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🏛 What's happening today in the market?
🔙 Previous trading day. Indices continued the upward trend, moving near important maximum levels from 2021-2023. SPX maintained its growth momentum, surpassing the July 2023 highs, hovering around the level of 4630. NQ also showed a continuation of the upward trend, moving near the 2021 highs and the level of 16600.
🔆 Today. It is crucial for indices to maintain positions above local support levels at 16000 for NQ and 4560 for SPX to avoid a pullback from current levels and ensure the possibility of further growth if the nearest levels at 16600 for NQ and 4630 for SPX are breached.
🔎 What's driving the market now?
(1) Bond yields and the dollar declined ahead of U.S. economic data.
(2) Traders await U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve meeting this week.
(3) The yen rebounded after its sharpest decline in over a month.
📊 Sectors
Cyclical sectors continued their upward momentum, with XRT, ITA, and XLI leading the upward movement ahead of the market. Growth sectors demonstrated mixed dynamics, with SOXX, XLK, and IBB showing the most significant growth, outperforming the market, while MJ and XLC lagged behind, experiencing a local pullback. Defensive sectors showed growth dynamics, with XLP and XLU bouncing off local trend levels, and XLV breaking through resistance in the form of a local maximum.
💼 Stock News
(+) NVDA - U.S. Department of Commerce Head stated that Nvidia "can, will, and should sell AI chips to China" for commercial purposes.
(+) XLP - HSBC believes that 2024 should be a more normal year for the consumer goods sector after a prolonged downturn.
(=) LLY - Patients taking Eli Lilly's obesity drug, tirzepatide, regained weight after discontinuing therapy.
(+) META - Meta Platforms is BofA's top pick among large-cap companies for the online media sector in 2024.
(+) BA - Boeing received an order for 6 Chinook helicopters from the U.S. Army worth $271 million.
(+) AMZN, GOOGL - According to Goldman Sachs, Amazon and Google will be major winners in the AI race in 2024 and beyond.
(+) AVGO - Broadcom is rising after Citi resumed coverage with a Buy rating, seeing strength in its core business.
(+) OXY - Occidental Petroleum and Devon upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
(+) JETS - Booking trends for airline tickets have strengthened by +10.7% in recent weeks, according to BofA.
(+) NKE - Citi rates Nike as Buy. The bank is more optimistic about Nike's ability to protect profits in 2024 and 2025.
🌐 Intermarket Analysis
Oil attempted a local rebound, approaching resistance at 72.6 and the 50-MA. Bond yields retreated from the edges of the sloping channel and the 4.3% level after an attempt to rise. VIX continues to move near lows after attempts at local growth. Gold is trying to rebound locally from the lower boundary of the rising channel and the 2000 level.
🗣 Market Discussed Topics
Goldman says: "Buy the Dip" if stocks fall after the review of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Unexpectedly strong hiring figures in November led to a reassessment of Federal Reserve rate hike expectations. Meanwhile, swap contracts indicate that investors consider a rate cut in March unlikely. After a $4 trillion rally since October, there is a possibility of stock weakening as the market may reassess the future interest rate trajectory. However, any pullback according to this premise will be considered a fakeout and a good opportunity to rebalance or buy on the dip. GS believes in the quality factor, and large caps will be stronger than the market, and despite seemingly high valuations, GS believes there is growth potential. #Investing #Economy
🏛 What's happening today in the market?
🔙 Previous trading day. Indices continued the upward trend, moving near important maximum levels from 2021-2023. SPX maintained its growth momentum, surpassing the July 2023 highs, hovering around the level of 4630. NQ also showed a continuation of the upward trend, moving near the 2021 highs and the level of 16600.
🔆 Today. It is crucial for indices to maintain positions above local support levels at 16000 for NQ and 4560 for SPX to avoid a pullback from current levels and ensure the possibility of further growth if the nearest levels at 16600 for NQ and 4630 for SPX are breached.
🔎 What's driving the market now?
(1) Bond yields and the dollar declined ahead of U.S. economic data.
(2) Traders await U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve meeting this week.
(3) The yen rebounded after its sharpest decline in over a month.
📊 Sectors
Cyclical sectors continued their upward momentum, with XRT, ITA, and XLI leading the upward movement ahead of the market. Growth sectors demonstrated mixed dynamics, with SOXX, XLK, and IBB showing the most significant growth, outperforming the market, while MJ and XLC lagged behind, experiencing a local pullback. Defensive sectors showed growth dynamics, with XLP and XLU bouncing off local trend levels, and XLV breaking through resistance in the form of a local maximum.
💼 Stock News
(+) NVDA - U.S. Department of Commerce Head stated that Nvidia "can, will, and should sell AI chips to China" for commercial purposes.
(+) XLP - HSBC believes that 2024 should be a more normal year for the consumer goods sector after a prolonged downturn.
(=) LLY - Patients taking Eli Lilly's obesity drug, tirzepatide, regained weight after discontinuing therapy.
(+) META - Meta Platforms is BofA's top pick among large-cap companies for the online media sector in 2024.
(+) BA - Boeing received an order for 6 Chinook helicopters from the U.S. Army worth $271 million.
(+) AMZN, GOOGL - According to Goldman Sachs, Amazon and Google will be major winners in the AI race in 2024 and beyond.
(+) AVGO - Broadcom is rising after Citi resumed coverage with a Buy rating, seeing strength in its core business.
(+) OXY - Occidental Petroleum and Devon upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
(+) JETS - Booking trends for airline tickets have strengthened by +10.7% in recent weeks, according to BofA.
(+) NKE - Citi rates Nike as Buy. The bank is more optimistic about Nike's ability to protect profits in 2024 and 2025.
🌐 Intermarket Analysis
Oil attempted a local rebound, approaching resistance at 72.6 and the 50-MA. Bond yields retreated from the edges of the sloping channel and the 4.3% level after an attempt to rise. VIX continues to move near lows after attempts at local growth. Gold is trying to rebound locally from the lower boundary of the rising channel and the 2000 level.
🗣 Market Discussed Topics
Goldman says: "Buy the Dip" if stocks fall after the review of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Unexpectedly strong hiring figures in November led to a reassessment of Federal Reserve rate hike expectations. Meanwhile, swap contracts indicate that investors consider a rate cut in March unlikely. After a $4 trillion rally since October, there is a possibility of stock weakening as the market may reassess the future interest rate trajectory. However, any pullback according to this premise will be considered a fakeout and a good opportunity to rebalance or buy on the dip. GS believes in the quality factor, and large caps will be stronger than the market, and despite seemingly high valuations, GS believes there is growth potential. #Investing #Economy