasons why the stock market still has room to run higher, according to Goldman Sachs

The Nasdaq 100 just flashed a technical “sell” signal ahead of Nvidia’s big earnings report, according to Fairlead Strategies. The sell signal reflects a loss of momentum and suggests “several weeks of corrective action, at a minimum,” Fairlead’s Katie Stockton said.Stockton highlighted 13,834 as support for the Nasdaq 100, suggesting potential downside of 6%. Loading Something… Continue reading Tech stocks just flashed a ‘sell’ signal ahead of Nvidia’s big earnings report

Wall Street firms have eased recession calls recently, but a mild downturn may actually be good for the housing market. A recession would likely push the Fed to ease monetary policy, and mortgage rates would fall. A mild recession could also bring down home prices as more supply becomes available. Loading Something is loading. Thanks… Continue reading A mild recession could actually be good for the housing market

Bond vigilantes are “saddling up” again as federal deficits balloon, said market veteran Ed Yardeni. He coined the vigilantes term, referring to investors who sought smaller deficits by sending yields higher. “[W]e’ve got the federal deficit widening when the economy is doing well. And I think the bond vigilantes are quite concerned about that.” Loading… Continue reading Bond vigilantes are ‘saddling up.’ Here’s how concerned investors might take action over the ballooning federal deficit.

The functioning of Russia’s stock market is an illusion, two Yale researchers told Insider. It’s part of the country’s efforts to mask pain in the economy amid costly war and sanctions. Investments in the country are likely going nowhere as Moscow’s economy spirals. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics… Continue reading The resilience of Russia’s stock market and its economy is a complete mirage masking deeper pain, Yale researchers say

US consumers have spent all of their excess savings from the pandemic, according to JPMorgan.The bank highlighted the softening of the consumer as one reason why stocks are poised to continue their decline.”Even with a robust labor market, US corporates are seeing demand and prices soften with ongoing margin pressure.” Loading Something is loading. Thanks… Continue reading Consumers have spent all of their excess savings from the pandemic. That’s just one reason why stocks are poised to fall, JPMorgan says

China’s economy is facing headwinds ranging from an unstable property market to weak consumer demand. Experts told Insider that a worsening scenario in China bodes poorly for global markets and other economies like the US. Both Janet Yellen and Joe Biden have recently warned of China’s spillover risks. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing… Continue reading China’s economy is flailing. Here’s how its problems could spill into global markets.