The Long and Short of It (Summary): The yield curve has inverted which has historically preceded a recessionCurrent sentiment shows extreme optimism which could be a negative for the marketFed futures pointing to potential rate cuts could be good for bonds 1st Quarter...
The Long and Short of It: Long-term stock charts point to a potential change of trend in the long-running bull market The Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its current rate rising cycle 4th Quarter Review US stocks had a difficult 4th quarter and its worst...
The Long and Short of It: – The economy is strong, however, bad breadth and negative divergences in the markets could be a warning sign – The trend of the 10-year US Bond yield broke out of its 36-year downtrend 3rd Quarter Review US stocks had a solid 3rd...
3rd Quarter 2016 Market Commentary – 07/12/2016 The Long and Short of It: [full_width] The so-called “Brexit” continues to cause uncertainties as the market tries to reconcile what a post-UK European Union looks like Corporate earnings continue to be a drag on...
The Markets Take a Breather – Remember to Stay the Course Market returns were disappointing in 2015 with most benchmarks being slightly negative. This was due to a weak December. To make matters worse, 2016 started off alarmingly negative. The S&P 500...