Charles' Take: How the Lag 7 Becomes the Mag 7

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1:03We'll manage the Mario Venerables and you know, just to remind the folks, this is it. The dark blue is where we finished the grayish is where we thought we'd be in almost every single sector outperformed on revenue big time almost every single sector outperformed on earnings big time. I mean, big time. And you know, it's it's so funny. This is this is the mother's milk of markets. But the reactions weren't that that great this when these numbers were coming out. At the end of the day, Charles, sentiment changes, but numbers are forever. And headline creates emotion. However, volatility creates opportunity. So when we look at these numbers, focus on the knowns of what's in our control, fundamentals matter. And look, we're going to get 14 percent bottom line growth. That is strong. And that's that projection is going to continue throughout the rest of this year. Fundamentals matter. Fundamentals matter. Sometimes the fed matters, easy money matters. I want to I want to pose a question to you. So right now, there's some modeling that says no rate cuts this year. Yep. Some people are saying if you look at the historic

2:06rate of oil and CPI, we probably end up with rate hikes this year. You were still at three rate cuts. Yeah. So I'm at two to three rate cuts. And I'll tell you the reason why. What is the Fed's job? Now many may question that, but it's two things. A dual man. They know. Yeah, exactly. That's a case in point. So it's inflation and job security, job stability. What happened last Friday? We missed by 92,000. We weren't even in the ballpark. We weren't even in the parking lot. We were in a different state. So my point is this. I think with this war, every $10 hike, if you look at the research and what the data says historically, the data suggests every $10 hike is about a 20 basis point in inflation. Our inflation numbers just came out and they were strong. And I think because of this, the Fed will still be on path to cut two to three times. Nearly home. Isn't home where we all want to be? Reba here for realtor.com. The pros number one most trusted app. If you're hearing me, I'm going to assume you're awake. And if you aren't, because while you're snoozing someone

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4:07Once in a while we got a trick up our sleeve. So look, at the end of the day, boring is sexy and sexy is boring, especially in this market. SCHD trades out a Ford P of 16 of its constituents, boring names, Lockheed Mar and Conoco Phillips. And by the way, pays you a three and a half percent dividend. So while you wait, you get paid, I think take a look at this ETF. So really nice. So really, really nice. Although, although you did mention that and you note that the lag seven, yeah, going to return back and become the mag seven again. Absolutely. You know what? Patience is a virtue, but very similar to 2022, the mag seven went down 40%. 23 led the market 24 and 25. I think right now it's just going to be a consolidation period. It's going to take a few quarters, but eventually the lag seven will be back to the mag seven. It's holding up here pretty well. Is there a point when you get aggressive like, you know, with the starts to go higher? Yeah, well, if you look at the chart right here, this used to be resistant. So if it breaks that and it gets to that, it'll be at support level. So that'll be a more attractive buy-in. All right. And we got a minute to go, less than a minute to go. You like Palantir. Absolutely.

5:08Crowd strike. Yep. In Amazon. Let's bring up Amazon's chart because this thing is ugly. Yeah. Well, it's, it's a mag seven constituent. It's, I don't know. When did we buy it? Well, you know, well, we've owned it for many years and let me know. And we're still adding to this position. So if you guys can see me, you go from here and you mock out the long-term tread line right there. It's 210. I like Amazon because of three reasons. It's basically a modern day consumer staple, right? They're leading with AI and their cloud computing services is up 38%. And I love Palantir and Crowd strike too, as well. Yeah, absolutely. It's, it's hard. Not to look. That'll feel that's changed. It has. Absolutely. You've been listening to the Charles Payne's unstoppable prosperity podcast. Make sure you subscribe to this series and don't forget to rate and review. And keep listening so I can help put you on the path to unstoppable prosperity now.