To date, 50% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported actual results for Q4 2017. In terms of earnings, more companies are reporting actual EPS above estimates (75%) compared to the five-year average. In aggregate, companies are reporting earnings that are 4.0% above the estimates, which is below the five-year average. In terms of sales, more companies (80%) are reporting actual sales above estimates compared to the five-year average. If 80% is the final number for the quarter, it will mark the highest percentage of S&P 500 companies reporting positive sales surprises since FactSet began tracking this metric in Q3 2008. In aggregate, companies are reporting sales that are 1.4% above estimates, which is also above the five-year average.
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Sometimes I don't understand market panic. The sp500 and Dow are still both higher than they were at the beginning of the year. Before last week they were up 6% for the month of Jan which was ridiculous and needed a pullback
So you will be having fun and making heaps then eh bull...
of course ill be trying , the aim of any investment is to make money isnt it ..... so with a well diversified portfolio one should be able to make money whether the market goes up or down except in years like 1987 2007 etc .
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