by David Wagner | Feb 13, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
S&P 500 Earnings Recap – Q4 2023 Fox Business (Varney) – Earnings Interview Heading into this year, at the market level, I continued to state that “the burden of proof remains with the bears”. I still agree with this statement at the market level. But,...
by David Wagner | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
January ‘24 Market Recap → Good Start, Bad Breadth: Despite the S&P 500 rally, the equal-weighted S&P 500 fell 0.7% as breadth narrowed to just 34% (% of stocks ahead of S&P 500), a bottom 3rd percentile in history. The “Nifty 50” gained 3.0%,...
by Brian Jacobs | Jan 26, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
In the world of finance, it’s often assumed that a thriving economy translates to robust stock market returns. However, when we scrutinize the Chinese stock market, a stark disparity emerges, challenging this conventional wisdom. Let’s delve into the heart...
by David Wagner | Jan 19, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
S&P 500 Earnings Preview – Q4 2023 It’s common knowledge that if the market endures two (2) consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, it is considered a recession (most of the time, not every time—as we learned last year). Well, the market had been in an...
by David Wagner | Jan 3, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
December ’23 Market Recap: Investors enjoyed broad-based relief in the fourth quarter. After rising sharply in Q2 and Q3, rates peaked in the fourth quarter fueled by Powell’s pivot at the December FOMC meeting. Similarly, oil prices peaked in late September and...
by David Wagner | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog, Market Updates
November ’23 Market Recap: After a 20% drawdown in many stocks between July and October, equities staged an impressive rebound in November thanks to the sharp reversal in interest rates. A good portion of this reversal was due to the pricing of a much more...
