Price trend-focused opportunities in U.S. listed equities.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will make his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress in the coming week. Investors will certainly focus on Powell’s tone (hawkish or dovish?) to gauge the timing of the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut.

U.S.-listed technology stocks with strong earnings and revenue growth, using a quantamental strategy.

On February 13 (Tuesday), U.S. data showed hotter-than-expected inflation in January, dampening market sentiment and weighing on stocks on that day, as investors largely expected the Federal Reserve not to cut interest rates in March. February 29 (Thursday) will see the release of another set of inflation data which investors should watch closely.

Japan's economy has already slipped into a recession, as gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in two consecutive quarters (the third & fourth quarters of 2023). Investors are therefore keen to know if Japan could show some signs of economic resilience. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", Japan’s Exports could grow 9.5% on year in January.

U.S. rate-sensitive stocks that may benefit from a ceiling on and subsequent decrease in the target interest rate established by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

China’s government will report January inflation data on Thursday (February 8). According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", the country should continue to see deflation as consumer prices may fall 0.4% on year. In case of persistent deflation and a further economic slowdown, we could expect the government to launch extra fiscal and monetary measures to stimulate the economy.

With U.S. stock indexes consistently reaching record levels, we conducted a screening process to pinpoint standout opportunities in the U.S. equity market. Despite the general rise benefiting most stocks, our goal is to identify potential opportunities that might differ from the mainstream. We’re specifically looking at stocks where the underlying fundamentals may tell a unique story.

Investors are watching closely the coming week’s U.S. official jobs report, checking if the labor market remains resilient, in which case expectations of the Fed cutting rates soon could cool further. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", addition of Non-Farm Payrolls may slow to 175,000 in January with the Unemployment Rate staying at 3.7%. And the Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 5.50% on Wednesday (January 31).