Risk Gauges backed off to neutral as U.S. equities put in a rather muted week, with the NASDAQ 100 down -.63% while Grandpa Russell (IWM) picked up some lost ground by closing +.29%.
Both the NASDAQ 100 and the S&P …
U.S. stock indexes extended their rally for the most part with the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) up +1.3% YTD and +6.9% for the week.
However, small caps Grandpa Russell (IWM) closed -1.5% for the week and down -26.3% for the year.…
US stock indexes reversed last week’s downdraft (up between +7.9 to 14.9%) after getting massive injections of liquidity from the Fed and more stimulus from Capitol Hill. Small caps and value started to visibly outperform signaling the bottoming process is …
US stock indexes retreated this week, down -1% to -7% depending on the poison you picked. The most glaring divergence in the data is that small cap domestic stocks (IWM or Grandpa Russell) are down 38% for the year while …
US stock indexes Market’s bounced up around +11% with a little help from the Fed and a touch of emergency funding from Capitol Hill ($2 trillion). Meanwhile, the virus’s infection rate continues to explode, with NYC the epicenter. This week’s …
Markets worldwide got hit even harder this week with the Dow Industrials down -17% and down over - 32% YTD as humanity battles the spreading virus.
The massive drop of almost over 40% in IWM (Small Caps) this year highlights …
Market’s globally got hit hard as even traditional safe havens did not work. Many countries are on lockdown and most likely, we are already in a Global Recession. The 10 year plus bull market has ended officially with indexes down …
Equity markets digested last week's dead cat bounce and closed virtually unchanged as the virus takes in toll in both a rising body count and economically.
Despite the neutral close for the week, the most important indicator is a new …
The Corona virus continues to spread, and equity markets tanked globally. US equity markets were down -11% on average and there was not one foreign stock market positive for the week. This is one of the worst weekly selloffs ever, …
The Corona virus continues to run amuck and is creating havoc on human lives and the markets. So rather than focus on opinions about whether or not it will become a worldwide pandemic, let’s look at the immediate impact. First …
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April 5, 2026
