“Friday was an ugly candle if you are a bull, but the good news is that buyers came in around the mid-November and early January highs.
The S&P 500 dropped sharply, but held support and reversed on Friday, as sentiment and positioning reached extreme levels. Friday's strong gain was not enough to prevent a lower close in February and the formation of a potential reversal pattern.
US stocks fell in February, with significant losses in tech and small caps, while international markets and bonds rallied amid growth concerns. The labor market showed mixed signals with a drop in unemployment but rising initial claims, highlighting potential future payroll declines.
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The major stock market indices suffered a sharp momentum reversal last week that is not something investors want to see near all-time highs. That said, the long-term uptrends are still in place for both the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.
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Sticky inflation and rising prices of key household staples put pressure on Consumer Confidence.
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The number of individual stocks outperforming the S&P 500 has exploded since the start of 2025 after a two-year stretch of unusually concentrated performance. That translates to a broader opportunity set for investors focused on trying to beat their benchmarks.
The report showed that rising input costs put pressure on manufacturing activity.