by Aptus PM Team | May 8, 2026 | Blog, Charts
Our team parses a vast amount of research daily to identify the signals that truly matter. This week’s selection highlights a stellar start to the earnings season, the deepening impact of the AI investment cycle, and the ongoing debate between Fed policy and market...
by David Wagner | May 8, 2026 | Blog, Market Updates
IPO investors are high-fiving right now with 2026 shaping up to be a record year for public offerings. We’ve fielded a lot of questions in regard to the SpaceX IPO, so I thought we’d write a Musing on it. Source: Strategas as of 5.4.26 The...
by David Wagner | May 4, 2026 | Blog, Market Updates
Patience Remains an Investor’s Best Characteristic: The market experienced a powerful, broad-based rally throughout April 2026, marking one of the strongest monthly performances in years as investors shook off the volatility of early spring. The Nasdaq Composite led...
by Aptus PM Team | May 1, 2026 | Blog, 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 stellar earnings season to high dispersion, FOMC debate and energy (non) impact, to the benefits of owning innovation. Have a...
by David Wagner | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog, Market Updates
I thought the old saying was: “Markets fall like an elevator, but rise like an escalator”, but I guess it’s the opposite as of late. In 2026, the market had its fastest recovery to all-time-highs (“ATH”) following an 8% drop. The market...
by Brian Jacobs | Apr 27, 2026 | Blog, Investment Concepts
A reporter from Investment News reached out recently to ask about prediction markets after seeing my previous post, Structure Over Bets: How You’re Built Matters More Than What You’re Predicting. Specifically, they wanted to know if prediction markets are a new way to...
