Rearview to Windshield, October 2024

The Market Hit New Highs, From Different “Whys”: The character of the market changed in Q3, but the direction remained the same with strong breadth. Many have asked if this is a less powerful rally, but the data suggests otherwise: this is still a bull market and it...

Rearview to Windshield, September 2024

August Witnessed Some Fireworks at the Onset, But It Quickly Waned: The month of August was highlighted by the unwinding of the “Japanese Carry Trade”. As of right now, there were no “aftershocks” from the  August 5th event. In VIX terms, it opened the month at 16,...

Aptus Musings: Making Sense of August 5th

I’d love to cut right to the chase, but many of today’s problems can be solved by proper allocation. It’s times like these that show why Aptus is built the way we are. We want to own More Stocks, Less Bonds, Remain Risk Neutral, so we can perform better in...