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Sizing Up the S&P 500

• Remains in tight uptrend with few bearish signals
• Breadth widens: Advance / Decline line, new 52-week highs potentially confirm uptrend
• Potential support around 5030
• Stronger GDP, earnings outlooks supporting sentiment
• Next big catalysts: Powell testimony (3/6), payrolls (3/8)

Special Report

• 1995 All Over Again? How Today’s Market Compares With History

Key News

• Barclays raises S&P 500 target from 4,800 to 5,300. Sees potential for 6,050.
• Goldman Sachs: Bullish sentiment can widen as hedge funds add to momentum trades
• Reuters: Credit spreads hit 2-year low in sign of economic confidence
• Deutsche Bank: Buyback activity highest since May 2023
• Potentially dovish news today:
  • January PCE inflation inline. Personal income +1% vs +0.4% estimate.
  • Initial jobless claims and continuing claims higher than expected.
• EBay (EBAY) rallies on surprise volume gross merchandising volume (GMV) growth.
• Vishops (VIPS) hits 2+ year high on strong results, margin Citi upgrade. Potential margin/turnaround story
• Constellation Energy (CEG) hits record high on IRA support for nuclear energy.
• Axon Energy (AXON) hits new record high on earnings, revenue beat
• Micron Technology (MU) to supply memory for Nvidia (NVDA) AI processors
• Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) doubles on strong phase 2 data for obesity drug
• Q4 GDP revised down by 0.1 percent but consumer spending revised up
• Alphabet (GOOGL) under pressure for AI struggles
• Snowflake (SNOW) falls on weak guidance, CEO Slootman exit
• Okta (OKTA) rallies on strong results, guidance
• Best Buy (BBY) rallies on strong margins
• Bath & Body Works (BBWI) falls on weak guidance

Sector Watch

• Materials starting to outperform as cyclical theme spreads
• Consumer discretionaries, financials, industrials strong
  • Construction-related strong: URI, PWR, FIX
• Energy weak, decoupling from cyclical theme
• Solar energy still lagging
• Safe havens lag: Gold miners, consumer staples, health care
• Biotech rallies after breaking weekly resistance
• Traditional retailers climb before earnings: JWN, ANF, AEO, GPS

Signals Scan

• Ford Motor (F) holds 50-, 200-day MAs
• Apple (AAPL) potentially at risk of breaking $180
• Alphabet (GOOGL) breaks 50-day MA
• MPLX (MPLX) pulls back to 21-day EMA

Mover of the Week: Packaging Corp.

• Hit new record high on 1/25 after earnings, revenue beat
• Correlated to economic activity
• Management sees higher volumes, pricing
• PKG +18% in past 6 months

Using the Platform

• Inside Bar and Outside Bar are “ShowMe” studies available on Chart Analysis, Radar Screen and Scanner
• Can be used with daily or weekly intervals
• Displays the last price when event occurs
• Scanner: Set to “true” or “false”

Upcoming Events

• Fri 3/1: ISM manufacturing
• Tues 3/5: ISM services
  • Earnings: NIO, TGT, CRWD
• Wed 3/6: ADP private-sector payrolls, Powell in Congress
• Thu 3/7: Jobless claims, Powell in Congress

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