by Ryan Redfern | May 26, 2023 | Market Commentary
The last thing I was expecting this month was a nearly flat market. Sure, there have been some interesting ups and downs, but as I write this at the end of May, the S&P 500 is still where it was in early-February. There has been a lot of political drama around...
by Ryan Redfern | Apr 28, 2023 | Market Commentary
Our expectations for April were higher than what reality gave us. Just as I was writing last month’s market commentary, things were starting to look up. Sector strength was improving. Money flow was turning positive. And seasonality factors suggested a reasonable...
by Ryan Redfern | Mar 31, 2023 | Market Commentary
March is historically a strong month for the stock market. However, this year, it wasn’t until around the middle of the month that we saw most markets start to make gains. While those gains were focused on the Technology and NASDAQ space, the S&P 500 also showed...
by Ryan Redfern | Feb 24, 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,...
by Ryan Redfern | Jan 27, 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...
by Ryan Redfern | Dec 30, 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...
