Should We Trust the Polls?
As the race for the White House enters the homestretch, some indicators suggest the election may be closer than polls are saying. GDP, stock performance, and the US dollar all have a history of picking the winner.
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.
Follow The Bouncing Stimulus Ball
Stimulus talks in Washington, DC, are getting a lot of attention from investors—and for good reason. The midpoint of the two offers—roughly $1.6 trillion from the White House and $2.2 …
What Worked In Q3
Stocks fared well during the third quarter despite September’s weakness, with the S&P 500 Index returning about 9%.
Market Responses to Election Uncertainty
November presidential election results may be delayed or disputed, or both, and President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis adds to the noise. How will the markets react to this election uncertainty?
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
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 …
5 Charts To See With Stocks At New Highs
“Better late than never.” It took a while, but the S&P 500 Index finally made a new all-time high, coming all the way back from the vicious 34% bear market …
Do the Top 5 Stocks Pose a Risk to the Market?
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Facebook. These five stocks have helped spawn a number of acronyms as they try to capture the rise of mega-cap tech stocks that have led the market higher for much of the past decade.