The SP 500’s been grinding higher and is now knocking on the door of 6,000. Personally, I think it might pop through next week. Everything’s kinda lining up.
A few months ago, investors were hoping the Fed would start cutting rates by mid-2025, but inflation just hit a four-year low in April, and now the Fed seems happy to keep things steady. That stability is probably what the market needs right now.
Earnings? Way better than expected. Q1 numbers came in hot: 12 to 13% growth for SP 500 companies. That’s solid. And investor sentiment is in a healthy zone too: about 36% bullish, which is right around the long-term average. So we’re not seeing the kind of overconfidence that often leads to a reversal.
Geopolitics? Things seem to be calming down. The Trump tariff noise has mostly faded, and I see it more as a bluff than a real threat, and markets seem to agree. Other global tensions, like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, aren’t really shaking investors at the moment.
Put it all together: cooling inflation, strong earnings, stable Fed policy, and calm geopolitics. And the market has room to run. Will we break 6,000 next week? I think it’s likely, though there might be a little hesitation right at the line. Either way, we’re getting close.
长冬瓜 写了: 2025年 3月 12日 15:04
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为什么我比版上的熊熊们预判的更准确,因为我比你们更了解Trump。版上有几个人认真读过他写的 The Art of the Deal?认真读过你就知道,虚张声势是他一贯的获利手法。操控对手的心理,增加手里虚拟筹码,获得更多利润,他把这个叫做truthful hyperbole。这个关税战他还会继续玩,但不管怎么玩,他不会让实体经济受损的,你们去看看他第一任期的经济情况就知道第二任期会怎么走了。
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Disclaimer: 我从来没有炒过股,连交易账户都没有。因为研究课题涉及股市,知道一些理论的东西。所以,瞎猜的哈
I don’t have any stock market positions—my predictions are purely out of academic interest. I don’t trade, so whether the market goes up or down, I’m just here to analyze the trends.