Last week, stocks (SPY) got off to the bullish start we were looking for, but then the roller coaster of news events took over.
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The most impressive part of stocks’ Monday …
It’s been all too common to read that “stocks ignored the bearish move in bonds.”
While that's been true at times, the bigger picture doesn’t support it, and ignoring it could be costly.
The cost could come from both being …
September Wasn’t Nice To Stocks
Since the tech trade (SMH) peaked earlier this year, the market demonstrated its resilience as the equal-weighted S&P 500 (RSP) and the IWM moved higher, while SMH moved lower.
Nothing lasts forever, and with ample …
Summary
Before this week’s Market Outlook, we’d like to take a moment to remember all those impacted by 9/11 and share a personal experience from that day.
Never Forget — Remembering Ari Jacobs
September 11 will always be deeply personal to …
While over the last several months, as the market has been coming to grips with likelihood of a higher Fed Funds rate and the reality of higher long-term rates, the ETF for the Mag 7 has been improving its technical …
With so much talk about what the Fed Chairman, Kevin Warsh, is saying he won’t say in the way of offering guidance, I decided to organize what he did say. I think it offers quite a bit of guidance into …
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Last week was filled with bullish developments, but on Friday the focus was bearish news in retail sales, so let's start there.
Retail sales was expected to be up +.1% but as shown by the chart, it came in with …
Last week was filled with significant information in earnings, investor sentiment, inflation, interest rates, economic growth, geopolitics, and important technical milestones. However, often times, it’s what doesn’t happen that matters more than what does.
Weekly Market Outlook — Key Takeaways…
Stocks Didn’t Really Rally Because Of The Rate Hike.
But SMH and HOOD Are Ready To Run.
September 20, 2026
