Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Ryan Detrick of LPL Financial Research. The chart shows the number of 5% pullbacks in the S&P 500 that have occurred each year going back to 1990. He points out that on average, the index experiences 3.3 separate 5% pullbacks per year. So far […]
Chart of the Day – Monday, August 5th 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day comes from a blog post by Michael Batnick of Ritholtz Wealth Management (@michaelbatnick). It’s a chart of the S&P 500 index going back to 2009 when stocks bottomed. Michael calls this chart the “Wall of Worry” because it illustrates the numerous reasons to sell over the past decade. Despite these bearish headlines, the […]
Bearish Undertones
“Risk happens fast.” Or whatever the smart alecks in the media and Twitter say. But it is hard to deny that there are some bearish undertones to the market these days, at least over the short term. Is it because someone Tweeted something? Is it because of interest rates? Is it because of the US […]
Millennials Stay on Trend
My favorite chartbook to go through is my Thematic ETF watchlist. It’s a great way to find obscure subsectors or areas of the market that are exhibiting strength but not getting much mainstream investor love. From Mobile Payments to Online Retail, Cannabis, Blockchain, Robotics and more… there are a plethora of niche industries that are […]
Market Thoughts from David Settle
David Settle, a co-founder of Market Scholars, has given us his most recent outlook on the market and what he sees going forward. If you follow David (or his partner Brandon Van Zee) on Twitter, you may be familiar with their intermediate- to longer-term approach to analyzing markets. David begins by noting that, for the most […]