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This week's Factor Spotlight navigates the seemingly paradoxical landscape of 'risk-on' markets amidst economic ambiguity. Despite the surge in US jobless claims prompting a potential skip in the Fed's rate hike, markets have witnessed a surprising shift from growth to value. As volatility and factor risks dominate the investment landscape, we dissect the performance of the 'Extreme Movers' portfolios and the shifting sector exposures both in the US and international contexts.

This week we explore the market’s reaction to a Debt Ceiling resolution and an optimistic economic outlook. A robust performance from large-cap tech in the US, leading to a 'Very Volatile' week as per our 'Extreme Movers' portfolio. International markets exhibited a calmer yet 'Volatile' response, marking the second 'Factor-Driven' week.

The deadline for renegotiating the US debt ceiling is only days away. While optimism around a resolution is still high, it's vitally important for investors to understand their exposures to various outcomes, even the unlikely default. In this video, we'll show you how to utilize Omega Point's Dynamic Predicted Beta functionality to measure the sensitivity of your portfolio and individual stocks to the array of potential market reactions.

In this week’s Factor Spotlight analysis, we explore a risk-on market amidst continued macroeconomic uncertainty in the US.

This is the first week since October of 2008 that the US Extreme Movers portfolio has pointed to this level of alpha-driven volatility in the market which is great news for fundamental stock-pickers.

In this week’s Factor Spotlight analysis, we navigate the complexities of interest rates, inflation, and the shaky grounds of a vulnerable regional banking sector.

This week, we explore a volatile week marked by earnings reports in the Financials and Information Technology sectors.

This week, we delve into a market showing neutral volatility and alpha activity amid a relatively uneventful earnings season.

We share initial findings and results of our initiative with Blueskys AI to develop a more relevant generative AI model for investors.

This week, we examine a return to elevated levels of alpha availability in the US market following the March CPI release.