RenMac Off-Script: Small Ball

About this episode

Kevin Dempter discusses small cap outperformance and various market dynamics with the RenMac team.

RenMac small cap strategist Kevin Dempter joins Off-Script to discuss what's driving small cap outperformance since Liberation Day and whether the run has room to go. The team digs into the technical setup in regionals and biotech as potential breakout catalysts, the SpaceX IPO mechanics and where retail may get trapped, and how to distinguish a durable market super cycle from a dangerous earnings bubble given historically narrow leadership. They also tackle a stronger-than-expected payrolls print that reshuffled the Fed outlook, Neil Dutta's skepticism on AI-driven productivity gains, the FHFA/DNI reshuffle and what it means for Fannie and Freddie, and whether the Trump-China relationship has turned a corner on trade and Iran.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff deGraaf, Stephen Pavlick

Guest: Kevin Dempter

Topics covered

• small cap performance
• market cycles
• technical analysis
• IPO mechanics
• Fed outlook
• AI productivity
• trade relations

Keywords

• small caps
• market super cycle
• earnings bubble
• payrolls print
• AI productivity
• SpaceX IPO
• trade relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, Fannie, Freddie

Places: China

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