Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights IonQ, EEM, IEUR, SPY and Goldman Sachs

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – March 25, 2025 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights IonQ IONQ, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF EEM, the iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF IEUR, S&P 500 Index ETF SPY and Goldman Sachs GS.Wall of Worry: Contrarians Points to Market UpsideInsider Buys SpikeI often warn investors that insider selling can be a tricky metric to track because company executives will sell stock for a variety of reasons. For instance, many insider sales are pre-planned or are sold due to taxes. In addition, a company executive may sell a stock because they want to retire or purchase a new home – not necessarily because they think their stock will fall. Conversely, insider buying can be among the best signals for individual stocks.For example, a IonQ insider made an unusually large stock purchase a few weeks ago. Since then, the stock has soared more than 20%. Beyond individual stocks, investors can measure insider buying as a whole to gauge the market. When an insider buys their own stock, they only have one goal – making money. In addition, these insiders have access to valuable information that the general public doesn’t. Insider buying recently spiked across the market, and the insider buy/sell ratio has reached its highest level since May.CTAs Are Caught OffsideA Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) is a firm that offers trading and investment services related to futures contracts, commodity options, and swaps. For years, U.S. stocks have outperformed international peers. However, year-to-date, global markets, like the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF, have finally enjoyed some rotation and are outperforming the S&P 500 Index ETF handily.While the rapid rotation and outperformance of European stocks are impressive, new Goldman Sachs data suggests that CTA’s may have moved to the other side of the boat too fast. According to Goldman, “CTAs are short $34 billion of U.S. equities vs long $52 billion of European equities…that spread is the largest we have ever seen by a decent margin.” Media Terrified About Economic UncertaintySentiment is one of the biggest drivers of stocks in the short-term. Recently, newspapers have been writing about economic uncertainty – a lot. According to NextGen News, “Uncertainty has ramped up over the past 50 days, mostly due to the Trump administration’s vacillations regarding trade policy. This often has a chilling effect on business planning, and stock markets have responded by suffering losses. However, by the time the uncertainty index reached its current level in the past, most of the market losses had already been suffered, and recovery was soon at hand.”Bottom LineIf history teaches investors anything, it’s that stock markets like to climb the “Wall of Worry.” Three metrics suggest that they may be ready to do just that.Why Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?Since 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +7.7% average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +48.4%, +50.2% and +56.7% per year.Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.See Stocks Free >>Media ContactZacks Investment Research800-767-3771 ext. 9339support@zacks.comhttps://www.zacks.comPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM): ETF Research Reports iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF (IEUR): ETF Research Reports IonQ, Inc. 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