Here's how to trade around the hot jobs report
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Summary
- The S&P 500 moved from overbought to oversold and back to overbought in under a week, highlighting extreme short-term volatility.
- A "hot" jobs report has pushed yields higher and dampened immediate rate cut hopes, causing a slight pullback in equities.
- There is a consensus shift among the panel (and referenced Barclays research) favoring a rotation out of pure Momentum/High-Beta and into Value, Quality, and Small Caps.
- Brian Belski argues the market is transitioning from a "momentum/multiple" phase to an "earnings-driven" phase, historically signaling lower but more fundamental returns.
Trade Ideas
"What's troubling the market today... is a little bit of a rollover in Crypto... and Software... looks like Software is kind of rolling over a little bit." The immediate post-jobs report reaction is hitting high-duration, high-beta assets hardest. The "momentum" factor is shifting away from these speculative sectors toward quality/value. AVOID. Short-term weakness is visible in these specific momentum pockets. A sudden drop in yields could reignite the bid for high-duration tech and crypto assets.
"We're in the process of transitioning... from a momentum multiple driven market to an earnings driven market... Other areas of the market are working: Dividend Growth, Value, Small Cap." As the bull market matures (Year 4), price appreciation will no longer come from PE expansion (hype) but from actual earnings delivery. Since Small Caps and Value have lagged, capital will rotate there as they gain earnings credibility. LONG. Focus on Dividend Growth and Small Cap sectors as the market broadens. If rates stay persistently high, Small Caps (which are rate-sensitive) may struggle to finance growth.
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Speakers: Joe Terranova, Brian Belski · Tickers: IGV, IWM