Not surprisingly, Spot Bitcoin ETFs were recently approved in January and we expect bitcoin price to go higher with tremendous fanfare and volatility. While Spot ETFs will increase liquidity and open the door to institutional ownership, it may actually increase volatility and draw more trading on both the long and short sides.

Audio Commentary by Tim Seymour

Audio Commentary by Tim Seymour

Well-known ETFs complement Amplify’s existing lineup of income, core, and thematic ETFs

Chicago, January 29, 2024—Amplify ETFs announces January income distributions for its ETFs.

With rate cuts on the horizon, history suggests that international equities and commodities may outperform. For the last few years, Americans traveling overseas have benefited from a relatively strong dollar, which made visiting other countries somewhat less expensive. However, a strong dollar has significant implications not just for the cost of dinner in Rome or tickets to the Louvre, but for investing strategy as well.

2023 marked an inflection point for markets with strong gains across both stocks and bonds. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq generated exceptional returns of 26.3%, 16.2%, and 44.7% with reinvested dividends last year, respectively. Despite the market choppiness so far this year, the S&P has come full circle and is now only about one percentage point below the all-time high from two years ago. What drove these results and how could they impact investors in 2024?

Audio Commentary by Tim Seymour

Audio Commentary by Tim Seymour

COMMENTARY After 9 consecutive weeks of gains in the S&P 500, it seemed like the equity rally had run out of steam just as the calendar turned the page on a new year. Or had it? Softer than expected inflation data reinforced expectations that interest rate cuts were a real possibility this year, though the timing continues to be a source of debate. Generally positive economic news and earnings releases supported the thesis that – despite being on the other side of one of the most aggressive interest rate hike campaigns ever – the economy and the consumer appeared relatively healthy. The result: by mid-January the equity markets were making all-time highs.