Summing Up The Week With this week’s volatile price action in the markets, I felt it might be a good time to remind myself of my key rule: As long term investors, it’s more important to have disciplined strategies than bullish or bearish narratives. The question...
Summing Up The Week Slowly at first, then all at once… Weeks with Federal Reserve meetings tend to be incredibly dull up until the Wednesday announcement of the Fed decision and this week was no different. This kind of slow price action makes sense intuitively:...
Summing Up The Week A series of positive news catalysts combined to create a bullish environment for stocks this weeks with reports that inflation is cooling, the economy is going strong, and that UPS and the Teamsters might be able to get along. Let’s take a...
Summing Up The Week The markets rocketed higher this week on the back of data showing inflation is almost definitely slowing and that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its tightening cycle. No more rate hikes is certainly good news for stocks, however some...
Summing Up The Week Even though there were only 3-1/2 trading days this week thanks to the Independence Day holiday, significant news releases really moved the markets, particularly later in the week. A hotter-than-expected jobs report indicates that the economy is...
