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...

03|20|2018

Trade Wars: Episode 764 | March 16, 2018

Markets retreated last week as volatility has continued to be the theme. Will trade wars continue to dominate the market landscape? The current environment is fraught with uncertainty and...

03|13|2018

Tariff This! | March 9, 2018

The markets ran the gamut last week. What caused the swings and led to being up 3% on the week?   Politics as usual  The week started much like the prior week had ended,...

03|06|2018

The Volatility Pendulum | March 2, 2018

Markets shed 2% last week as the pendulum swung back towards correction. What is next for the markets? The pullback appeared to be an immediate response to concerns over...

02|27|2018

Rates and Stocks | February 23, 2018

Markets grew at a humble rate last week and volatility has come back down. As we look ahead to the next growth cycle, interest rates will likely play a...

02|21|2018

What Goes Down Must Go Up! | February 16, 2018

In recent weeks, volatility has been turned on its head. Where will it go from here? 2017 saw incredibly low volatility. The VIX, The Chicago Board of Options Exchange...