Small-cap stocks are now showing higher resilience in both profitability and valuation, as a result of the shift from focusing on certainty to focusing on flexibility.
In addition, small-cap stocks have long lagged behind large-cap stocks and are attractive in terms of valuation.It has become available. In addition, small cap stocks have long been lagging behind large cap stocks and are also at an attractive valuation level.
RBC Capital Markets strategist Lori Calvazina notes that
$Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$the growth forecast for performance and earnings
$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$is catching up.
On the other hand,
The increasing speculation of interest rate cuts leads to increased pressure of short squeezes, increasing the risks of short selling and short covering by hedge funds and traders.The demand for call options related to the Russell 2000 has also been rapidly increasing in the options market, which is a positive signal.
Tom Lee of Fundstrat predicts that with the expansion of institutional investors' short positions due to this rate cut, the rise of small cap stocks could persist for about 10 weeks, with the strength of the rebound potentially reaching 40% or more, surpassing the 27% growth in the fourth quarter of last year.
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The US small caps have risen for 5 consecutive days, surpassing Nvidia and the S&P 500! Is it a good opportunity to buy?The NY Dow Average is also performing well.From a trading perspective, in historical terms, during an interest rate cut cycle, the Dow average has a high possibility of outperforming the Nasdaq, and the average performance is high. Out of the past 13 interest rate cut cycles, the Dow average has outperformed the Nasdaq 8 times, with an average return of 13.5% compared to the Nasdaq's 9.5%.
$Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$is
$Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$On the other hand, considering from the perspective of "Trump 2.0", there is a tendency for President Trump to support a return to traditional energy and manufacturing industries in the United States. His proposed expansionary policies are favorable for traditional industries such as oil, natural gas, infrastructure, manufacturing, and finance. This also logically supports the rise of the Dow average. In fact, looking back at the performance of the Dow average compared to other major indices after Trump's victory in 2016, it was quite impressive.
Under the perspective of "Trump 2.0",
President Trump tends to support a return to traditional energy and manufacturing industries in the United States.This is favorable for traditional industries such as oil, natural gas, infrastructure, manufacturing, and finance. It also provides logical support for the rise of the Dow average. In fact, looking back at the performance of the Dow average compared to other major indices after Trump's victory in 2016, it was quite impressive.
Furthermore, the funds that have profited from high-tech stocks may be flowing into traditional value stocks and cyclical stocks in search of opportunities, which may be one of the reasons for the seesaw effect of the Dow and Nasdaq.
The attractiveness of gold as a safe-haven asset is increasing.The price of gold futures (NY gold) temporarily exceeded the $2,480 mark this week.
The expectation of interest rate cuts due to the weakening of the dollar has greatly increased the attractiveness of gold as a safe-haven asset.In addition, the shooting incident involving President Trump has increased political uncertainty and further boosted the demand for precious metals as safe-haven assets.
As uncertainty surrounding the US election increases, demand for gold is expected to continue growing in the second half of this year. According to a recent survey by the World Gold Council (WGC), approximately 30% of central banks intend to increase their gold reserves over the next 12 months. Bank of America boldly predicts that the price of gold will reach $2,750 by 2025 and could rise to $3,000 within 12-18 months.
Real estate, industrial, and other sectors also showed significant performance.In terms of sector performance, among the S&P 500 constituents, only information and communication services experienced a decline last week, while other sectors showed an upward trend. Real estate, capital goods, financials, materials, energy, and healthcare all saw increases of more than 3% last week.
Notable is that regional banks, biotechnology, and real estate sectors that are sensitive to interest rate changes are benefiting greatly from expectations of rate cuts. These sectors have recently shown remarkable upward trends.
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