by Ryan Redfern | Dec 31, 2020 | Market Commentary
Well, there you have it. Another trading year behind us that has been quite a ride. The S&P 5001 looks like it will end the year up around 17.5% (FastTrack data). That is incredibly surprising, given that the same index was down over -30% at one...
by Ryan Redfern | Nov 27, 2020 | Market Commentary
November appears to be getting back to normal for the stock market now that we’re past the election tension. Volatility, measured by the VIX index, has been steadily falling back to the lows we saw in mid-August. And the S&P 5001 has slowly risen back...
by Ryan Redfern | Oct 30, 2020 | Market Commentary
So far October has turned out to be less than exciting in the markets. While it started off with a rebound from the mild pull-back we saw in September (as was seasonally expected), over the past week it has really slowed down and now we’re looking at a possible...
by Ryan Redfern | Sep 25, 2020 | Market Commentary
It has been no surprise to see the stock market struggle in September. Historically, this month has the highest odds of a loss. And so far this month, the S&P 5001 has given back most of the gains it had made in 2020. And as of September 24th,...
by Ryan Redfern | Aug 31, 2020 | Market Commentary
August was a surprisingly good month for the S&P5001. Our expectations were just hoping to remain positive, but the index is now positive slightly more than 10% so far in 2020. Certainly not wAugust was a surprisingly good month for the...