Commentary

Last week I showed a series of performance charts that called into question…Is This REALLY A Bull Market? That’s because we see the mega cap dominated S&P 500 (SPY) pulling ahead while most other indices are lagging far behind. Some…

The S&P 500 (SPY) continues to make new highs…and the rest of the market looks pretty anemic. This has been the main investment story in 2024. Especially since the April pullback. This replicates much of what we saw in 2023 til the…

Businesses have a problem. Consumers want personalized interactions. But the same consumers are unwilling to give up the personal details brands need to deliver them. This is the personalization paradox. It’s a dilemma companies must…

The S&P 500 (SPY) is consolidating just under the recent highs. With that investors are focused on 2 main things: Earnings season ..and what that means for future rate cuts There is a lot to dig into on these fronts and we will…

The S&P 500 (SPY) made new highs on Wednesday at 5,354 on the heels of NVDA soaring higher once again. And pretty well stayed at those highs on Thursday. But is the rest of the market really in record territory? And thus how bullish…

Wednesday was an exciting day as the headlines proclaimed that the S&P 500 (SPY) made new all time highs at 5,796. This was nice to see after the weak start to the month. Sadly, this is a hollow victory. That’s because investors are…

Rising stock prices is a magical eraser that removes a lot of worry for investors. However, it must be a curiosity to a lot of you how the Fed could start rate cuts and yet bond yields have moved higher…actually quite a bit higher. We…

The CPI inflation report Thursday morning was a nail in the coffin for the Mega cap only rally. This lower than expected inflation reading increases the odds of a Fed rate cut in September…and some thinking it may start as soon as end…

The Risk On rotation I prognosticated in last week’s commentary didn’t take long to come to fruition. That is because once the CPI report came in well under expectations on Thursday, investors quickly grasped that rate cuts will soon be…

Investors see the stars lining up for the first Fed rate cut. It could come as early as the July 31st meeting…but most signs point to the next meeting on September 18th as being the true starting line. Those investors waiting for the…