OTW Weekly Updates
Weekly Update: August 14, 2017
Important Announcement It’s with a heavy heart I write this email. After more than 5 years, the publishers have decided it’s time to retire the OTW. We made a huge impact on people’s lives, making trades, taking in profits… and sharing in the losses. Like life, there were ups and downs. I hope you found […]
Weekly Update: August 7, 2017
Weekly Update: August 7, 2017 What To Watch The summer is HOT… it’s supposed to be hot here in Phoenix (110 on Wednesday!). But do you know what’s hotter than Phoenix in August? This market! In just the last two weeks, we’ve surged from 21,600 to over 22,000! This latest surge has been well […]
Weekly Update: July 24, 2017
Weekly Update: July 24, 2017 What To Watch Market volumes are light as summer vacation time sweeps the land. Remember to take profits quickly and cut losses quickly too. We’re about six weeks away from the September and October time of year. Often when the market breaks lower, it occurs during these two months. […]
Weekly Update: July 10, 2017
Weekly Update: July 10, 2017 What To Watch For the last few weeks, we’ve seen the market tread water. The early part of June provided a surprise summer rally, right along with a Fed rate hike. Funny, Trump can’t seem to shake the constant “Russian Problem” with a new round of revelations about secret […]
Weekly Update: June 19, 2017
Weekly Update: June 19, 2017 What To Watch I called it a few weeks ago… it looks like we’re seeing a summer rally… the market has been making new high after new high. Despite the Fed hiking rates… which is normally bad for the market, we’re moving higher! We’re going to work with the […]
Weekly Update: June 5, 2017
Weekly Update: June 5, 2017 What To Watch We are breaking to new highs on the market… this might be the start of a summer run. Either way, we have some cleanup to do in the portfolio. First, our GM puts have served us well. Peak value was 143%… not a bad way to […]
Weekly Update: May 22, 2017
Weekly Update: May 22, 2017 What To Watch The last two weeks have been interesting ones in the market. Two weeks ago, the market was in a tight range, only to plummet on Wednesday of last week. Now we’re climbing back up and have recouped the losses. It looks to me like we’re in […]
Weekly Update: May 15, 2017
Weekly Update: May 15, 2017 What To Watch Today’s markets are a mixed bag. First we’re up… then we’re down… Now, we’re up again. This summer could be an interesting test of the market’s strength. If the “Sell in May and go away” crowd takes hold, we could see the entire market tumble. But […]
Weekly Update: May 1, 2017
Weekly Update: May 1, 2017 What To Watch We had a big rally a few days ago in the markets. But it doesn’t look like the rally is sticking. After two solid up days, we’ve got four down days in a row. That said, I believe the market slide is not over… so keep […]
Weekly Update: April 17, 2017
Weekly Update: April 17, 2017 What To Watch We’re now six weeks into the market slide. After the Dow peaked in early March, we’ve been on a steady slide lower. Mind you, it’s a slide, not a drop or plummet. Many would look at this as a market consolidation… preparing for a move higher! […]
Weekly Update: April 3, 2017
Weekly Update: April 3, 2017 What To Watch It’s official… The Trump rally is over… March ended the month with the DOW and NASDAQ both down for the month. Is that the end of the world? Probably not. But the big question… will it continue? In my opinion, we are entering a period of […]
Weekly Update: March 20, 2017
Weekly Update: March 20, 2017 What To Watch Last week was an exciting one for the markets… Why? Well, we had big news in the form of a rate hike by the Fed, yet the market didn’t plummet! Everyone who sees the risk of Fed rate increases was silenced with the news. Will they […]
Weekly Update: March 6, 2017
Weekly Update: March 6, 2017 What To Watch The markets are continuing to run and run and run. After breaking through the 20,000 level, we quickly reached 21,000! The excitement over Trump’s stimulus plan and his attempt at tax reform is driving market momentum. However, Janet Yellen and the Fed may throw that […]
Weekly Update: February 21, 2017
Weekly Update: February 21, 2017 What To Watch Yesterday was Presidents Day, and the markets were closed. Today we’re looking at another strong open and the Trump rally continues! One thing that’s of interest… the rally in the US Dollar. Normally, this would push commodity prices lower… as the more expensive commodities depress demand. […]
Weekly Update: February 6, 2017
Weekly Update: February 6, 2017 What To Watch February is starting off with a bang. The market is strong… and the Trump rally continues. The markets are continuing to trend higher and we need to be in the right stocks… watch for new trades next week. Now, let’s look at the portfolio. […]
Weekly Update: January 23, 2017
Weekly Update: January 23, 2017 What To Watch The big news this week… the Trump Inauguration. There is nothing like the pomp and circumstance that we see in our nation’s capital. The entire market is sitting on its hands waiting to see what Trump does. We’re also waiting to see more of the […]
Weekly Update: January 9, 2017
Weekly Update: January 9, 2017 What To Watch It’s been a great start to the year… the markets have continued pushing higher. Dow 20,000 is on watch, and the news cycle makes it a big deal every time we get close to the 20K mark. I’d expect us to break through in the next […]
Weekly Update: December 12, 2016
Weekly Update: December 12, 2016 What To Watch The Trump rally is taking a breather at the moment… but the new year is quickly approaching and the Santa Clause rally might push us up even further! Now talk of Dow 20,000 is leading the news cycle. Remember, don’t buck the trend… you have no […]
Weekly Update: November 28, 2016
Weekly Update: November 28, 2016 What To Watch I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Black Friday is off with a bang, and the holiday shopping season is now in full swing. The early indications are it’s going to be a strong sales season! The market is now above 19,000 and the Tump […]
Weekly Update: November 14, 2016
Weekly Update: November 14, 2016 What To Watch On to the markets… What a wild ride it’s been over the last week. After the election, global markets plummeted, sending the Dow futures down over 800 points… only to snap back and rally over the next few days. I believe the markets were more upset […]
Weekly Update: November 3, 2016
Weekly Update: November 3, 2016 What To Watch ***Important Update*** To give you better market information, we’re changing our weekly update publication schedule. Starting with the very next update, we’ll be publishing on Monday – every other week. So keep your eyes peeled for the next critical update on November 14! On to the […]
Weekly Update: October 27, 2016
Weekly Update: October 27, 2016 What To Watch Most of the action in stocks over the past week have been in individual names, with the heart of earnings season underway. This week has been focused on the major tech stocks, so lots of action in some of the biggest companies in the world. Next […]
Weekly Update: October 20, 2016
Weekly Update: October 20, 2016 What To Watch It’s been relatively quiet in the market overall, as investors focus mostly on individual equities/earnings. We’re just getting into the heart of earnings season, with lots of big names set to report over the next couple weeks. Given the way things have gone lately, I wouldn’t […]
Weekly Update: October 6, 2016
Weekly Update: October 6, 2016 What To Watch First off, let me throw in a quick programming note: There won’t be an update next week as I’ll be travelling. However, there will be a trade early in the week, so keep your eyes peeled. The big question this week is if interest rate risk […]
Weekly Update: September 29, 2016
Weekly Update: September 29, 2016 What To Watch Although the markets have been relatively calm the last week, the magnitude of daily moves seems to be a bit larger. That’s not to say some major volatility event is going to occur anytime soon. However, it could mean there are more items the crowd is […]
Weekly Update: September 22, 2016
Weekly Update: September 22, 2016 What To Watch Volatility levels were elevated for all of about one week before heading south again the last couple days. It did provide some excitement for traders this past week, but it looks like September isn’t going to get the sustained volatility bump we’ve seen in some previous […]
Weekly Update: September 15, 2016
Weekly Update: September 15, 2016 What To Watch So that’s what volatility looks like! We actually had some real, bona fide action last week, with a decent-sized selloff on Friday. Although we’ve regained much of the lost ground this week, there’s been enough up and down action to keep volatility levels elevated (to some […]
Weekly Update: September 8, 2016
Weekly Update: September 8, 2016 What To Watch We’re a week into September, and the markets have remained quiet. There’s been very little action to speak of from a general market perspective. Volatility remains close to rock bottom, although the volatility futures curve suggest investors are still a bit worried about what the future […]
Weekly Update: September 1, 2016
Weekly Update: September 1, 2016 What To Watch September is officially here, so that means we could start seeing some more volatility in the financial markets. Historically, September is the most volatile month of the year. I don’t expect anything crazy to happen, but we could experience a bit more action in the next […]
Weekly Update: August 25, 2016
Weekly Update: August 25, 2016 What To Watch It’s been an interesting week in the sense that nothing all that interesting has happened. As we approach September, you’d probably think there would be more meaningful news out. However, it’s been much of the same… and markets have reflected this by doing not much of […]
Weekly Update: August 18, 2016
Weekly Update: August 18, 2016 What To Watch Almost nothing new to report, as we endure one of the slowest stock market months in recent memory. Investors really seem to be taking August off as they await the traditionally more exciting months of September and October. Volatility continues to be very low in the […]
Weekly Update: August 11, 2016
Weekly Update: August 11, 2016 What To Watch It’s been two weeks since our last update but it sure seems like we didn’t miss anything. It’s been about as low a volatility environment as you’ll ever see. At least part of it is August, which is the last big month of vacations until the […]
Weekly Update: July 28, 2016
Weekly Update: July 28, 2016 What To Watch Quick administrative note: We’ll have a new trade tomorrow, but there will be no update or trade next week due to travel. I’ll be back with a new trade early the following week. The overall market has been fairly quiet over the last week as investors […]
Weekly Update: July 21, 2016
Weekly Update: July 21, 2016 What To Watch The equity markets have been calm the past week, with the major indexes hitting new highs before a small pullback today. Most of the news driving stocks is earnings related. We’re still pretty early on in earnings season, with many big names still to report. Over […]
Weekly Update: July 14, 2016
Weekly Update: July 14, 2016 What To Watch The financial markets have mostly settled down, with volatility returning to “normal” levels. US stocks have had a strong week, with several key indexes reaching all time highs. The S&P 500 is up 2% from last week and has climbed a reasonable 7% year-to-date. What’s interesting […]
Weekly Update: July 7, 2016
Weekly Update: July 7, 2016 What To Watch So is this business as usual, or something else? The stock market quickly dispensed with short-term concerns over Brexit, and price levels roared back to pre-turmoil levels. Volatility also took a dive, with a general sense of complacency taking hold over the investment community. So are […]
Weekly Update: June 30, 2016
Weekly Update: June 30, 2016 What To Watch Well, that was a wild week. In fact, the past week is about as crazy as one week can get in terms of stock movement. We went from a huge selloff to a “ho-hum, nothing to see here” scenario in just a few days. I think […]
Weekly Update: June 16, 2016
Weekly Update: June 16, 2016 What To Watch Before we get to the update, I have a quick administrative announcement. Next week our office is closed for summer vacation. As such, we won’t have any updates or trades until the following week. We’ll do a trade early in the week when we reopen, just […]
Weekly Update: June 9, 2016
Weekly Update: June 9, 2016 What To Watch June has been a pretty solid month for stocks so far. There may be some bearish action coming up between the Fed meeting and comments from big investors, but generally speaking, stock movement is more of the bullish variety lately. For the month, the Russell 2000 […]
Weekly Update: June 2, 2016
Weekly Update: June 2, 2016 What To Watch With the start of June, let’s take a quick look back at May and how the major asset classes performed over the last month. Believe or not, the top performing major stock index was the Nasdaq 100, which picked up almost 4% in a month’s time. […]
Weekly Update: May 26, 2016
Weekly Update: May 26, 2016 What To Watch After mostly sideways action this quarter, May is finishing out with a bang. The last couple days have seen some heavy bullish action for a change. Increases in retail spending and the lack of an impending rate hike have both contributed to the positive vibe. The […]
Weekly Update: May 19, 2016
Weekly Update: May 19, 2016 What To Watch There hasn’t been all that much going on in the markets since last week. Volatility is up a bit, but we also had some very good earnings from the likes of Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD), suggesting the retail environment in the US isn’t so […]
Weekly Update: May 12, 2016
Weekly Update: May 12, 2016 What To Watch Last week was a bit weird in the sense that it felt like a lot was going on in the markets, but the actual results are mostly unimpressive. Choppy markets will do that – give the impression of a lot of movement but the actual percentage […]
Weekly Update: May 5, 2016
Weekly Update: May 5, 2016 What To Watch It’s been a pretty choppy last week as the markets try to parse through global economic data and earnings. We’re definitely on the down slope of the earnings release curve, so that aspect will be quieting quite a bit. On the other hand, there’s a fairly […]
Weekly Update: April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016 What To Watch Big picture (or market) volatility is down, but individual stocks are moving quite a bit due to earnings. We’ve had some pretty big surprises this week, mostly from tech giants. Apple (AAPL) was a bit disappointing and then Icahn sold off all his shares today, which pushed the […]
Weekly Update: April 21, 2016
Weekly Update: April 21, 2016 What To Watch We’re starting to see a bit more volatility now with the heart of earnings season upon us. There’s also been a fair amount of volatility around oil. Still, the market remains near all-time highs. At the moment, there’s not a lot of reason to believe a […]
Weekly Update: April 14, 2016
Weekly Update: April 14, 2016 What To Watch It looks like investors are starting to believe in stocks again, which should be good for at least a short-run continuation of the current rally. Unless some major piece of negative news comes out, we’re looking at a slow and steady climb in stocks with individual […]
Weekly Update: April 7, 2016
Weekly Update: April 7, 2016 What To Watch Well, things got a little more interesting this week with stocks with the last couple days seeing a pullback. Granted, today’s 1.2% drop in the S&P 500 is hardly something to be riled up over. But, it’s certainly more action than we’ve seen in the past […]
Weekly Update: March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016 What To Watch Another quiet week just passed us by with the market reaching complacency levels very similar to the first half of last year. There’s simply not a lot of action in the broad market right now. Investors are essentially in wait-and-see mode until bigger news hits the wire. The […]
Weekly Update: March 24, 2016
Weekly Update: March 24, 2016 What To Watch It was a pretty quiet week overall, possibly due to spring break for schools and being a short week due to Good Friday. Speaking of Good Friday, I’ve been doing my trades on Fridays lately, but obviously not tomorrow with the markets closed. We’ll get the […]
Weekly Update: March 17, 2016
Weekly Update: March 17, 2016 What To Watch Stocks are back! It took nearly 3 months but a couple of the major equity indices are finally positive on the year. After today’s close, the DJIA is not quite up a percent for the year, while the S&P 500 is flat. The Nasdaq 100 and […]
Weekly Update: March 10, 2016
Weekly Update: March 10, 2016 What To Watch The major indices are basically flat from a week ago. With the S&P 500 right up against the 200-day moving average, I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s a pause in the recovery. Still, while stocks have gone sideways, volatility has gone mostly south […]
Weekly Update: March 3, 2016
Weekly Update: March 3, 2016 What To Watch Market conditions continue to improve overall. Generally speaking, stocks are up and volatility is down. The S&P 500 is up 3% from last week and is just about 2% from breaking even on the year. That’s certainly a nice turnaround from being down roughly 10% for […]
Weekly Update: February 25, 2016
Weekly Update: February 25, 2016 What To Watch Compared to the last several weeks, you may even describe this past week as uneventful. The S&P 500 has climbed about 1.5% since our last update. Some of the harder hit indices like the Russell 2000 and Nasdaq 100 are up as much as 2% over […]
Weekly Update: February 18, 2016
Weekly Update: February 18, 2016 What To Watch So that was a lot better week than we had last time I sent out an update. The overall fear level seems to be decreasing and stocks are showing signs of recovery. The S&P 500 is up about 3% since last week, with the Nasdaq, Russell […]
Weekly Update: February 11, 2016
Weekly Update: February 11, 2016 What To Watch The only thing I can really say here, is what the heck? I mean, we’re obviously in or on the cusp of a bear market. However, the negativity in the markets doesn’t match the reality. Yes, things are far from perfect in the US or around […]
Weekly Update: February 4, 2016
Weekly Update: February 4, 2016 What To Watch The equity markets continue to show some signs of stabilizing, although we’re still a long way from what I’d consider to be low volatility. There are a number of factors creating volatility, which could take a while to sort through. In other words, market volatility may […]
Weekly Update: January 28, 2016
Weekly Update: January 28, 2016 What To Watch Things weren’t quite so bad this week, as the markets have settled down to some extent. The S&P 500 is up about 1% in a week’s period, with oil jumping about 5%. Volatility has remained elevated though according to the VIX, which was roughly unchanged from […]
Weekly Update: January 21, 2016
Weekly Update: January 21, 2016 What To Watch For lack of a better term, the financial markets have been mostly disgusting this year. That is, unless you’re a short seller. But, I’m operating under the premise that most of us like to buy stuff and watch it go up. So yes, it’s been pretty […]
Weekly Update: January 14, 2016
Weekly Update: January 14, 2016 What To Watch The financial markets aren’t doing much better since our update last week, but at least we’ve had some up days mixed in with the selloff. Today for instance, the S&P is up about 2%. The benchmark index is still down nearly 6% on the year. However, […]
Weekly Update: January 7, 2016
Weekly Update: January 7, 2016 What To Watch Carnage may be too strong a word to describe the stock market conditions so far in 2016. But, it’s not too far from the truth. The S&P 500 is already down 5% this year, and the financial markets are acting like it’s 2008. It certainly hasn’t […]
Weekly Update: December 17, 2015
Weekly Update: December 17, 2015 What To Watch Editor’s Note: Our offices will be closed for the holidays for the final two weeks of December. There will be no trades or updates during that time. We’ll get things kicked off the first week of January. Hope you all have a happy holiday season! The […]
Weekly Update: December 10, 2015
Weekly Update: December 10, 2015 What To Watch We’re seeing something of a pre-Christmas pullback in stocks. Over the last week, the S&P 500 is down 1.5%. The benchmark index is still up 1.5% for the year and has gained back a half percent today as of this writing. Outside of some crazy news […]
Weekly Update: December 3, 2015
Weekly Update: December 3, 2015 What To Watch With US stocks down today, and for the week, it definitely looks like the current trade channel is holding firm. While I expect December to be a positive month for stocks, there’s probably a ceiling on how high we’re going to go. I’m still expecting the […]
Weekly Update: November 19, 2015
Weekly Update: November 19, 2015 What To Watch So far, it’s looking like my “stocks are going to trade in a channel” theory has been spot on. After declining for most of last week, this week has been a different story for US equities. The S&P 500 is up a half percent from this […]
Weekly Update: November 12, 2015
Weekly Update: November 12, 2015 What To Watch It looks like US stocks may be ready to fall back into the channel they traded in for most of the year. We’ll see if the S&P 500 bounces off the 200-day moving average, which is what I expect. If so, I think we could very […]
Weekly Update: November 5, 2015
Weekly Update: November 5, 2015 What To Watch Now that US stocks have caught up to where they were before the August correction, it will be interesting to see what happens. Over the last week, the S&P 500 has gained about a half percent. The index is up 4% for the year and seems […]
Weekly Update: October 29, 2015
Weekly Update: October 29, 2015 What To Watch It’s been another solid week for US stocks, with investors focused mainly on earnings and the Fed meeting. From this time last week, we’ve seen a solid 3.5% climb in the S&P 500. For the year, the benchmark index is now up about 3%. That’s quite […]
Weekly Update: October 22, 2015
Weekly Update: October 22, 2015 What To Watch We mostly had a quiet week in US equities until today. After solid earnings from McDonald’s (MCD) and bullish news out of Europe, stock exploded higher. The S&P 500 closed up 1.6% and has finally made up all the lost ground from the August correction. Meanwhile, […]
Weekly Update: October 15, 2015
Weekly Update: October 15, 2015 What To Watch Well it took a couple months, but the S&P 500 has finally returned to even for the year after selling off 10% during the August correction. As we head into the holiday season, volatility has come off and investors are slowly but surely returning to stock […]
Weekly Update: October 8, 2015
Weekly Update: October 8, 2015 What To Watch If you’re a fan of US stocks, you finally had the week bulls have been waiting for. The S&P 500 is up over 4% from our last update, and is now down just 1.5% for the year. That’s quite a turnaround from the volatility and downwards […]
Weekly Update: October 1, 2015
Weekly Update: October 1, 2015 What To Watch If you just looked at the final tally – the S&P 500 is basically flat from last week – it would appear that not much has happened since our last update. However, the market has actually been fairly volatile over the week period. Overall, the S&P […]
Weekly Update: September 24, 2015
Weekly Update: September 24, 2015 What To Watch Well, it’s been two weeks since my last update, but the last two weeks have been a lot of like. The overall market is still choppy and volatile, but not nearly as much as it had been during the correction in late August. We seem to […]
Weekly Update: September 10, 2015
Weekly Update: September 10, 2015 What To Watch The markets are settling down from the craziness of the last few weeks. But, there’s still plenty of action to be had. The S&P 500 is up about 1.5% from last week – which is nice to see for US investors. However, the stock benchmark is […]
Weekly Update: September 3, 2015
Weekly Update: September 3, 2015 What To Watch Another week of major volatility has just passed, but the overall level of the stock market is about the same as before. The S&P 500 is up small from last week, but was quite choppy from one day to the next. The most heavily followed US […]
Weekly Update: August 27, 2015
Weekly Update: August 27, 2015 What To Watch Well, it’s been a heck of a week since our last update. The US equities market has basically gone through a correction – and then regained half of the drop over a very short time period. And as you would probably expect, volatility has been through […]
Weekly Update: August 20, 2015
Weekly Update: August 20, 2015 What To Watch Ouch – this wasn’t the week we were looking for. Investors have apparently gotten tired of owning stocks over the past week. For the first time in a while, the major equity indices have broken out of their trading ranges. Unfortunately, the breakout was to the […]
Weekly Update: August 13, 2015
Weekly Update: August 13, 2015 What To Watch What a painfully choppy week we just had! US equities continue to avoid sticking to a direction. We basically get a few up days and a few down days, with the result being a whole lot of nothing. The moves are generally not big enough to […]
Weekly Update: August 6, 2015
Weekly Update: August 6, 2015 What To Watch Another sideways week for the S&P 500 is in the books. The benchmark for US equities is down small from this time last week. On the year, the index is up about 3%. This week seemed to be more negative than last, but there really wasn’t […]
Weekly Update: July 30, 2015
Weekly Update: July 30, 2015 What To Watch Last week was mostly about the markets settling down and investors focusing on individual earnings reports. This week has been more about US economics and interest rates. The S&P 500 looks like it’s once again trading sideways in a 50 to 75 point range. It’s been […]
Weekly Update: July 23, 2015
Weekly Update: July 23, 2015 What To Watch We’re essentially back to the summer doldrums. Volatility has plummeted to levels we’re used to seeing when not much is going on in the markets. In fact, the only thing really keeping it interesting lately is we’re in the heart of earnings season. The S&P 500 […]
Weekly Update: July 16, 2015
Weekly Update: July 16, 2015 What To Watch Quite a bit has happened since last week’s update. We’ve definitely seen volatility recede considerably over the time period. However, the situations which sparked the elevated volatility to begin with are not fully resolved. The S&P 500 has shown a significant resurgence in the past week. […]
Weekly Update: July 9, 2015
Weekly Update: July 9, 2015 What To Watch Well, we’ve certainly seen some action since our last update! Normally a very slow period, the last couple weeks have provided several major headlines and a hefty dose of volatility. The S&P 500 is down about 0.70% from last week and 1.4% for the month. Moreover, […]
Weekly Update: June 25, 2015
Weekly Update: June 25, 2015 What To Watch There’s been a fair amount of big news this past week, but the market has been relatively calm despite the headlines. The S&P 500 is up about a half percent from this time last week. Meanwhile, small caps continue to lead the way, up 1.5% in […]
Weekly Update: June 18, 2015
Weekly Update: June 18, 2015 What To Watch Things have been a bit more interesting the past week. The stock market is seeing bigger moves in June than we have for much of the last two months. Volatility is up, but still at reasonably low levels relative to historical levels. The S&P 500 is […]
Weekly Update: June 11, 2015
Weekly Update: June 11, 2015 What To Watch US equities looked like they may break down, with the S&P 500 dropping through the 50-day moving average. But, a big up day yesterday has gotten stocks back on track. Despite the down days, the benchmark index is only down about a half percent from this […]
Weekly Update: June 4, 2015
Weekly Update: June 4, 2015 What To Watch For once, we’ve had some actual volatility to contend with in the financial markets. The S&P 500 is down about a half percent since last week, but is still within 2% of record highs. Surprisingly, small caps haven’t been hit as hard, and are up about […]
Weekly Update: May 28, 2015
Weekly Update: May 28, 2015 What To Watch It’s still been fairly quiet in the US equity markets, although we’ve had a bit more downward action over the past week. Overall, the S&P 500 is almost flat from our last update. The Russell 2000 has also held steady over a week’s period. While the […]
Weekly Update: May 21, 2015
Weekly Update: May 21, 2015 What To Watch Here we go again in US equities. The major indices are once again trading at record highs. The S&P 500 is up about 1.5% since last week and has passed 4% returns on the year. Small caps have also gotten a boost, with the Russell 2000 […]
Weekly Update: May 14, 2015
Weekly Update: May 14, 2015 What To Watch US equities are trading in a relatively narrow range. The direction is mostly sideways, but with a bullish bias. The S&P 500 is up a percent from this time last week, and is just a tick below the 52-week high. Small caps have also regained some […]
Weekly Update: May 7, 2015
Weekly Update: May 7, 2015 What To Watch We’re seeing an uptick in volatility in the financial markets this week and US equities have pulled back a bit. The S&P 500 is down a little over 1% since last week and is once again sitting at the important 50-day moving average trend line. Over […]
Weekly Update: April 30, 2015
Weekly Update: April 30, 2015 What To Watch Another week, another flat performance for US equities. The S&P 500 is almost completely breakeven since our update last week. It’s still up about 3% on the year. On the other hand, small caps seem to have lost some favor from investors and are down 1.5% […]
Weekly Update: April 23, 2015
Weekly Update: April 23, 2015 What To Watch US equities are slightly positive from a week ago, but with today’s climb, they’ve set a new 52-week high. Meanwhile, NASDAQ stocks just closed at a record high, finally making it all the way back from the dot.com crash around 15 years ago. The NASDAQ 100 […]
Weekly Update: April 16, 2015
Weekly Update: April 16, 2015 What To Watch Equities had a quiet but positive week so far. The S&P 500 is up over a percent since our last update and is up nearly 3% for the year. Interestingly, small caps are seeing more positive action, climbing over 6% on the year. Meanwhile, crude oil […]
Weekly Update: April 9, 2015
Weekly Update: April 9, 2015 What To Watch It’s been a fairly quiet week overall, with a moderately positive bias in equities. The S&P 500 is up about a percent from this time last week. For the year, the index is closing in on 2% gains. Meanwhile, volatility has been mostly nonexistent. Investors still […]
Weekly Update: April 2, 2015
Weekly Update: April 2, 2015 What To Watch US equities continue to trade sideways, but the range is narrowing. The S&P 500 is up about a half of percent this year and is still sitting right around its 50-day moving average. NASDAQ stocks and small caps have fared better this year, with the Nasdaq […]
Weekly Update: March 26, 2015
Weekly Update: March 26, 2015 What To Watch There’s still a fair amount of uncertainty and sideways action in US equities as we approach the end of the first quarter. The S&P 500 is back to basically flat on the year and just under the 50-day moving average. Investors try to digest a host […]
Weekly Update: March 19, 2015
Weekly Update: March 19, 2015 What To Watch Equities could be interesting over the next couple months as we wait on economic news. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up about 1% from last week’s update. In addition, volatility was sucked out of the equity markets once the Fed meeting was completed. Basically, there was […]
Weekly Update: March 12, 2015
Weekly Update: March 12, 2015 What To Watch US equities are down a fair amount from last week, but have rebounded in a big way today. The S&P 500 is off about 3% from last week’s update. However, the benchmark index did regain about 1.5% today. Basically, investors were reacting (negatively) to the strengthening […]
Weekly Update: March 5, 2015
Weekly Update: March 5, 2015 What To Watch US equities are down small from this time last week, but we’re still within a percent of record highs in the S&P 500. It was mostly a quiet week in terms of stock action as equity investors await bigger news. One of the more interesting items […]
