12:00 TUESDAY – Bi-Weekly Market Report #229 – 1/30/24
by Robert Holman | www.DefensiveAdvisor.com
STOCK MARKET RATING (THE BIG PICTURE) … 6.5 (1-4 bearish, 5 neutral, 6-9 bullish). We have entered a bullish phase with Fed Chairman Powell acknowledging that a monetary policy shift is ahead which will lead to multiple interest rate cuts in 2024.
The market is proceeding cautiously ahead. The date for the first interest rate cut is uncertain, although some say March, which seems too early to me.
Over the last six months, the big Techs have rallied better than any other sector. Their valuations are high but moving higher. They have been followed closely by the Financial Group. Both are being helped by expectations for interest rate cuts. A much more distant third and fourth in relative sector performance are Industrials and Health Care.
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