EPS Revision也是促使股价不断升高的一个重要原因. The early days of the third quarter earnings season are producing more companies raising guidance than cutting, repeating the pattern seen in 2Q earnings which followed a dark 1Q period. The fundamental support could short-circuit any equity decline in the weeks ahead.
It is very early days in the earnings season (just 83 of S&P 500 have reported), and the trend could peter out. The important question is whether management feels confident enough to put their forecasts back on the table. The sharp rebound in employment, rising factory orders and strong consumer spending on cars and homes may be enough to offset the uncertainty around the path of the pandemic, a stimulus bill and the presidential election.
It is very early days in the earnings season (just 83 of S&P 500 have reported), and the trend could peter out. The important question is whether management feels confident enough to put their forecasts back on the table. The sharp rebound in employment, rising factory orders and strong consumer spending on cars and homes may be enough to offset the uncertainty around the path of the pandemic, a stimulus bill and the presidential election.