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Sizing Up the S&P 500

• S&P 500 rises five straight days to test 4900.
• Price above Keltner Channel and near top of drawn channel.
• Potential downside level near 4800.
• Potential volatility with Fed meeting on 1/31.

Key News

• Tesla (TSLA) earnings and revenue miss as margins keep falling. “Redwood” model coming in mid-2025.
  • Note: Margins often narrow (across industries) as slower growth/increased competition hurts pricing.
• IBM, ServiceNow (NOW) beat on AI boost.
• Morgan Stanley lowers PCE outlook by 10bp on lower new tenant rents
• Bloomberg: U.S. chip-export curbs driving Chinese demand for semiconductor equipment
• China cuts reserve ratio requirement to boost economy.
• S&P Global PMI shows faster output in January, smallest price increase since May 2020.
• Crude oil inventories fall more than expected but gasoline inventories rise more than expected

Sector Watch

• Semiconductors, tech still leading amid AI growth.
• Property & casualty insurers outperforming other financials.
• Precious metals languish amid potential Goldilocks environment.
• Small caps, value lag.
• Utilities, real estate lag so far in 2024.

Scans & Signals

• Potential down channels forming in Citi (C), Synchrony Financial (SYF)
• False breakout in iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB)
• Ford Motor (F) breaks under the 50-day MA.
• Carnival (CCL) breaks 50-day MA after potential double-top under $20.

Mover of the Week: Spotify

• Streaming-media company advancing since results beat estimates on 10/24
• Analysts see potential benefits from cost cuts, increased monetization.
  • 17% of employees cut on 12/4
• SPOT +111% in past year

Upcoming Events

• Fri 1/26: PCE inflation
  • Big earnings: AXP, CL
• Tues 1/30: JOLTs job openings, consumer confidence
  • Big earnings: AMD, MSFT, GOOGL, GM
• Wed 1/31: ADP payrolls, *Fed decision at 2pm ET*
  • Big earnings: QCOM, BA, MA

About one-fifth of S&P 500 members report earnings next week. Reminder: “Next Earnings Date Studies – Next Earnings Date RS” can turn RadarScreen into an earnings calendar. See “Earnings dates” tab on “MT Main Jan 2024” workspace for more.

Using the Platform

• “MA streak chart” counts candles a moving average has been rising or falling.
  • Setting “MA_to_test” to 1 will count days up/down
  • This can help spot pullbacks based on time instead of price

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