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<ul><li>Nucor Corporation delivered a mixed set of results in the quarter, failing to meet revenue expectations of Wall Street but managing an earnings beat.</li><li>Its result was largely attributed to Nucor's steel products segments' continued profitability as well as higher volumes and margins at its steel mills segment.</li><li>Shipments from Nucor's steel mills increased by 18%, increasing their utilization to almost 80% in Q1 from 70% in Q1 of last year.</li></ul>

Nucor Corporation delivered a mixed set of results in the quarter, failing to meet revenue expectations of Wall Street but managing an earnings beat.Its result was largely attributed to Nucor's steel products segments' continued profitability as well as higher volumes and margins at its steel mills segment.Shipments from Nucor's steel mills increased by 18%, increasing their utilization to almost 80% in Q1 from 70% in Q1 of last year.

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<li>SPX is holding above its 200-day MA/3940 coinciding with its prior downtrend from 2022 near 3915; 3915-3940 remains critical support, and is the gateway to a much deeper pullback.</li>
<li>Additionally, the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) is breaking back above $297, another important line in the sand for us.</li>
<li>The SPX holding at 3915-3940 could be the spark that allows another run toward YTD highs, but we continue to expect 4165-4200 to cap upside on the S&amp;P 500.</li>
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SPX is holding above its 200-day MA/3940 coinciding with its prior downtrend from 2022 near 3915; 3915-3940 remains critical support, and is the gateway to a much deeper pullback.
Additionally, the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) is breaking back above $297, another important line in the sand for us.
The SPX holding at 3915-3940 could be the spark that allows another run toward YTD highs, but we continue to expect 4165-4200 to cap upside on the S&amp;P 500.


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<ul><li>One area that appears to be picking up steam is market participants increasingly seeking out alternative non-government published data to inform real time indicators on the health of the US economy, jobs, and inflation.</li><li>There are many reasons alternative data sources are picking up importance including declining survey participation rates, significant and material revisions of prior published data, revisions to weightings or calculation methodologies, among others.</li><li>In particular, the steady structural decline over the past decade of survey responses can lead to inaccurate signals and conclusions with high error rates.</li></ul>

One area that appears to be picking up steam is market participants increasingly seeking out alternative non-government published data to inform real time indicators on the health of the US economy, jobs, and inflation.There are many reasons alternative data sources are picking up importance including declining survey participation rates, significant and material revisions of prior published data, revisions to weightings or calculation methodologies, among others.In particular, the steady structural decline over the past decade of survey responses can lead to inaccurate signals and conclusions with high error rates.

<ul><li>Nucor had a mediocre quarter as its earnings dropped compared to the previous two quarters due to reduced shipping volumes and metal margin contraction, particularly at the company’s plate and sheet mills.</li><li>The startup and construction of the company’s Nucor Stell Brandenburg mill continue progressing incredibly great with respect to schedule, budget, and safety.</li><li>Lastly, at the end of this quarter, the company announced the approval of the construction of the galvanizing line at its Nucor Steel Berkeley mill.</li></ul>

Nucor had a mediocre quarter as its earnings dropped compared to the previous two quarters due to reduced shipping volumes and metal margin contraction, particularly at the company’s plate and sheet mills.The startup and construction of the company’s Nucor Stell Brandenburg mill continue progressing incredibly great with respect to schedule, budget, and safety.Lastly, at the end of this quarter, the company announced the approval of the construction of the galvanizing line at its Nucor Steel Berkeley mill.

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<li>Despite $IWM already hitting our price target at 200-day MA/YTD downtrend, and the $SPX getting to within 1% of our target at 200-day MA, we see this 1.5-month rally continuing.</li>
<li>We expect further upside as long as the 1.5-month uptrend channels remain intact on the SPX and IWM, and we believe that breakouts above their 200-day MAs could be coming</li>
<li>Breakouts above their 200-day MAs that would likely signal the end to this bear market.</li>
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Despite $IWM already hitting our price target at 200-day MA/YTD downtrend, and the $SPX getting to within 1% of our target at 200-day MA, we see this 1.5-month rally continuing.
We expect further upside as long as the 1.5-month uptrend channels remain intact on the SPX and IWM, and we believe that breakouts above their 200-day MAs could be coming
Breakouts above their 200-day MAs that would likely signal the end to this bear market.


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United States

Nucor Corporation manufactures steel products.  The Company's products include carbon and alloy steel, steel joists, steel deck, cold finished steel, steel grinding balls, steel bearing products, and metal buildingsystems. Nucor also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

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