When trying to gauge the state of the US Stock Market, we typically look at benchmarks like the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500. Several other indices are worth taking a look at that could provide a more comprehensive picture of the market. I thought it would be interesting to break down the […]
Small-caps Showing Signs of Life
For a majority of the year, the underperformance of Small-caps has been one of the more valid arguments that the bears have had for betting against stocks. However, in the past week, Small-caps have made an impressive comeback. As a legendary trader, Peter Brandt points out in the tweet below, this eliminates what has been […]
Chart of the Day – Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Dan Russo of Chaikin Analytics (@DanRusso_CMT). It’s a daily candlestick chart of the Small-cap Russell 2000 index over the past year. The Russell 2000 has been in focus recently as it continues to underperform the other major indices. Today, it fell beneath the June low and […]
Financials Remain in Focus
Financials are certainly a space that we have covered a few times on this site, both in April and June. This sector continues to be an area of focus for many investors out there. In fact, Financials have outperformed the broad market over the last three months. It is also the third highest-weighted sector in […]
An Unusual Environment
Yesterday, Chris Verrone of Strategas appeared on Real Vision to give us his take on the current environment in markets. He believes that the Fed is the root cause for the rallies we have seen in equities, bonds, and even Gold. So, why are all three of these asset classes trading in sync? Chris notes […]