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By:

Gina Martin Adams, CFA, CMT
Chief Market Strategist, Shareholder
Michael Casper, CFA
Senior Market Strategist, Director of Equity
Adam Shealy, CFA
Senior Market Strategist, Director of Fixed Income
Matthew Sanders
Senior Analyst, Investment Research
Max Hurd, CFA
Associate, Investment Research
November 24, 2025

Consumer Expectations are High for 2026

Thanksgiving week normally kicks off a period of positive seasonality in stocks, in part because the U.S. consumer rarely disappoints during the holiday season. But high market expectations for recovery in 2026 may be tough for the consumer to overcome in the year ahead. Consensus and market implied expectations for…

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Bar and line chart titled Consumer Expectations are High for 2026, showing S&P 500 net income growth, S&P 500 discretionary net income growth (excluding TSLA & AMZN), and forward PE from 2022 to 2026.
November 24, 2025

Relative Outlook for Global Shares Remains Supportive 

International stocks are on their way to their first year of outperforming domestic stocks since 2017, and strengthening earnings, discounted valuations, and dollar depreciation may all continue to make the case for global shares to perform well into 2026. U.S. stocks (represented by the Russell 1000) are up 13% so…

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Bar chart showing annual price returns for Russell 1000, MSCI World Ex US, and MSCI Emerging Markets from 1988 to 2024. Returns vary year to year, with different indices outperforming in different years.
November 21, 2025

Market Technical Analysis

The longer-term equity bull market remains intact, supported by S&P 500 moving averages that are still trending higher, but stocks’ short term sell-off looks likely to deepen nonetheless. Momentum, represented by 14-day RSI, is not yet oversold and MACD (moving average convergence divergence) has just crossed into negative territory, hinting…

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Line chart showing the S&P 500 Index price trend, 14-day RSI, and rate of change from 2021 to mid-2025. Price peaks and dips, RSI drops to 34.88, and the rate of change falls below zero, indicating recent downside momentum.
November 20, 2025

Are Stocks Anticipating Too Much From AI?

The equity market is enthusiastic about prospects for AI spending to remain a primary driver of earnings growth, and while a cooldown in valuations may be needed to keep expectations from getting too far detached from reality, both investment trends and stock multiples are less extreme than they were in…

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Line graph comparing S&P 500 valuations (tech, media, telecom) with their GDP contribution from 1995 to 2024; shows fluctuating valuations and a steadier GDP contribution over time.
November 18, 2025

Bitcoin Weighs on Outlook for Tech

Bitcoin is down more than 25% from its peak in early-October, and this doesn’t bode well for U.S. tech stocks, which have dropped less than 6%. If past proves precedent, and unless Nvidia can revive confidence with their earnings report tomorrow, US tech could be due for a bigger decline…

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Line chart comparing NASDAQ and Bitcoin indices from 2013 to 2026, showing Bitcoin’s rapid growth and volatility. Below, a graph displays the correlation between the two indices over time.
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