05|30|2018
Market Thoughts | Reverse Course | May 25, 2018
Oil, Rates, and Europe have all reversed course this last week. What were the catalysts, and should we be concerned? The US backed away recently from the Iran deal....
05|21|2018
Inverse Indicators | May 18, 2018
Two main indicators of future market activity were conflicting this past week. Which indicator should we listen to? Oil prices rose during the week to $72.15 and eventually settled...
05|15|2018
Oil, Oil, and Oil | May 11, 2018
Last week, saw a rise in S&P 500 performance. Will recent momentum evaporate as we move away from earnings season? 1st quarter earnings are projected to increase approximately 24.9%,...
05|08|2018
Unemployment or Inflation? | May 4, 2018
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash For much of the last decade the focus has been squarely on unemployment and this past Friday was no different… Or was it? Unemployment was released this...
05|01|2018
The Hole in the Boat… | April 27, 2018
‘Cut taxes’ they said, ‘it will be fun’ they said, nobody told them it could crash the bond market… Tax reform is providing us some much-needed respite from the...
04|24|2018
The Calm After the Storm | April 20, 2018
Photo by grafixart grafixart_photo on Unsplash Equity prices have stabilized as corporate earnings season has gotten under way. Is it sustainable or just smoke in mirrors like a clever ad from the...
04|17|2018
Rising Tides | April 13, 2018
The markets continued their volatile ways last week, but the S&P managed to muster a 1.99% increase. What caused the tide to change? Trade this It may be a...
04|10|2018
Tweeting Tariff Tantrum
Last week markets continued their rollercoaster ride over trade. Negotiations-vs-Trade War, which is it? Monday The week opened with China retaliating to the US metal’s tariff. $3B in US...
04|04|2018
Taking Aim at Tech | March 29, 2018
Recently tech has been in focus and this held true last week as well. It resulted in the NASDAQ lagging the rest of the major averages, but what does...
03|27|2018
Faceplant | March 23, 2018
Facebook caused chaos on the Markets early in the week, followed by a rate hike, and tariff talk closed out the week. What does it all mean to the...