This Week in Barrons: 2.16.2025

 

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Market sentiment is shifting from euphoria to doubt as valuations continue to move toward the upper end of their new higher range. Passive index funds continue show inflows over active funds. The risk of recession is low due to: manufacturing being in expansion mode, our GDP currently being at 3.9%, and earnings continuing to beat estimates. Per Callum Thomas, the U.S. dominates the global equities’ arena. The sentiment shift from extreme bullishness and frenzied inflows – to increased skepticism and concern – is simply a part of today’s reality. 

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This Week in Barrons: 2.9.2025

 

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This week’s trading vibe had a distinctly cautionary flavor – as our bull market showed its age and the risk flags began to wave. (a) Sentiment shifted from bull to bear.  (b) Mag-7 stocks sounded warnings on volumes, price, and inflows. And (c) US equity risk premiums remained at multi-decade lows.  Below the surface, sentiment has moved from extreme optimism to murmuring pessimism, and portfolio allocations are starting to reflect that.  Please feel free to read the blog post: #investing #stocks #bonds #options

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This Week in Barrons: 2.2.2025

 

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The S&Ps closed up +2.7% in January, and companies are sounding more optimistic in earnings calls.  Investor confidence is down but economic confidence is up – which sets the scene for a market rotation (mega-cap to small-cap).  Per Callum Thomas: Investor sentiment has slipped as market volatility, policy uncertainty, and valuations have all increased.  This is a characteristic of stocks becoming more range-bound and an upcoming market rotation.  Heads-Up, because that is a different macro-market than what we’ve been used to over the past couple of years.  Please feel free to read the blog post: #investing #stocks #bonds #options

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