The past week was a real ‘slam dunk’ for investors as markets continued to surge higher. Over the past week, a major unknown for the market was resolved. Markets gained clarity about the week one actions of the new administration, which certainly featured a flurry of...
In last week’s newsletter, we said that we were facing down a ‘High Stakes’ trading week, packed full of big earnings and significant inflation reports. This certainly played out and fortunately for investors, many of the major Financial earnings reports delivered...
At market close on Friday, we wrapped up our third consecutive shortened week of trading. Despite the shortened trading week, there was still certainly plenty of trading action to digest. On the back of a stronger than expected December Jobs report, this continued to...
As the first trading days of the new year concluded, we can now definitively say that the market was delivered a Santa Claus Slump in lieu of a rally with the S&P shaving about 0.5%. This was largely a continuation of the weakening momentum witnessed across the...
The markets broadly rounded out the week on a very strong note with each of the three major indexes finishing up more than 1.5%. Additionally, the Russell 2000 delivered one of its strongest one-week performances of the year, ending the week up nearly 4.5%. The...
The story from this past week was solely related to the election and the broader market’s reaction in the aftermath.In the weeks and months leading up to the election, virtually every resource available suggested that the race was within a razor-thin margin and this...
Over the last week, the Bull Market flexed it muscles, as it marched on to set numerous new highs in both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices. Additionally, while not setting a new high, the Nasdaq Composite is quickly approaching its 52-Week High, set earlier this...
The market’s performance in the past week could serve as a prime example of Newton’s third law that “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Following the previous week’s slide of nearly 4.25% in the S&P 500, last week brought us a furious rally...
Despite this past trading week being shortened due to Labor Day, it had enough trading action for a full week. It was a tough week for the markets as the S&P 500 index shed about 240 points in four consecutive down sessions. This wave of selling pressure was...
As worries about broader economic weakness have risen and U.S. treasury yields have fallen rapidly in recent months, this has boosted the investment case for more defensive positions, in particular the top Utility Stocks. Watch this week's video as we dive into...