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☆ Jamie Dimon's big JPMorgan stock sale may be a warning sign, given his stellar track record at market timing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sold hundreds of thousands of shares in the bank last week, a possible worrisome signal given his strong track record at timing the market. What Dimon sold was all profit from the more than one million shares he bought between 2009 and 2016, Bespoke said. In total, Dimon bought more than 1.2 million shares between 2009 and 2016. JPM KBE,.SPX YTD mountain JPMorgan vs. the S & P 500 and SPDR S & P Bank ETF, year to date JPMorgan shares are up more than 8% so far in 2024, outperforming the S & P 500 's less than 7% gain as well as a more than 4% decline in the SPDR S & P Bank ETF (KBE) . A filing from JPMorgan last October said Dimon would sell one million shares sometime in 2024 but didn't specify when.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Dimon, FactSet, JPM Organizations: Investment, upturns, JPMorgan, Insider, P Bank, P Bank ETF

☆ The S&P 500 hit another all-time high—but don't switch up your retirement saving strategy, says CFP
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Your 401(k) may look a little better than usual as tech stocks pushed the S&P 500 index to another all-time high as of market close on Thursday. But now's not the time to change up your retirement saving strategy. Your retirement saving strategy should be proactive rather than reactive. Since the stock market is, by nature, unpredictable, it isn't wise to base your long-term investment strategy on how the market is performing in the short term. "You can't predict exactly when that bull market becomes a bear market and vice versa," Shamrell says.

Persons: now's, You've, Douglas Boneparth, Mike Shamrell, Shamrell Organizations: Bone, CNBC

☆ 2024 could be a banner year for dividends, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This year could be a banner one for dividends, according to Bank of America Securities. For one, high dividend yield tends to lead in recoveries and global wave upturns, she wrote. Dividends also bridge a gap between "muddled macro signals" that impede a full cyclical/small cap recovery as the Federal Reserve pauses and/or cuts rates, Subramanian said. Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Thursday he expects policymakers to start cutting rates in the third quarter of 2024. "We expect more cash to revert to equity income as retirees reach for yield as cash yields ebb," Subramanian said.

Persons: Savita Subramanian, Subramanian, Raphael Bostic, There's, Humana, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America Securities, Federal Reserve, Atlanta Federal Reserve, CNBC Pro, ETF, Elevance Health

☆ How to Use Industry ETFs to Ride Waves of Momentum
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Derek Horstmeyer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Riding waves of momentum is still possible by using single-industry exchange-traded funds, research finds. Illustration: Alex NabaumMomentum-trading mutual funds, which try to hold stocks that benefit most from upward market trends, first appeared in the 1980s. There are still some out there. But these days, investors who want to ride market upturns—or bet on market reversals—are turning more to single-industry ETFs. Investors over time have shifted to industry exchange-traded funds as a low-cost alternative to momentum mutual funds, whose returns have faltered over the past 20 years.

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☆ A crescendo of panic selling is the one missing ingredient to a year-end stock market rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The stock market is missing one key ingredient to mount a year-end rally, according to Bank of America. Favorable fourth-quarter seasonal patterns would support a year-end rally if the capitulation event materializes. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US stock market is missing one key ingredient for a year-end rally to materialize, according to a recent note from Bank of America. This is likely a key ingredient ahead of a year-end rally for the S&P 500," Bank of America technical strategist Stephen Suttmeier said. Ultimately, Suttmeier believes the stock market is in a long-term bullish uptrend, and that 2023 will represent a pivotal year for the bull market.

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☆ One sector outperforms the stock market 100% of the time when an economic recovery begins, Bank of America says. Where to invest now, and 5 reasons why the downturn phase is over.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

What happens to the US economy nextBank of America's economic indicator has made a sudden pivot upwards, from the lows of a "downturn" phase into the gradual strengthening of a "recovery" phase. Rising inflation indicates improving economic conditions. Rising inflation indicates improving economic conditions. A rising Z-Score indicates improving economic conditions. A rising Z-Score indicates improving economic conditions.

Persons: it's, Savita Subramanian, Subramanian, Jan, Staples underperformed, Bank of America Subramanian, Dev Organizations: Bank of America, Bank of, Thomson, PMI, Supply Management Manufacturing, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Survey, Conference Board, Bond, ICE, Utilities, Health Care, Fed, of America

☆ Here's the bitcoin outlook for September as crypto industry turns focus on Washington
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bitcoin is poised to end August on a down beat despite the crypto industry scoring a milestone win on the regulation front. Bitcoin recently jumped 7% after a federal appeals court sided with Grayscale over the Securities and Exchange Commission in a key crypto ETF case. While crypto investors have a lot to cheer, it hasn't been reflected in prices, and bitcoin could remain rangebound throughout September. All eyes on Washington September kicks off with an anticipated update from the SEC on at least one spot bitcoin ETF application. On Thursday afternoon the agency delayed its decisions on bitcoin ETF applications from WisdomTree and Invesco.

Persons: Bitcoin, Rob Ginsberg, Will Tamplin, Tamplin, Cantor Fitzgerald's Elliot Han, Han, Kristin Smith, They're, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Metrics, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wolfe Research, SEC, Fidelity Locations: Washington, Bitwise, BlackRock

☆ Bad news for the Fed: American workers are becoming less productive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But what does the Fed mean when it talks about labor markets and their impact on inflation? What’s happening: At its most basic level, labor productivity is a measure of the value of the goods and services produced by a company compared with the amount of labor used to produce that output. Labor productivity decreased 2.1% in the first quarter of 2023, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this month. The silver lining: The good news is technological innovations typically drive upturns in productivity and AI could be such an innovation. Absolutely not,” Yellen said, echoing the joint statement leaders from the Group of Seven made at last month’s summit in Japan.

Persons: Lisa Shalett, ”, Lisa Cook, Joseph Brusuelas, Sundar Pichai, aren’t, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Richard Blumenthal, “, Doug McMillon, Roger McNamee, Steven Spielberg, Vito Corleone, Janet Yellen, ” Yellen, Elisabeth Buchwald, Yellen, Biden Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN — Federal Reserve, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Fed, Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, McKinsey Global Institute, Federal, RSM US, of America, Google, Yale School, Management’s, Leadership Institute, Walmart, Technology, Financial, International Monetary Fund, Inter, American Development Bank group’s, African Development Fund, IMF Locations: New York, United States, Michigan, Connecticut, China, Japan

☆ Chart analyst Katie Stockton says she remains skeptical of bitcoin's 2023 rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Katie Stockton, founder of Fairlead Strategies, said Tuesday that bitcoin's rally in the new year doesn't look sustainable. "The positive development is that it has rallied enough to give folks an exit," Stockton said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." BTC.CB= 1Y mountain Bitcoin Stockton said a slow grind higher would be more bullish for bitcoin and other altcoins. "So we're skeptical as to the sustainability of this rally, which we are still viewing as countertrend," Stockton said. Meanwhile, the chart analyst said there are oversold conditions in place, but they've been in place for many months now.

☆ BofA top banker Rick Sherlund predicts 2023 tech comeback, delivers bullish software call
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Stephanie Landsman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

According to Sherlund, optimism surrounding technology stocks will make a comeback this year — but the key is weathering upcoming earnings season first. The latest market backdrop reminds him of prior downturns. "2022 was a terrible year for these [software] stocks," said Sherlund. His latest market forecast coincides with the tech-heavy Nasdaq 's latest struggles. Sherlund's base case is the move to high-growth areas such as the cloud will provide a long-term boost to software stocks.

☆ AMD catches two upgrades on Wall Street that may signal a bottom in the chip industry's slump
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is getting some love Monday in the form of upgrades from UBS and Baird, bolstering our recent decision to halt trimming any more of the chip designer's shares. However, AMD, like many of its peers, has been decimated on Wall Street, losing 48% in 2022. In fact, UBS analysts suggest it may even be possible that shipments fell to near zero in September. As a result, they expect the new chip, which marks a significant improvement in performance to accelerate AMD's market share gains. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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