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Earnings strength driving market breadth

The speaker argued that exceptionally strong Q2 earnings, with 64% of companies beating by more than one standard deviation, is providing certainty and driving a broadening of market leadership beyond mega-cap tech.

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CONTESTED · 92 MENTIONS · 79 EPISODES · 23 SHOWS

24 JUL 2025 — 21 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY

29 SUPPORT · 10 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT · 51 MENTIONED

24 JUL 2025 · FIRST HEARD
THE ACQUIRERS PODCAST
- Small & mid caps lag large cap earnings gains
53 EPISODES BETWEEN · 63 MENTIONS · 19 NOT KEPT
1. 19 EPISODES NOT SHOWN
2. 27 JAN 2026
  AFFORD ANYTHING
  - Small caps' long-term edge questioned by AI
3. 29 JAN 2026
  THE DERIVATIVE
  - Dow Theory transports breakout as bullish confirmation
4. 30 JAN 2026 · CHALLENGES
  FORWARD GUIDANCE
  - Market breadth shows nothing is cheap
5. 30 JAN 2026
  BARRON'S STREETWISE
  - Rebalance from US to diversify valuations
6. 2 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market broadening away from AI hype
7. 4 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Microsoft underperforms since ChatGPT launch
8. 5 FEB 2026
  THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW
  - Rotate from market-cap to equal-weight S&P
9. 6 FEB 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Current market akin to 2000 Nasdaq crash
10. 6 FEB 2026
  THE BUSINESS BREW
  - Commodity vs tech rotation reflects new regime
11. 6 FEB 2026
  FORWARD GUIDANCE · 2 MENTIONS
  - Value factor rips as growth unwinds
  - Fed rate cuts may not aid Mag 7 · CHALLENGES
12. 9 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market broadening is healthy for concentration unwind
13. 10 FEB 2026
  GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES: THE MARKETS
  - Broadening rally favors cyclicals over tech
14. 10 FEB 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market breadth argues against a peak
15. 11 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Market rotation out of tech into value
  - Market broadening as money rotates from tech
16. 12 FEB 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - Market divergence: semis strong, software weak
17. 17 FEB 2026
  GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES
  - Market broadening into cyclicals on macro strength
18. 18 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market volatility at highs signals internal rotation
19. 25 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Momentum shift into staples, out of discretionary
20. 26 FEB 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - Market torn: semis up, software & financials down
21. 27 FEB 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Market breadth improves as Mag 7 weakens
  - Broad market breadth versus narrow tech leadership
22. 4 MAR 2026 · CHALLENGES
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Rotation out of momentum into beaten-down sectors
23. 4 MAR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Market concentration isn't permanent
24. 6 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market rotation out of AI mega-caps into cyclicals
25. 9 MAR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Broadening market beyond the Mag 7
26. 9 MAR 2026
  MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
  - Rotate out of tech and financials, into defensives
27. 20 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market correction is healthy, not a bear market
28. 25 MAR 2026
  THE MEB FABER SHOW
  - Rolling recovery favors small caps and cyclicals
29. 25 MAR 2026
  MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
  - Plenty of fish in the sea beyond mega-cap tech
30. 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
31. 31 MAR 2026
  THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW
  - Rotation out of crowded Mag 7 trades
32. 31 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Multiple compression with high earnings as bullish setup
  - Cap-weight dominance over equal-weight
33. 3 APR 2026
  EXCESS RETURNS
  - Value cycle favors rotation out of tech
34. 7 APR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market rotation from asset-light growth to asset-heavy value
35. 8 APR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Mega-cap tech decline offset by value and energy
36. 10 APR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Beaten-down stocks poised for bigger rallies
37. 14 APR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market dispersion signals a washout
38. 27 JUL 2026 · 4W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Market rotation favors value sectors over semiconductors
39. 28 JUL 2026 · 4W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Market rotation into traditional value names
40. 30 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Rotation out of semis into value sectors
41. 2 AUG 2026 · 3W AGO
  MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY · 2 MENTIONS
  - Broad equity market risk-on, broadening breadth
  - Rotation into value laggards: energy & financials
42. 3 AUG 2026 · 3W AGO
  THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  - Market breadth improved despite July headwinds
43. 4 AUG 2026 · 3W AGO
  BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  - Market resilience from rotational strength
44. 4 AUG 2026 · 3W AGO
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Current market is the opposite of dot-com bubble
45. 5 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Bull market resilience despite sector rotations
46. 6 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK
  - Market rally driven by rotation into traditional names
47. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Market broadening from tech concentration
48. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  - Equity rally broad, not just mega-caps
49. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  CNBC FAST MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
  - Rotation into cyclicals and materials
  - Small cap rally signals broadening
50. 8 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THOUGHTFUL MONEY
  - Market consolidation washed out excesses
51. 9 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  THOUGHTFUL MONEY · 3 MENTIONS
  - Market rally broadening beyond MAG-7
  - Rotation into lagging sectors like healthcare, banks
  - Market breadth broadening into small caps
52. 10 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
  BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  - Rotation from growth to value underway
53. 13 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
  BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  - Market broadening beyond Magnificent Seven
54. 14 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
  EXCESS RETURNS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Large-cap growth underperformance a bear market signal · CHALLENGES
  - New era stocks can bear market without broad correction
18 AUG 2026 · 4D AGO
CNBC FAST MONEY
- Rotation out of tech into defensive sectors
19 AUG 2026 · 3D AGO
CNBC FAST MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
- Market broadening favors equal-weight over mega-caps
- Healthcare sector's broad outperformance trade
20 AUG 2026 · 2D AGO
BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- Market broadening out beyond mega-cap tech
21 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- Current market not a repeat of 1990s tech bubble
21 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES: THE MARKETS
- Earnings strength driving market breadth · THIS IDEA
21 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- Market breadth signals healthy rotation, not top-heavy risk

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