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Core inflation rate came in at 2.9% year-over-year yesterday. This stopped interest rate hike expectations from being anchored, and the 10-year Treasury closed last week near 4.6%. That backdrop is still supposed to be poison for stocks. Yet the Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:AVUV) is up 20% year to date and 36% over ... Sticky Inflation’s Worst Nightmare: Why Small Value Stocks Are Secretly Printing Money
A mega-IPO is about to land in a market already running hot, and one Wall Street strategist sees it as the catalyst that forces investors to broaden their bets. Carol Schleif, Chief Market Strategist at BMO Wealth Management, told CNBC this week that the SpaceX IPO on Friday will pull capital out of the year’s ... Wall Street Strategist: SpaceX Will Force a Major Stock Market Repositioning. Buy These Stocks Instead.
The market is on its longest winning streak since 1985, AI enthusiasm is running at levels one strategist calls “unbelievable,” and the IPO window has cracked open wide. Into that backdrop, Robert Teeter, Chief Investment Strategist at Silvercrest Asset Management, walked onto CNBC on June 5, 2026, with a measured message: a reality check would ... Top Wall Street Strategist: AI ‘Reality Check’ Is Coming as Bond Market Flashes Warning Signs
Small caps are back, and IWM is leading the charge By IPO Edge Editorial Staff Small caps spent years getting overlooked while mega-cap tech hogged the headlines. The pros are […]
The combination of good value and accelerating earnings growth makes small caps a compelling buy.
The Federal Reserve has not been generous with rate cuts lately, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) has the kind of interest rate sensitivity that makes that hurt. Small-cap value names carry more floating-rate debt than the megacaps weighting the S&P 500, so every meeting the Fed delays, VBR holders are paying the carry ... Trump’s Rate Cuts Could Light a Fire Under This Vanguard ETF
In Wednesday’s trading session, QQQ, IWM, and EEM each displayed high levels of unusual options activity, signaling heightened investor interest and opportunity. This surge created actionable possibilities. Here are three potential options strategies from yesterday’s market action.
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A consequential threat to the market is quietly developing in fixed income.
The dollar hit a six-week high amid Iran deal uncertainty. ETFs tied to the dollar may gain, while gold and emerging markets could struggle.
Small-cap stocks are bouncing off a make-or-break level.