Up/down bifurcated days. $QQQ $SMH on the front foot today. Led by $NVDA $MU $INTC $GOOG. But today was about inflation and CPI was soft. Warsh - mission not accomplished. PPI on deck. I’m in NYC for @HalftimeReport tomorrow. Tune in!
I spoke to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna about the warning today and here’s what he told me:
“A few large capex deals paused near the end of the quarter. It’s not widespread. It’s mainframe and the software associated with it….Mythos is making people pause to say, wait how much do I need to spend on cyber? They’re pausing on new deals until they know…We don’t see our software being disrupted by ai at all.”
@chilicon73 There's an old saying among lawyers: "Never ask a question that you don't already know the answer to."
In central banking, the corollary is: "Never hinge policy on one datapoint that you don't already have in hand."
Tough start to the week for $QQQ -2% #SMH -4% and KOSPI the tail wagging the dog. But #AAPL#MSFT#AMZN green along with 6 sectors! Inflation front and center tomorrow with CPI and Warsh on tap after #CL_F +6.5%.
After a down Q1 and a 10%+ Q2, the S&P 500 is 6-for-6 the rest of the year since 1950.
6 prior years market finished higher in Q3, Q4, 2nd half, and full year.
Small sample, powerful setup. Doesn't rule out August/September pullback—but odds favor gains thru year-end.
Great finish to the week $SPY < 1% from a record. Big finish from #NVDA#META great weeks from #AAPL#AVGO and signs of broadening. CPI and geopolitics will take us into next week. Have a great weekend!
Great finish to the week $SPY < 1% from a record. Big finish from #NVDA#META great weeks from #AAPL#AVGO and signs of broadening. CPI and geopolitics will take us into next week. Have a great weekend!
@ftraderft@HalftimeReport Hey pal, I detailed that we were hitting names trade to target for all new cash. I personally bought MU Wednesday morning for a trade. Let’s have some positive feedback, things are sunny ☀️