February 2023 Market Commentary

February 2023 Market Commentary

After a solid start to the year and positive results in the stock and bond markets in January, February hasn’t fared as well.  Both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 peaked on February 2nd and have been making a slow and wandering move downwards ever since.  In fact,...
January 2023 Market Commentary

January 2023 Market Commentary

Happy New Year!  Since I was born in the year of the Rabbit, I’m excited about what is possible.  And since the Rabbit is a symbol of peace and prosperity, I like what that means for 2023. After a slow start to January, the stock market seems to share my optimism for...
December 2022 Market Commentary

December 2022 Market Commentary

It’s “Santa Clause Rally” time and Santa is nowhere in sight!  Historically, the last 5 trading days of December and the first two trading days of January are when that “rally” is supposed to happen.  But this year, it looks like we (the collective “we”) are...
November 2022 Market Commentary

November 2022 Market Commentary

The stock market environment might really be improving this time, but there are still a few barriers that need to be overcome.  Even the bond market is acting better than it has all year.    Since bottoming in early October, the major US stock...
October 2022 Market Commentary

October 2022 Market Commentary

The major US stock indexes appear to be finding some stability, even if it is just in the short term.  For context: as of October 26th, the S&P 500 is down -18.65% year to date, after being down -24.50% at its low point on October 12th.  The NASDAQ100 is...
September 2022 Market Commentary

September 2022 Market Commentary

A historically weak week in the S&P500 was again historically weak.  It wasn’t much of a surprise to see the major stock markets in both the US and globally have a tough time in September.  Last month we suggested the positive movement in July was likely...