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This generally isn’t great for markets. 

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This generally isn’t great for markets: Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks

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The 10-year Treasury constant maturity minus the 2-year (aka 10s-2s), currently around -0.26, is moving in a positive direction, Sevens Report founder Tom Essaye said. This generally isn’t great for markets. 

“The rise in 10s-2s is reinforcing my concern that investors are underappreciating the economic risks facing this market in the coming quarters and instead are viewing the world through positively-tinted glasses,” Essaye said. “I very much hope they are right.”

10s-2s go positive when 2-year Treasurys fall quickly because the market expects aggressive rate cuts from the Fed, which is what’s happening now. Markets love this. But, the Fed lowers rates when they get concerned about slowing economic growth, which, Essaye says, the market is currently underestimating.

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Fed Expectations has hopes for a June rate cut dashed by the hot CPI report

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Fed Expectations has hopes for a June rate cut dashed by the hot CPI report: Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks

Cryptos slip as Powell doubles-down on delaying rate cuts

“Fed Expectations has hopes for a June rate cut dashed by the hot CPI report and now the market must deal with the possibility of just two — or even fewer — rate cuts in 2024,” Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, said. “Remember the market started the year expecting seven cuts.”

Also, click here to view the full Blockwork article published on April 16th, 2024. However, to see the Sevens Report’s full comments on the current market environment sign up here.

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Economic data this week has not been positive for stocks

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Economic data this week has not been positive for stocks: Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks

Bitcoin holds below $70k on disappointing inflation reads this week

“Economic data this week has not been positive for stocks and while it hasn’t invalidated any of that bullish mantra, it has weakened it,” Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, said. 

Also, click here to view the full Blockwork article published on March 15th, 2024. However, to see the Sevens Report’s full comments on the current market environment sign up here.

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More Aggressive Rate Cuts Will Provide Temporary Relief…

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More Aggressive Rate Cuts Will Provide Temporary Relief, It Won’t Stop A Decline In Stocks: Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks

Bitcoin jumps above $60k for first time in 27 months

A hard landing and resulting economic slowdown could be enough to erase the stock gains traders have enjoyed since October, according to Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research.

“The reason a hard landing would be so damaging to markets in the near term is the Fed can’t really help the market out because it’s already dovishly pivoted and the market already expects aggressive rate cuts,” Essaye said. “So, while more aggressive rate cuts will provide temporary relief, it won’t stop a decline in stocks because the economic benefit of rate cuts will take too long to hit the economy to prevent a slowdown.”

Also, click here to view the full Blockwork article published on February 28th, 2024. However, to see the Sevens Report’s full comments on the current market environment sign up here.

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The S&P 500 Is Starting 2024 Trading At A Very Lofty 19.5x Valuation

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The S&P 500’s Lofty Valuation: Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks

Bitcoin is trading on ETF news, but analysts caution on macro headwinds

“The S&P 500 is starting 2024 trading at a very lofty 19.5x valuation and while I’m not going to say that valuation is unjustified, I will say that valuation makes several key, positive assumptions about critical market influences in the coming year,” said Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research.

“And how reality matches up with those assumptions will determine whether stocks extend the rally (and the S&P 500 hits new highs and makes a run at 5,000) or gives back much of the Q4 Santa Claus rally.”

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Important (and still undecided) Questions About Economic Growth

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Markets Have Priced In The Dovish Pivot: Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks

Bitcoin inches higher after outperforming stocks this year

“Looking forward, we can expect markets to get back to ‘normal’ next week as we start a new year and answer some pretty important (and still undecided) questions about economic growth, actual vs. expected Fed policy, and earnings,” Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, said. 

Also, click here to view the full Blockworks article published on December 29th, 2023. However, to see the Sevens Report’s full comments on the current market environment sign up here.

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Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks on April 20th, 2023

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Bitcoin, Ether Hover Below Key Levels While Volatility Dips

“The VIX is trading at the lowest levels since the S&P 500 hit its standing all-time high in the early days of 2022,” Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, said. “It will be hard to believe the market is poised to casually cruise towards new record highs from here,” he added. “I.e., the bottom of the bear market is not in.” Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks on February 24th, 2023

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Risk-Off Is Back: Crypto, Equities Slide on Persistent Inflation

“To be clear, the report won’t be enough to change the Fed’s thinking (this is very old data at this point) nor was it enough to move bonds or currencies, but for a market that’s concerned about stagflation, this report won’t do anything to ease those concerns.” Tom Essaye added. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks on February 9th, 2023

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Analysts Warn Investors to Taper Expectations for 2023 Returns

Markets should be poised for a higher open, as they want to see claims begin to rise over the coming weeks, otherwise it’ll imply the labor market remains much, much too tight, Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, said. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Blockworks on January 30th, 2023

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Fed Watch: Bitcoin Gives Up Weekend Gains, Analysts Say Not To Worry

“Reaching peak hawkishness is one of our three keys to a bottom, and the most important one, so if the Fed has reached peak hawkishness that’s a powerful positive to consider,” Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research, wrote in a note Monday. Click here to read the full article.