Articles by Steve Sosnick
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Euphoria or Opportunity? Stocks Push Higher Despite Rising Risks
Sometimes it pays not to ask too many questions. That is certainly the case when it comes to the recent stock market performance.
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Peace Talk Headlines, Oil Shocks, and a Market That Refuses To Care
Once again, stocks are basically expressing their view that the war in the Persian Gulf is all but over.
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3% Market Jump Sparks Optimism as Energy Signals Lag Behind
Markets zoomed yesterday on a series of reports that implied a potential quick end to the hostilities in the Persian Gulf.
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Futures Surge, Then Stall—a Pattern Traders Can’t Ignore
This, unfortunately, reaffirms the psychological change that was reflected in Friday’s selloff.
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Strong Quarters Aren’t Enough in This Market
Today we see AMD trading more than -16% lower, and PLTR, yesterday’s darling, is down about -12% after a +7% post-earnings bump.
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Markets Look Quiet—but Beneath the Surface, Something Is Shifting
The appearance of calm indices even as some of their components are gyrating is an important consideration for investors.
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Fed Holds Steady as Tech Cracks and Volatility Surges
Meanwhile, amidst today’s tech-led declines and reversals in key assets, the recent S&P 500 (SPX) milestone seems like a head fake.
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Meta, Microsoft, Tesla Earnings and the Race to a 7,000 S&P Milestone
That is understandable ahead of a series of potentially market-moving corporate earnings after the close, coming on the heels of an FOMC meeting.
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Why the Market Looks Weak Even as Most Stocks Are Rising
Plenty of signs that risk-taking is not taking a total breather today – it’s just moved beyond the usual cadre of market leaders.
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Markets Start Strong, End Soft: A Close Look at Early 2026 Trading Trends
As we’ve seen all-too-often, the rally fizzled after a lack of follow-through buying. Hopefully this is a temporary phenomenon.
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Is the Buy-The-Dip Trade Finally Breaking?
Morning’s data dump did not offer the clarity that many investors craved, especially because we received two months of employment data at once.
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Are We Near the End of the Bull Run? The Overlooked Signals Pointing to a Rough 2026
Veers to the cautious side, with year-end 2026 targets for the S&P 500 and 10-year yield that are relatively gloomy at 6,500 and 4.45%, respectively.
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How To Invest When Everything Feels Like a Bubble
As the glow of another Thanksgiving recedes, one of the things I’m thankful for is a close-knit group of longtime friends.
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Buy the Dip? There’s Barely a Dip Left To Buy
The activity of the S&P 500 SPX in yesterday afternoon’s and this morning’s sessions offer excellent evidence to bolster that assertion.
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Why Every Dip Gets Bought—and Why That Won’t Always Work
The rest of us have typically needed to be judicious about when to time our decisions when to buy fallen stocks or the market as a whole.
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When Headlines Hijack the Market: Why a Cooking Oil Comment Shook Wall Street
Prepared to discuss the huge turnaround in stocks, only to find that a spurious comment about cooking oil had turned stocks lower.
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Oracle Plunges: Is This the First Crack in the AI Cloud Boom?
It is understandable why we would see a quick drop in ORCL, especially after the huge run-up that we saw after the company’s last earnings report.
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$100B AI Deals and Soaring Stocks — But Who’s Actually Paying the Bill?
There are some days when the news flow is relatively light, others when it seems to be delivered through a fire hose.
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Calm Before the Storm? What VIX and Correlation Are Really Telling Us
The next few weeks, and this one in particular, offer the potential for some market moving volatility.
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Why Today’s Options Expirations Feel Boring (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
Instead, this morning I found myself responding to a question with, today’s expiration is unlikely to be a factor. What happened?
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The Fed’s Next Move Is (Almost) Certain — But What Comes After?
With another cut tomorrow seeming certain, the questions are more about what might come next. On that front, there is plenty of room for debate.
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Is September Really the Market’s Worst Month—or Just an Excuse?
But we’ve seen investors shrug off similar concerns before. Today’s activity reflects a somewhat unexpected return of risk aversion.
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Why Stocks Keep Popping on Fridays: Understanding the Market’s ‘Ratchet Effect
I call the ratchet effect, and today I’ll explain what it is and why I believe it is critical to understanding the current market climate.
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The Taco Trade Is Heating Up — Here’s Why Investors Are Ringing the Bell
A belief that the President would not follow through with his proposed tariffs. Um no. They’re here now and investors still don’t seem to care.
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Central Banks Turn Hawkish Again as Market Assumptions Unravel
Indeed, while the market has essentially priced out rate cuts in the US, traders are expecting serial hikes from other major central banks.
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A Black Swan Yawns — And Markets Shrug
Black swan arrived over the weekend, yet the consequences have so far been minimal. Investor psychology is a major factor behind the relative calm.
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AI Spending Boom Faces Doubts as OpenAI Misses Expectations
Today, however, you will find that I relied on AI more than usual for my analysis – something that will be obvious as you read on.
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A Record-Breaking Chip Rally Meets Sky-High Expectations
TXN not only met the necessary condition for a post-earnings rally with an EPS beat, but also the sufficient condition of higher guidance.
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Relief Rally or Final Push? History Is Starting To Rhyme
Arguably, the move in stocks would have been even greater if they weren’t already up about 10% in anticipation of today’s news.
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Risk Is Rising Everywhere Except Stocks
Once again, equity traders are more concerned about good vibes and positive momentum than geopolitics.