December 2020 Market Commentary

December 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...
November 2020 Market Commentary

November 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...
October 2020 Market Commentary

October 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...
September 2020 Market Commentary

September 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,...
August 2020 Market Commentary

August 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...