by Aptus PM Team | Oct 16, 2026 | Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a four-year bull market built on growing profits, to buybacks returning just as earnings season and midterm seasonality kick...
by John Luke Tyner | Oct 12, 2026 | Blog, Bonds
As Treasury bonds take out the highest yield levels since the early 2000s, there is no scarcity of headlines hitting the tape. Treasuries have been trading like a risk asset. The long end of the curve has not liked lower policy rates since the Fed began cutting back...
by Aptus PM Team | Oct 9, 2026 | Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from a hawkish repricing in rates against cooling wages, to the narrowest market breadth since the dot-com era, record earnings...
by David Wagner | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog, Market Updates
Higher Rates, Resilient Stocks +2.30% S&P 500 Q3 Return -0.35% S&P 500 September Return 31.7% ’26 Estimate S&P 500 Earnings Growth 5.30% 10-Yr Treasury Yield (9/30) Market Recap – Rates Matter, But So Do Profits The story of Q3...
by Aptus PM Team | Oct 2, 2026 | Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout the day. Here are a handful of charts we think are good summations of investor activity, from Fed hike fears backing off, to leadership rotating beneath a steady index, strong earnings meeting slipping valuations and...
by Michael Sefscik | Sep 29, 2026 | Blog, Investment Concepts
Picture the same car lease at two different dealers: same exact car, same monthly payment, same coverage if something breaks. The only difference is that one lets you drive 2,500 more miles a year. Dealer A keeps its full fee. It’s built into your payment, and...