TradeSmith Daily

October 2024

Stop Watching Broken Clocks

October 16, 2024Michael Salvatore

A friendly reminder about “broken clock” permabears…Earnings season kicks off…A big, volatile report in sight this week…Here’s two ways to trade it…Seasonality standout trades to watch…Keep your eyes peeled this afternoon for some words from Keith on a major tech breakthrough…

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For Tech Investors, The Biggest Constant Is Change

October 16, 2024Keith Kaplan

I have a friend who’s been investing for as long as I’ve been alive – specializing in small-cap tech companies that went on to dominate the field. That makes him both the guy to talk to about tech innovation and investing in that innovation. As he puts it, we’re set to enter a “Real AI Boom” that’s shifting capital away from the mega-cap chipmakers that have dominated the last two years… and into the smaller, niche companies using generative AI to make their businesses more efficient, if not reinvent them entirely.

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This Year’s November Buy to Remember

October 17, 2024Lucas Downey

Last October marked the bottom in the S&P 500, with both it and the NASDAQ 100 each up roughly 42% from the lows. Today we’ll add to this seasonal tendency by highlighting one less-covered area set to thrive: Mid-cap stocks.

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S&P 6,000 by Year End

October 18, 2024Michael Salvatore

Nuclear stocks lift off, but be careful…Big tech bandwagons on small modular reactors…Jason Bodner’s Big Money Index goes overbought…These are the top mid-caps to own through year-end…All signs point to a second-wave AI boom starting right now…

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If You’re Not Buying, You’re Not Paying Attention

October 19, 2024Michael Salvatore

Right now might be the best time to buy stocks in years. Jason Bodner, our growth-investing expert, has the proof, which you can see for yourself in the video below. He sees a huge rally setting up through 2025 and even into 2026.

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The Best Window to Buy in 40 Years Won’t Stay Open Long

October 20, 2024TradeSmith Research Team

Note from Michael Salvatore, Editor, TradeSmith Daily: If you watched my interview with Jason Bodner yesterday, you know we’re mega-bullish on stocks through next year.   We see little reason why they can’t put on another crowd-stunning rally.  But that won’t be the case for everyone.  Truth is, you need to act soon – more like right now – if you’re going to make the most of what’s coming.  And we don’t mean double your monthly contribution to a plain jane

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Is This the Market’s Last Hurrah? 

October 21, 2024Michael Salvatore

In This Digest:  A mixed-message study hit my inbox Friday morning…  If we take it at face value, we can resign ourselves to three years of poor stock market returns.  Or, if we think a bit more deeply about it… there’s an opportunity hidden within.  Let’s take a look at the data, from Apollo Global:  Each green pip on this scatter plot is a three-year annualized return of the S&P 500, based on a monthly forward price-to-earnings ratio reading.   The

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A Healthy Pullback is Coming

October 22, 2024Lucas Downey

Today I’d like to point you to one powerful indicator that will alert us to when a healthy pullback is afoot. If you missed the big bullish wave the past year... keep reading. Because you might get that buy-the-dip opportunity before year-end.

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