Lots of the best monetary minds share the identical views concerning the energy of flexibility in investing:
“Bend like a tree within the wind.” ~ William O’Neil
“I consider in most flexibility, so I reserve the precise to vary my place on any topic when the exterior surroundings regarding any matter modifications, too.” ~ Stanley Druckenmiller
“When the info change, I modify my thoughts. What do you do, sir?” ~ John Maynard Keynes
Getting into February, I wrote the article, “February Flinch: Why the Bull Market is Due for a Breather.” On the time, my bearish short-term view centered on deteriorating market management, bearish February seasonality tendencies, and sentiment that was extraordinarily bullish. Whereas the Nasdaq corrected by ~4%, a number of information factors have modified to counsel bulls have regained management of the market. Under are the explanations I’ve flipped again to bull camp:
Market Breadth is Increasing
Market breadth (participation) is the very best gauge of a bull market’s sustainability and energy. Just lately, the S&P 500 market breadth plunged to its narrowest ranges because the ‘Liberation Day’ market plunge final April. At present, the S&P 500 market breadth has expanded dramatically off the latest lows, a bullish signal.
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Shorts are Caught Offside
Final week, traders piled into brief positions as single-stock shorts set a report. Nonetheless, shares (significantly tech shares) have rallied viciously off final week’s lows, which means many shorts are seemingly caught offside. When shorts are caught offside, it might probably act as added gas for the bull market.
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Seasonality Suggests the February Lows are In
In response to Jeffrey Hirsch (@almanactrader), the foremost professional on seasonality patterns, “At present’s across-the-board positive aspects by DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Russell 2000 construct on final Friday’s surge and counsel the lows of February are seemingly in, barring an exogenous occasion.”
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Trucking Charges are Hovering, Signaling a Robust Financial system
Trucking spot charges are up $0.61/mile over the previous 4 months. Such energy is extremely uncommon for February, which is usually one of many slowest months of the yr. The energy within the truckload index alerts a sturdy underlying economic system.
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AI CAPEX Spending is Accelerating Quickly
In 2025, CAPEX spending amongst hyperscalers reminiscent of Oracle (ORCL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), and Microsoft (MSFT) totaled $390 billion. Nonetheless, the most recent estimates and steering counsel that AI-related CAPEX spending will soar even greater to $515 billion in 2026. In response to Ryan Detrick of Carson Analysis, AI spending now accounts for greater than 2% of GDP, greater than what was spent on the railroads within the 1850s.
Picture Supply: Carson Funding Analysis, @sonusvarghese
In the meantime, it’s vital for traders to know that the AI CAPEX spending doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Monday, a number of AI “Choose-and-shovel” infrastructure shares like IREN (IREN), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Astera Labs (ALAB), TeraWulf (WULF), and Nebius Group (NBIS) soared on heavier-than-normal turnover, illustrating the snowballing impact of CAPEX spending. Whereas many of those firms have but to show a revenue, top-line estimates are extraordinarily strong. For example, Zacks Consensus Estimates counsel that Nebius Group’s annual revenues will leap practically 5x in 2026.
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Backside Line
The mixture of bettering breadth, optimistic seasonal tendencies, and an enormous wave of AI spending suggests the bulls are again accountable for markets.
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