by Ryan Redfern | Mar 26, 2021 | Market Commentary
I’m noticing a pattern in the market this year that has been challenging. The first half of the month has been generally positive, and then toward the end of the month, the market proceeds to sell-off. This is how January, February, and March have played...
by Ryan Redfern | Feb 26, 2021 | Market Commentary
February WAS looking to be pretty good for the S&P 5001, being up almost 6% at one point this month. That is, until the last couple of days, when much like January, the market wanted to give back the gains. As of today, we are looking at ending...
by Ryan Redfern | Jan 29, 2021 | Market Commentary
So far, 2021 isn’t having as much strength or conviction in the stock market as I would have thought or even hoped. As of close yesterday, the S&P5001 is only slightly above break-even on the year at just under 1%. And while the index started out...
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...
