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S&P Equal Weight as a defensive rotation tool

The guest presented rotating from the S&P 500 market-cap weighted index into the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index as a simple way to execute a defensive rotation.

Chris Hussey. Thison Goldman Sachs Exchanges: The Markets

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CONTESTED · 82 MENTIONS · 71 EPISODES · 23 SHOWS

24 JUL 2025 — 13 AUG 2026 · 5D AGO

24 SUPPORT · 9 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT · 47 MENTIONED

24 JUL 2025 · FIRST HEARD
THE ACQUIRERS PODCAST
- Small & mid caps lag large cap earnings gains
9 EPISODES NOT SHOWN
25 NOV 2025
GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES: THE MARKETS · 2 MENTIONS
- Rotation from high-flying tech into defensives
- S&P Equal Weight as a defensive rotation tool · THIS IDEA
52 EPISODES BETWEEN · 58 MENTIONS · 2 NOT KEPT
1. 2 EPISODES NOT SHOWN
2. 26 DEC 2025
  BARRON'S STREETWISE
  - Value tilt as a hedge against growth wobble
3. 31 DEC 2025
  FORWARD GUIDANCE
  - Rotation into metals, away from tech
4. 9 JAN 2026
  FORWARD GUIDANCE
  - Short Mag Seven, long government-pumped sectors
5. 15 JAN 2026 · CHALLENGES
  MACROVOICES
  - Mega-cap tech selling pressure vs. financials disappointment
6. 16 JAN 2026
  FORWARD GUIDANCE
  - Rotation from mega-cap tech into cyclicals
7. 22 JAN 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - Sector rotation supports market, Mag 7 a drag
8. 23 JAN 2026
  FORWARD GUIDANCE
  - Rotation from tech to small caps and cyclicals
9. 27 JAN 2026
  AFFORD ANYTHING
  - Small caps' long-term edge questioned by AI
10. 29 JAN 2026
  THE DERIVATIVE
  - Dow Theory transports breakout as bullish confirmation
11. 30 JAN 2026 · CHALLENGES
  FORWARD GUIDANCE
  - Market breadth shows nothing is cheap
12. 30 JAN 2026
  BARRON'S STREETWISE
  - Rebalance from US to diversify valuations
13. 2 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market broadening away from AI hype
14. 4 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Microsoft underperforms since ChatGPT launch
15. 5 FEB 2026
  THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW
  - Rotate from market-cap to equal-weight S&P
16. 6 FEB 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Current market akin to 2000 Nasdaq crash
17. 6 FEB 2026
  THE BUSINESS BREW
  - Commodity vs tech rotation reflects new regime
18. 6 FEB 2026
  FORWARD GUIDANCE · 2 MENTIONS
  - Value factor rips as growth unwinds
  - Fed rate cuts may not aid Mag 7 · CHALLENGES
19. 9 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market broadening is healthy for concentration unwind
20. 10 FEB 2026
  GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES: THE MARKETS
  - Broadening rally favors cyclicals over tech
21. 10 FEB 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market breadth argues against a peak
22. 11 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Market rotation out of tech into value
  - Market broadening as money rotates from tech
23. 12 FEB 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - Market divergence: semis strong, software weak
24. 17 FEB 2026
  GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES
  - Market broadening into cyclicals on macro strength
25. 18 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market volatility at highs signals internal rotation
26. 25 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Momentum shift into staples, out of discretionary
27. 26 FEB 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - Market torn: semis up, software & financials down
28. 27 FEB 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Market breadth improves as Mag 7 weakens
  - Broad market breadth versus narrow tech leadership
29. 4 MAR 2026 · CHALLENGES
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Rotation out of momentum into beaten-down sectors
30. 4 MAR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market concentration isn't permanent
31. 6 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market rotation out of AI mega-caps into cyclicals
32. 9 MAR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Broadening market beyond the Mag 7
33. 9 MAR 2026
  MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
  - Rotate out of tech and financials, into defensives
34. 20 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market correction is healthy, not a bear market
35. 25 MAR 2026
  THE MEB FABER SHOW
  - Rolling recovery favors small caps and cyclicals
36. 25 MAR 2026
  MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
  - Plenty of fish in the sea beyond mega-cap tech
37. 28 MAR 2026
  THE POMP PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
  - S&P 500 unlikely to see new highs in 2024 · CHALLENGES
  - Bull market in hardware and commodities
38. 31 MAR 2026
  THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW
  - Rotation out of crowded Mag 7 trades
39. 31 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Multiple compression with high earnings as bullish setup
  - Cap-weight dominance over equal-weight
40. 3 APR 2026
  EXCESS RETURNS
  - Value cycle favors rotation out of tech
41. 7 APR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market rotation from asset-light growth to asset-heavy value
42. 8 APR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Mega-cap tech decline offset by value and energy
43. 10 APR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Beaten-down stocks poised for bigger rallies
44. 14 APR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market dispersion signals a washout
45. 27 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Market rotation favors value sectors over semiconductors
46. 28 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Market rotation into traditional value names
47. 30 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Rotation out of semis into value sectors
48. 2 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY · 2 MENTIONS
  - Broad equity market risk-on, broadening breadth
  - Rotation into value laggards: energy & financials
49. 3 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Market breadth improved despite July headwinds
50. 4 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  - Market resilience from rotational strength
51. 4 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Current market is the opposite of dot-com bubble
52. 5 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Bull market resilience despite sector rotations
53. 6 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK
  - Market rally driven by rotation into traditional names
7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
- Market broadening from tech concentration
7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
CNBC FAST MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
- Rotation into cyclicals and materials
- Small cap rally signals broadening
8 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
THOUGHTFUL MONEY
- Market consolidation washed out excesses
9 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
THOUGHTFUL MONEY · 3 MENTIONS
10 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- Rotation from growth to value underway
13 AUG 2026 · 5D AGO
BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- Market broadening beyond Magnificent Seven

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