Hot CPI Shakes Leaders and That’s What the Market Needed
Stocks were slammed after a hot core CPI report, but bonds rallied and biotech rose.
Stocks were slammed after a hot core CPI report, but bonds rallied and biotech rose.
Memory makers fell again and the big banks missed Street expectations but Mag-7 strength kept the S&P 500 flat.
New lows topped 500 and more than 60% of stocks are below their 200-day averages, while the mega caps hit another record.
When I look at what’s on my screens I see exactly why I don’t want to snap up even stocks that appear like bargains.
Bank stocks have been punished more by fear than by fundamentals, and their reaction this morning is the first test of earnings season.
New lows hit 400 again while the mega caps keep the indices afloat.
Hedge funds dumped genomics plays like this one last week … but it was just as it announced a new AstraZeneca-linked deal.
Bank earnings and CPI this week will offer clues on how the gap between AI and everything else closes.
A report that OpenAI’s revenue is lower than expected hit AI leaders, and the rest of the market caught a bid.
Breadth collapses, new lows swamp new highs and the Russell 2000 sits on its 200-day average.