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April 9, 2025

Stocks Crash, What's Next?

The S&P 500 plunged -9.08% this week with Friday's close at 5,074.08. It's stunning to write and it brings back jarring memories to almost exactly five short years ago. we've placed a bullseye between the ~4,766-4,966 price region and this is where we have conviction in the idea that the S&P 500 will find its footing. In other words, we don't think it gets worse than that here in the month of April. While the price action feels totally bidless, we're not headed to zero within weeks. This sets the stage for a stunning "bear market rally".

February 3, 2025

Stocks Finish January At New All-Time Highs

The S&P 500 fell -1.00% this week with Friday's close at 6,040.53. The index woke up with a case of the Mondays this week with the S&P 500 opening the week at 5,969.04, a gap down of -2.16% relative to last Friday's close at 6,101.24. We traded back up to 6,120.91, a mere 7.27 points below our all-time high at 6,128.18, but that's where the S&P 500 got Trumped!

November 12, 2024

Stocks Throw An Election Party!

The S&P 500 surged 4.66% this week with Friday's close at 5,995.54. Friday's close is a new all-time high daily and weekly close. Nobody knows what's next for the price of the S&P 500, but the cumulative price action here in 2024 supports the idea that there is a tailwind behind the equity market's back. And since strength tends to beget strength in equity markets, there's a good chance that tailwind is going to persist for a while longer.

October 7, 2024

A Month Later And We're Still Sitting In Traffic.

The S&P 500 gained 0.22% this week with Friday's close at 5,751.07. Friday's close is a new all-time high weekly close, the third consecutive week to finish at a new all-time high. The index has now increased four weeks in a row, and seven of the last eight overall. It's a time to invest as if the best is yet to come while being prepared in the event the worst is just around the corner.

September 10, 2024

Stocks Remain Stuck In Neutral And That's Ok

The S&P 500 plunged -4.25% this week with Friday's close at 5,408.42. The index opened lower to start the week, and the weekly open recorded as the weekly high, so the price action this week was all downhill, literally. Since breaking out to the upside in July, the S&P 500 has been consolidating and mostly trading sideways...and that's a good thing!

July 1, 2024

Stocks Finish A Terrific First Half On A High Note

The S&P 500 closed the month of June this week at a new all-time high monthly close. The index has now increased two months in a row, rising by 8.44% in the process. We're up five of the first six months in 2024, finished the first half of the year higher by more than 10%, and closed the first half of the year at the highest price in the history of the index. How's that for a bullish trifecta?