Good MorningEquity markets advanced ahead of the final trading day for the month and quarter. The S&P 500 has gained about 2.7% for the month, setting new highs along the way, and is on track to continue the gains next month. With the FOMC on track to cut rates later this year, the broad market will likely continue to rise until the outlook changes of the first cut are finally made. As it is, the market expects the first cuts to come by mid-summer.
Next week will be a busy one for market watchers and traders. The PCE Price Index will be released this Friday after the market closes, and next week's calendar is hot. The monthly labor data will likely confirm resilient economic conditions and persistently high inflation, aligning with higher-for-longer and an eventual soft economic landing. The risk is that cutting interest rates too soon will accelerate activity, inflation and the Fed back into policy tightening mode. Featured: BUY ALERT: Tiny tech play partners with US government (Stansberry Research) 
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The stock market’s volatility index (VIX) is now below 13%, a level not seen since the fourth quarter of 2023. Typically, when the VIX is this low, investors start looking for stocks that can offer them a more exciting ride in the markets. These volatile stocks can be termed high-beta names ... Read the Full Story |
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As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear market funds can be appealing during periods of economic downturn due to their potential to produce return... Read the Full Story |
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When the economy enters a new cycle, investors must rotate their portfolios accordingly or else live with leaving money on the table. Mid-capitalization stocks outperform all others during an expansionary cycle, such as the one the U.S. is about to witness, so they might rally before the next quar... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | In a virtuous cycle that's only helped investors, fees keep dropping for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.Last year, investors in stock mutual funds paid an average of 42 cents in fees for every $100 they had invested. That's down from 44 cents the year before and from $1.04 in 1996. Fees were... Read the Full Story |
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DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) is a good bet ahead of fiscal Q1 earnings because analysts underestimate its growth, and tailwinds are blowing the business to record highs. The next release is scheduled for early May, and analysts have been mostly revising upward but have left the bar low. As it is, the... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A British financial trader, who has been described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis, lost his appeal Wednesday to have his conviction quashed. Tom Hayes, 44, who was a former trader at U.S. bank Citigroup and Switzerland's UBS,... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A British financial trader, who has been described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis, lost his appeal Wednesday to have his conviction quashed.Tom Hayes, 44, who was a former trader at U.S. bank Citigroup and Switzerland's UBS, ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years.Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic ti... Read the Full Story |
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Trading stock options takes timing, especially when based on chart patterns. One of the key frustrations with directional options trades happens when the expected move takes place after an upcoming options expiration. Traders should have the ability to reassess their premises for taking and stayin... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans wrestle with higher prices and feel less optimistic about the short-term future.The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down to 104.7 in March from a revised 104.8 in Feb... Read the Full Story |
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Thursday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Intrusion Inc., a cybersecurity company in the United States. The company offers its customers access to threat intelligence database, which contains the historical data, known associations, and reputational behavior of Internet Protocol addresses. It offers INTRUSION Shield, a zero trust reputation-based Software as a Service solution that inspects and kills dangerous network connections. The company also provides INTRUSION TraceCop, a big data tool that contains an inventory of network selectors and enrichments to support forensic investigations; and INTRUSION Savant, a network monitoring solution that uses the data available in TraceCop to identify suspicious traffic in real-time. In addition, it engages in the provision of pre-and post-sales support services, such as network security design, system installation, and technical consulting services. The company serves US federal government entities, state and local government entities, and companies ranging from mid-market to large enterprises through a direct sales force and value-added resellers. The company was formerly known as Intrusion.com, Inc. and changed its name to Intrusion Inc. in November 2001. Intrusion Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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