By at least one measure, the US stock market is more concentrated in its biggest names than it’s ever been. The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 now make up about 40% of the benchmark index, an all-time high, according to Morningstar data. Morningstar High concentration in any portfolio can be risky because, while…
For investors looking for direction in the stock market, keep an eye on two technical levels in major indexes. Paul Ciana, a technical strategist at Bank of America, said he was watching two levels in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to determine where they go next. Those levels could serve as important…
AI could ultimately be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market. That’s according to strategists at Morgan Stanley, who see the productivity gains and cost-cutting spree stemming from artificial intelligence adding as $13 to $16 trillion in value for the S&P 500. At the high end of Morgan Stanley’s estimates, that implies the benchmark…
The stock market’s hot streak might soon come to an abrupt end, Goldman Sachs said. In a note to clients, the bank said that its equity asymmetry framework — one of its gauges that assesses stocks based on the market environment and the latest economic data — was sending a signal that the risk for…
It’s been a strong summer for stocks, but investors are about to enter what is historically the worst period of the year for the market. The period from late July to mid-October is a tough stretch, with August and September often seeing the worst of the volatility. The S&P 500 has dipped by an average…
The stock market flashed a key technical signal that suggests a pullback from all-time highs is on the way. That’s according to Jonathan Krinsky, the managing director and chief market technician at BTIG, who thinks the S&P 500 is bound for a 5% pullback soon. The benchmark index just broke through a technical resistance level…
The market sees about an 85% chance that the Federal Reserve delivers a rate cut in September — but doing so could put the stock market on track to enter bubble territory in the coming months. That’s according to strategists at Société Générale, who said they saw the possibility that the S&P 500 becomes overheated…
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Mike Wilson sees the S&P 500 hitting 6,500 by year-end, but the path to new all-time highs will be choppy. Morgan Stanley’s chief investment officer told Bloomberg TV on Thursday that he expects tariff volatility to ramp up in the third quarter, potentially sparking pullbacks of 5% to 10%. Investors shouldn’t be worried, though. Wilson thinks any…
A rush of investor cash is headed for the stock market in the second half, most of it coming from retail investors. That’s according to JPMorgan, which predicted this week that investors are poised to inject $500 billion into stocks through the rest of 2025, and most of that will come from retail traders. “Led…