November 2023 Market Commentary

November 2023 Market Commentary

After a challenging time for most stock market indexes in August and September, the seasonal October low happened a bit later than we expected.  We had noticed a pattern where the market lows for the Fall season tended to happen in the first half of the month, as they...
October 2023 Market Commentary

October 2023 Market Commentary

The month of October can often be a challenge.  At some point in this “spooky” month, major seasonal bottoms tend to happen.  October also signals the end of the “Sell in May…” part of the year.  Historically, mid-October to late-April is the strong half of the year...
September 2023 Market Commentary

September 2023 Market Commentary

Seasonality strikes again!  It should be no surprise that September has been a weak month across most of the stock market, as historically it has the highest probability of any month to see losses.  And this year is no different.  However, what this does do is set up...
August 2023 Market Commentary

August 2023 Market Commentary

As August began, it wasn’t much of a surprise to see the market start to pull back a bit from its over-stretched and over-bought conditions.  The stock market can only run up (or down) like that for so long before it needs to take a break.  It often reverts back to an...
July 2023 Market Commentary

July 2023 Market Commentary

I think this year’s stock market seasonality got the June/July results backwards.  Little was expected in June, but the month turned out well.  July is usually expected to be a good month, but has been underwhelming.  At least, not as positive as we were expecting. ...
June 2023 Market Commentary

June 2023 Market Commentary

Here we are, half way through 2023 already!  While things seem to look OK when you look at major indexes (like the S&P 500 or the NASDAQ 100), there are definitely some issues underneath the surface we have to remain aware of.  You’d think the market is healthy...