Big Gains In November Steal From Santa
Better than expected earnings, a likely split Congress, and major breakthroughs on vaccines all helped stocks soar last month.
30,000 Reasons To Be Thankful
As 2020 winds down, it has been an extremely tough year on all of us. Still, there are many reasons to be thankful and today we will share some reasons investors should be thankful.
2 Post-Election Charts You Need to See
Once the uncertainty is over, stocks tend to rally in November and December, with November the best month of the year during an election year.
5 Charts We Are Watching
There are many charts that caught our attention this week, and today we share the top 5 charts we’re watching.
What Worked In Q3
Stocks fared well during the third quarter despite September’s weakness, with the S&P 500 Index returning about 9%.
October And The Fourth Quarter In Six Charts
“October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.” Mark Twain
Three Market Takeaways from the First Presidential Debate
The first presidential debate is now in the books, with two more (maybe) ahead and a vice presidential debate on October 7. The debate was raucus, occasionally uncouth, and more than a little surreal for viewers at home. But did anything happen that could potentially move markets? Probably not.
How Corporate Bond Spreads Respond to Equity Market Volatility
An old Wall Street adage says bond markets are smarter than equity markets, so when stocks encounter volatility, investors often look to the bond market for clues about the potential …
How Stocks Do Around The First Debate
The first presidential debate is tonight, September 29, with millions of people expected to tune in to see how each candidate handles the pressure. With tensions heightened amid an election …
6 Months From the Low
the S&P 500 was on track for its best six-month start to a bull market ever, but a recent pullback in prices has caused it to fall behind the 2009 financial crisis recovery.