We are the most constructive we have been in two years. Why? In the past two years, investors dealt with rampant inflation, rapid fed rate hikes, negative real rates, corporations tightening their balance sheets dealing with wage increases, a pending recession, and an EPS recession. That’s now changed. So far in 2024, we are experiencing stronger economic growth, positive real rates, potential rate cuts, lower rates to help ease funding pressure and potential changes in market leadership. We have a good setup for stocks with an anticipated soft landing, accelerated growth, and sticking inflation. 

In trading everything is possible… When planning a trade, traders usually care for the entry, stop loss, and take profit. Fair enough, as these are the main elements of a proper strategy. But what happens DURING the trade? Most traders are unprepared for all the moves within the trade. They are unprepared for losses turning into profits and vice versa. And while watching their accounts grow and decrease within a second the subconscious mind kicks in and brings all the fear and doubt with it. As a result, traders tend to make severe mistakes in trade management, which leads to unplanned losses instead of the desired profits. 

So far, 2024 has looked much different than last year in terms of the economy, markets, and where money is flowing. We tap into our first-party data to recap what trends retail investors and traders have played so far and where they’re looking to make money in the second half. Hint: it isn’t the same places institutions are looking. 

Join Inna Rosputnia, CEO of Managed Accounts IR, as she discusses the current stock market and makes a forecast for the second half of the year. Moreover, she uncovers how to identify recession, protect, and grow your capital. 

Nvidia and artificial intelligence are all the rage. Without the doubling in share prices of the Magnificent 7 (Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla) in 2023, the 26.3% total returns of the S&P500 would have been just 9.9%. Can a market that is surging on just a handful of stocks keep hitting new highs? Why are investors willing to pay such lofty prices for these mega tech companies? Will any fall the way of Tesla, which is down almost -30% in 2024? (Many were the biggest losers in 2022.) How can investors profit from the promise of AI without getting swallowed up by the volatility?   

Nvidia carries a $3 trillion valuation, even though the company only earned $30 billion in 2023. Apple and Tesla were on fire last year, but are losing revenue year over year, which is why the Magnificent 7 are now the Fantastic 5. Learn how to profit, capture gains, lean into super performers and underweight laggards, and make sure that we have enough safety to smooth out the market gyrations in this invaluable session.  

As investors, one of the biggest mistakes we make is that our investment time horizon is usually too short. We want to invest in something that makes money next week, or next month not a few years from now. Likewise, we sit with bated breath waiting for the next economic release when in the big scheme of things that release that just moved the market in the short term is totally irreverent. 

For fixed-income investors, the world is changing – and that means your investment approach must, too. Learn from long-time bond market expert Dan Fuss about how the geopolitical environment, the climate outlook, and the economic and market backdrops are evolving, and how to best position your portfolio to maximize return and minimize risk.   

The 2023-2024 run in Bitcoin is maturing. Ryan will talk about maximizing returns for the rest of this cycle, and where to take profit.  

Join Lawrence G. McMillan where he will discuss the current state of his option-oriented indicators including seasonal patterns and what they are saying about the stock market. He will also discuss various historical patterns, including the following topics:  the performance of $SPX, what the option markets are saying, and much, much more. 

Gold is getting attention again as new highs are being achieved.  Silver has lagged, and silver investors feel left behind.  Yet, the market activity is typical during the final phase of a significant bull market.  The dynamics for silver have never been as strong as they are currently.  Once the market reestablishes that silver, like gold, has a safe haven store of value component, the silver market will accelerate past gold, and the returns will be greater in percentage terms.