11/02/17 07:53 AM EDT

No Clickbait, Just Data... Earnings Matter, Not New Fed Head

Keith McCullough

Editor's Note: Below is a brief excerpt from today's Early Look written by CEO Keith McCullough. Click here to learn more about the Early Look.

EPS SEASON:

Aggregate year-over-year SALES and EPS growth for the SP500 is running at +6.0% and +8.6%, respectively
Aggregate year-over-year SALES and EPS growth for the Nasdaq is running at +11.6% and +22.4%, respectively
Aggregate year-over-year SALES and EPS growth for the Russell 2000 is running at +5.9% and +254%, respectively

No, that Russell EPS growth rate isn’t a typo. It’s simply a small sample size...

No Clickbait, Just Data... Earnings Matter, Not New Fed Head

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