by Ryan Redfern | Jul 31, 2026 | Market Commentary
Even though historically July tends to be a good month for the stock market, this year it has been underwhelming. With the major indexes in the red as we head towards the end of the month, there is still time they could turn positive for the S&P 500 and Russell...
by Ryan Redfern | Jun 26, 2026 | Market Commentary
As strong as the broad market was in April and May, it’s not much of a surprise to see it take a break in June. And the month of June even started on a high note, hitting new all-time highs on the 2nd day of the month, only to drift sideways or lower after that....
by Ryan Redfern | May 29, 2026 | Market Commentary
What a difference a few weeks can make. Is the price of oil still relatively high? It sure is. But does the market care? Not from what I can see. While March finished with a pullback in the S&P 500 (SPY ETF) of around -8.88%, once April arrived, it rebounded into...
by Ryan Redfern | Apr 24, 2026 | Market Commentary
The stock market has been on quite a ride since the end of last month. Many major indexes appeared to have bottomed just before March ended, kicking off a surprisingly strong rally that brought new highs to several of these indexes. I had mentioned last month that one...
by Ryan Redfern | Mar 27, 2026 | Market Commentary
As of last month’s writing, the market was mostly just grinding sideways and not doing much. But as March began, so did a conflict in Iran. That wasn’t a catalyst we had considered to bring a more volatile market, but here we are. That being said, the US...
by Ryan Redfern | Feb 27, 2026 | Market Commentary
So far, the broad markets are off to a “meh” start to the year with the S&P 500 index sitting very close to where it started in January. And while the big tech names that drove most of the upside we’ve seen over the past few years are getting hit the hardest, some...
