The media loves to tell scary stories about the performance of the S&P 500 in October.
It’s not hard to do with the crash of 1987 which left October down 21%, and more recently October 2008 which shed about 17% …
The long awaited and much debated will she or won’t she was finally decided this week and for now markets pretty much liked what the Fed did which is nothing.
Key US Equity Indexes ended up about 1% with the …
Equity Markets calmed down this week, digesting the mini meltdown on Sept 9. After factoring in the dividend payment on Friday, the S & P 500 closed up + .52%. Thanks to Samsung going up in smoke, Apple roared, lending …
In classic fashion, equity markets gave up all of its gains since mid-July on a panic selloff this Friday as key US equity indexesended the day down around – 2.5%, the first drop greater than 1% in 2 ½ months. …
Due to the holiday weekend the Weekly Market Outlook will not have a video, and the commentary has been shared as the Mish Daily commentary as well.
As we say good-bye to the summer trading season there are two things …
Equity markets worldwide were fairly calm this week as US equities consolidated gains at new all-time highs while volatility indicators continued to contract. The standout performer was China (FXI) which rallied 1.4%.
The list of billionaires publicly calling for and …
Despite calls from market prognosticators such as Marc Faber that a 50% market crash is coming soon to a theater near you, equity markets have refused to retreat. Other bearish pundits are highlighting the massive drop in the volatility (VIX) …
Equity markets moved higher this week after an early retreat from digesting monster gains since Brexit. It awoke Thursday and Friday and managed to close up around 1% here in the US. Both the S&P 500 and NASDQ closed at …
All four key US equity indexes posted modest gains with the S&P 500 hitting new all-time highs despite having to digest the monster rally off the June Brexit lows. The tech laden NASDQ 100 which stalled this year, has staged …
Equity markets worldwide roared this week. Most closed up around 2% on strong volume despite yet another horrible attack in France. Our sympathies go out to all those impacted by the senseless violence.
Two key benchmarks, the S&P 500 and …
What Does The S&P 500's Tightest Range In 50 Years Mean For Stocks and Your Portfolio?
February 22, 2026
