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Hitmarkets

Equities post positive/bullish returns in the second half of 2023, supported by Fed rate-cut expectations

A scored prediction by Tom Lee, made on .

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Scored prediction

Hitmarkets

โ€œI think we have to start thinking about fed cuts which is actually pretty bullish for the second halfโ€

Equities post positive/bullish returns in the second half of 2023, supported by Fed rate-cut expectations

Made on
2023-08-15
Outcome
Hit
Importance
3 / 5
Effect on score
+2.27

What counted as right

Status
resolved
Settled on
2023-12-29

S&P 500 closes 2023 higher than its 2023-06-30 close (positive H2 2023 return)

Criterion: S&P 500 2023 final close > 2023-06-30 close. 4,769.83 > 4,450.38 (+7.18%) โ†’ positive H2 met. The 'supported by Fed rate-cut expectations' rationale is contextual and not part of the pass/fail criterion; the late-2023 rally was in fact driven substantially by rising rate-cut expectations, so the mechanism was consistent.

Sources

  • Navigating Uncertainty and Opportunities ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“‰

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    Source

Evidence of what happened

  • S&P 500 H1-end reference close: 4,450.38 on 2023-06-30.

    Evidence

  • S&P 500 final 2023 close: 4,769.83 on 2023-12-29. H2 2023 return = (4,769.83 / 4,450.38) - 1 = +7.18%, i.e. positive H2 return.

    Evidence

Corrections

  • certainty verbatim marker: Directional confidence phrase 'pretty bullish' is present in the verbatim but left null; capturing it gives the quantify stage the actual commitment marker to derive p from.

Effect on the score

+2.27
How sure they sounded
65%
Outcome
Hit
Importance
3 / 5

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Where this came from

Equities post positive/bullish returns in the second half oโ€ฆ
Methodology version
v1.0.0
Last computed
August 5, 2026
Made on
2023-08-15

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