August 2026 Market Commentary

August 2026 Market Commentary

As we had noted last month, August had the chance to improve on a weak July, and month-to-date that’s what we’ve seen. Several major US markets did peak around August 13th and have drifted lower since. If that drift lower can stay somewhat restrained, then we believe...
July 2026 Market Commentary

July 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...
June 2026 Market Commentary

June 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....
May 2026 Market Commentary

May 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...
April 2026 Market Commentary

April 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...
March 2026 Market Commentary

March 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...