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☆ Hedge funds ramp up market bets as volatility brings the asset class back into favor
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 21, 2022 in New York City. The extreme market volatility is not causing hedge funds to back down. In other words, they are putting money to work in a big way to capitalize on this market volatility for clients, likely mostly from the short side. This speaks to hedge fund strategies," said Mark Haefele, global wealth management CIO at UBS. "Hedge funds have been a rare bright spot this year, with some strategies, like macro, performing particularly well."

☆ Wall St Week Ahead 'Uncharted' sell-off in U.S. stocks has investors wondering when the pain stops
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A specialist trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A week of heavy selling has brought U.S. stocks and bonds to fresh bear market lows, with many investors bracing for more pain ahead. Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, cut its year-end target for the S&P 500 by 16% to 3,600 points from 4,300 points. Kevin Gordon, senior investment research manager at Charles Schwab, believes there is more downside ahead because central banks are tightening monetary policy into a global economy that already appears to be weakening. A recession would likely push the S&P 500 to trade between 3,000 and 3,500 in 2023, Jolly said.

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Investors wonder when vicious sell-off in U.S. stocks will end
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The S&P 500 is down more than 22% this year. If the S&P 500 closes below the mid-June low in the days ahead, that may prompt another wave of aggressive selling, Stovall said. Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, cut its year-end target for the S&P 500 by 16% to 3,600 points from 4,300 points. "The increased probability of breaking the June S&P 500 price low may be what it takes to invoke even deeper fear. A recession would likely push the S&P 500 to trade between 3,000 and 3,500 in 2023, Jolly said.

☆ Traders worry there are more earnings warnings like FedEx's about to come out
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Hartnett at Bank of America said that for the S & P 500, "we say nibble at SPX 3600, bite at 3300, gorge at 3000." The S & P 500 closed Friday at 3,873, and the June 16 bottom was 3,666, so 3,300 and 3,000 are a ways away. What about 3,000, the level Hartnett suggested investors should "gorge" on the S & P 500? A much lower multiple with a contraction in earnings: That is what you call a recessionary earnings picture. Bottom line: Lower mortgage rates definitely have been a factor in higher home prices for some time.

☆ The best investing stories of July: How to win the next phase of COVID-19 — 'hidden' high-upside businesses — record-cheap value stocks
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-04 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many of them are preparing for the next phase of life in the stock market — one characterized by stimulus uncertainty and a US economic recovery that's lagging the rest of the world. He foresees a so-called squeeze higher for value stocks, and recommends that investors position their portfolios to profit from a rotation away from popular growth names. Look no further:Chart of the weekJPMorganThe JPMorgan chart above — compiled by the firm's quant guru, Marko Kolanovic — shows that value stocks are now trading at a record cheapness relative to growth. Kolanovic's takeaway from this trend is that value stocks are susceptible to a squeeze higher, and investors should rightly position their portfolios ahead of time. — Marko Kolanovic, global head of macro quantitative and derivatives research at JPMorgan, on why he sees a value-stock rally in the cards

☆ The definitive guide to getting started in real-estate investing
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-21 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

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