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On the Alert for Inflation

04/07/2021

April 7, 2021 The first quarter of 2021 was a rewarding one for most investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 8%, the S&P 500 gained about 6% and the Russell 2000 index advanced […]

Spring break … or compound fracture

03/26/2021

DJIA: 32,620 Spring break … or compound fracture. Little question there has been a break in the uptrend, but not one compounded by a poor overall technical backdrop. The Dow and S&P are only a […]

US Strategy Weekly: Does the Market Believe the Fed?

03/17/2021

The financial media is asking whether the stock market believes the Fed in terms of its future plans for monetary policy, and we feel the only answer to this question is yes. In fact, the […]

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Quarterly Market Strategy Report

On the Alert for Inflation

04/07/2021

April 7, 2021 The first quarter of 2021 was a rewarding one for most investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 8%, the S&P 500 gained about 6% and the Russell 2000 index advanced […]

Equities Perspective

Spring break … or compound fracture

03/26/2021

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US Strategy Weekly: Does the Market Believe the Fed?

03/17/2021

The financial media is asking whether the stock market believes the Fed in terms of its future plans for monetary policy, and we feel the only answer to this question is yes. In fact, the […]

Equities Perspective

Woodstock is a fond memory …

03/05/2021

DJIA: 30,924 Woodstock is a fond memory … will the same be true of Wood’s stocks? Cathie Wood has garnered quite a bit of fame, and deservedly so. Those ARK Funds which she founded were […]

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US Strategy Weekly: Momentum and Mania

02/17/2021

There is no doubt that the current equity market is displaying significant positive momentum. This is made clear by the fact that the Russell 2000 index has been core to price leadership in 2021. In […]

Equities Perspective

The January effect … in February

02/12/2021

DJIA: 31,430 The January effect … in February. The “January effect” is the tendency for beaten up stocks, many of them low price, to rally when December’s tax loss selling is over. Somewhat ironically, we’ve […]

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US Strategy Weekly: Earnings Rising

02/03/2021

Last week we outlined eight factors that typically identify a stock market bubble and discussed where we believe the current market stands in regard to each. One important and obvious characteristic of an equity bubble […]

Equities Perspective

If you hear T-A-P, start selling … just in case an E-R follows.

01/29/2021

DJIA: 30,603 If you hear T-A-P, start selling … just in case an E-R follows. Powell’s comments didn’t suggest taper is coming. Then, too, you just can’t have it both ways – recovery and a […]

Quarterly Market Strategy Report

Goodbye Annus Horribilis

01/19/2021

Many are calling 2020 annus horribilis (a Latin phrase meaning “horrible year”) due in large part to the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus around the globe and its knock-on effects on the global economy. Yet […]

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US Strategy Weekly: Sentiment and Inflation Warnings

01/13/2021

One of the first warnings signs of the year was the rise in bullish sentiment reported by the Association of American Individual Investors (AAII) in their weekly survey. In the first week of 2021, bullish […]