by David Wagner | Jun 5, 2023 | Blog, Market Updates
May ‘23 Market Recap: The S&P 500 gained 0.4% in May and traded in a 100pt range (4056 and 4169), one of the most narrow monthly ranges (11th percentile) in history since the 1930s. The VIX remained low as well. Only 23% of stocks outperformed the S&P 500, the...
by David Wagner | May 31, 2023 | Macro Updates
With the NBA finals beginning, let’s heed some wisdom from the NBA G.O.A.T., Michael Jordan, who once said that the ceiling is the roof. Unfortunately, that wisdom proved to be wrong. Over the weekend, President Biden and Speaker McCarthy unveiled their compromise...
by David Wagner | May 22, 2023 | Blog, Macro Updates
I broke a 2 year tradition: I was unable to get a musing out on George Strait’s birthday (D.O.B: 5/18/1952). He turned everyone’s favorite golf score, 71 – also the score booked by Michael Block in this past weekend’s PGA Championship. Two-part commentary this week:...
by David Wagner | May 4, 2023 | Equity Case Studies, Equity Research, Research Reports
With the Kentucky Derby scheduled for this weekend, I’ve been thinking about the multiple similarities between horse racing and stock picking. The market for common stocks is like the pari-mutuel betting system at the racetrack. Patrons go to the track to make bets on...
by David Wagner | May 1, 2023 | Blog, Market Updates
April ‘23 Market Recap: Despite elevated macro and micro uncertainty, the S&P 500 rallied 1.5% in April. Keeping with positive correlation, fixed income continues to trade in the same direction as equities. The recent sharp decline in equity market breadth also...
