The demand for bullish call options linked to the Russell 2000 has soared, significantly outpacing the demand for bearish puts. This trend sends an optimistic signal to small-cap investors. Mandy Xu, head of derivatives-market intelligence at Cboe Global Markets, reports that recent sessions have seen a notable rise in call...
Futures indicate a positive start for equities, with the S&P 500 nearing a record high. Despite recent calm, analysts detect a significant shift in market sentiment. Greg Boutle of BNP Paribas notes that last Thursday’s softer-than-expected consumer price index report and the resulting dip in Treasury yields triggered a major...
Thursday was a rough day for hedge funds heavily invested in megacap tech stocks and shorting the rest of the market. A cooler-than-expected June consumer-price index (CPI) reading ignited a rotation into previously neglected sectors. “Hedge funds are blowing up today,” said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisers, referring...
The Dow’s underperformance can be partly attributed to its structure as a price-weighted index, where higher-priced stocks like UnitedHealth Group have more influence than tech giants like Apple and Microsoft. This is unlike the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, which are weighted by market capitalization. In 2024, the Dow Jones...
The upcoming election could fundamentally change the inflation outlook for the next three to four years, according to an inflation trader. While many investors and traders are optimistic about cooling U.S. inflation ahead of Thursday’s consumer-price index for June, Wall Street is concerned about the potential inflationary impacts of a...
A softer-than-expected inflation report could pressure the Federal Reserve to signal an interest rate cut is likely in September, or even open the door to one later this month. Thursday’s inflation report is anticipated to be a key event for U.S. markets in a busy week that also includes the...
