US equities put in a mixed performance with Big Cap and Value stocks taking a hit. The Dow Industrials (INDU) ended down -1% while growth stocks led by NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) were up over +1.46 % for the week.
Quite …
US Equity markets continue to perform well with most of our key risk indicators showing all clear. Of course, that can change in a heartbeat as the world awaits the outcome of the budding bromance between Trump and Kim. On …
US Equity markets continue to perform well with most of our key risk indicators showing all clear. Of course, that can change in a heartbeat as the world awaits the outcome of the budding bromance between Trump and Kim. On …
This week the markets shrugged off the prospect of a trade war with some our best friends as Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum with Canada, The EU, China, Japan and Mexico.
The Russell 2000 ( IWM) and the …
Market action was mostly choppy and stocks ended basically flat yet again as Trump cancelled talks with North Korea. One exception was NASDAQ stocks led by Netflix (NFLX) which hit all-time highs, up over 7% for the week.
Many must …
Despite the headwinds of higher oil prices, surging interest rates (chart above is 1-3-year bond prices SHY) and higher industrial metals, US equity markets digested strong gains from the prior week ending down less -.5%. The exception was the Russell …
US Equities roared this week with each of the four benchmarks putting in a dazzling performance up over +2.5% on average, performing with immunity from what most students of history would say is more than a hairline fracture. The escalation …
Not quite outdoing President Trump, Elon Musk took on the media/ financial press when he refused to answer some questions during a conference call and then vowed to bury the shorts. But even Musk’s meltdown this week failed to tank …
Equity markets rebounded off recent lows this week after photos of the historic meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea dictator Kim Jun-un (AKA “little rocket man”) were released.
President Trump is rightfully taking credit for the …
Last week stocks tried to move into a bullish phase by moving over the 50-day moving average, but ran into some head winds with rising rates, and a couple of sectors that turned upside down.
Since the February lows, the …
What Does The S&P 500's Tightest Range In 50 Years Mean For Stocks and Your Portfolio?
February 22, 2026
