Are Technicals Suggesting the Bottom is In?
This past week, for those long-term focused investors that were able to block out the post- “Liberation Day” noise, they were nicely rewarded as we experienced a broad rally across the major indexes....
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Indexes Retreat, Major Q1 Earnings Queued Up
As we headed into the past week, stocks appeared ready to build on the ‘snap-back’ type of rally we had experienced the week prior. Over the weekend, before last Monday’s market open, President Trump announced a significant update regarding his tariff policy. He...
Massive Volatility Persists, Stocks Finish Higher
Headed into the past week, anxiety was running high for investors as we were on the tail end of ‘Liberation Day’ which resulted in markets completely breaking down on Thursday & Friday, headed into the weekend. Over the weekend, market watchers were on edge hoping...
Bears Take Charge Amid Tariff Tantrum
Well, as mentioned last week, April 2nd should have been circled in red on every investor’s calendar as it had been billed by the new Administration as ‘Liberation Day’, when a bevy of fresh tariff announcements would be published. Leading into this date,...
Stocks Retreat as Fresh Tariffs Loom
This past week of trading began on a very strong note and showed some solid signs for investors.We saw a second consecutive week where the market displayed strong follow through from a decisively green close on Friday carryover into the following week, seeing another...
Does Market Bounce Have Staying Power?
Last week’s trading brought some much-needed relief for investors, as all three major indexes posted their first weekly gain in nearly a month. Just as predicted in last week’s newsletter, headed into the week, markets were giving many signs that they were due for a...
Counter-Trend Rally Coming After Stock Beatdown?
This past week saw the continuation of an unfortunate recent trend, as stocks broadly declined for the fourth consecutive week. This recent decline continues to be fueled by the same two factors, uncertainties regarding the new Administration’s trade policy, namely...
Markets in Correction Mode Amid Uncertainty
In the last week of trading, markets continued to roil as fatigue from weeks of tariff-related headlines has set in. This heightened level of uncertainty related to trade policy from Washington has driven investors away from a ‘risk-on’ attitude and now towards more...
Stocks Slide Despite Friday Rally
Over the previous week of trading, the recent volatility that we have experiencedpersisted as the major indexes resembled a roller coaster. For the majority of the week the $VIX, more commonly referred to as the market’s ‘Fear Gauge’, traded above 20, which is...
Markets Get Pummeled as Bears Return
During the past week of trading, which only featured four trading days, it was truly a tale of two halves. As the market opened on Tuesday, investors looked to build on constructive movement from the prior week and the S&P 500 logged two new all-time closing...