Tag Archives: Stocks

Another S&P500 Streak Snapped

The first quarter ends with another snapped streak for the S&P500. Going into Q1, the S&P500 had delivered positive returns for 16 consecutive quarters or four straight years. The chart illustrates how rare the streak has been over the past half … Continue reading →

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Q1 in Review

Q1: Lake Placid To The Mavericks The markets closed out the quarter trying to recover from one of the biggest volatility shocks in history, which began in early February.   The question for Q2 is:  Was the v-shock a one-off or a … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor – March 30

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Week In Review – March 23

Third Test Of Lows Comng The Dow and S&P500 are on their way to a third test of Feb. 9th lows.  The S&P bounced slightly off the 200-day into the close on Friday.  Maybe a little more to the bounce … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor – March 23

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Week In Review – March 16

Equity markets are still struggling to get back to all-time highs as geopolitical and U.S. domestic political risk is on the rise and growth projections ratchet lower. Corporate spreads are blowing out again. The U.S. 10-year yield is very sticky, … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor – March 16

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Global Risk Monitor – March 9

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Major Stock Index Recovery Percentages

Bouncing around.  Doesn’t seem like many real sellers out there.  Traders and ‘bots push the indices down and then have to cover into the close.  We wrote about this in our Week In Review post this past Sunday. Risks are … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor – March 2

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