September 2021 Market Commentary

September 2021 Market Commentary

Historically, September has the highest odds of a negative stock market return out of all the months of the year.  And as if on cue, this year it is no different.  The S&P 5001 drifted lower at a fairly slow pace and then accelerated into the last half...
August 2021 Market Commentary

August 2021 Market Commentary

We’re starting to see an interesting shift in the market, and in the short-term things are looking “sub-optimal” (as a Doctor friend would say).  Our Long-Term trend indicator has been weakening and is now giving us a negative reading.  It tried to go...
July 2021 Market Commentary

July 2021 Market Commentary

For most of this year so far, the market has lacked the breadth and broad participation usually behind a strong market trend (in either direction).  In January, we had a brief moment where Small Cap stocks were doing great, but that hasn’t gone anywhere since...
June 2021 Market Commentary

June 2021 Market Commentary

Similar to earlier months this year, in June, the S&P5001 had peaked mid-month and then had a quick sell-off.  Unlike other months, however, this month has largely bounced back and is as of this writing only slightly positive on the month.  As of our...
May 2021 Market Commentary

May 2021 Market Commentary

Since the end of April, the S&P5001 has been in a tight range and as of this writing, it is sitting almost exactly where it was a month ago.  However, there are several factors that are looking more positive than we’ve seen in a while – and it seems possible...
April 2021 Market Commentary

April 2021 Market Commentary

Last month I mentioned how we noticed that the market has been peaking mid-month and then selling off into the end of the month.  This happened in January, February, and March this year.  While I didn’t intend that observation to also be a projection, it...