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Lingering Effects
As of March 27, 2026, the S&P 500 continues to face significant pressure from the escalating U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The market has recently undergone a...
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The Dead Zone
Key TakeawayGrowth followed by consolidation - the S&P 500 appears to be in a "Dead Zone". The market is consolidating its previous gains and is now in a tight side-ways or rangebound zone. (reference the two horizontal dotted blue...
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Possible "Breather" Coming
With the S&P 500 at all time highs (despite best efforts from the media), a full market recovery from the lows of the Tariff War are officially behind us. Does this mean that the coast is clear? Well...
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Full Recovery with a Pause...
Key Takeaway Despite the media, who feels their job is to scare the pants off of investors, the S&P 500 has come very close to full recovery. Because we've had such a strong "V-Shaped" recovery thus far, it's only natural for the...
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Rejection, Now What?
High school prom & sports try-outs, job applications, and dating - no one likes rejection, but after it happen, what's next? This week, the S&P 500 rejected it's attempt to regain control of it's 200-day moving average....
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Shopping List
Key Takeaway As the S&P 500 continues its sell-off, this will eventually lead to a very good opportunity for patient investors to pick up some high quality stocks at steep bargains. However timing those bargains can be challenging....
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Make or Break?
The S&P 500 has certainly had a set back as of the last couple of weeks. We are now at a point of "make or break". The market is either reverting back to it's mean, but needs to hold and grow from current levels or it could spell...
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The Great Cash Hoard
As of now, there are not too many reasons as to why you should not to be invested in the US Equity Markets; however, when things are going so smoothly, it may be time to begin looking for opposing underlying currents.
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Surprise, Surprise...
The S&P 500 is on a tear, and surprisingly seems to be defying all odds. Things just keep humming, so we will continue to ride this trend as long as the wave continues.
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Fed Funds rate & the Market
There is a lot of speculation in the media and many "calls to action" for our Federal Government to cut rates. So what does this mean for the market? One would think that by cutting rates, ie: reducing the cost of goods...
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Unemployment ≠ the Market
This year has been fantastic so far, and now it appears we are beginning a slow patch...or is it something more? Let's explore the historical unemployment figures relative to stock prices to better understand.
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Market Fireworks!
Key Takeaway The S&P 500 has had an explosive year - so will it continue? Anything can happen with the market; however, in our opinion, we should expect an upcoming pullback due to elevated company valuations and overbought technical...
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Slight Negative Divergence
The S&P 500 is no doubt on a tear this year. In fact, the only noticeable pull-back (nearly 6%) resulted after a major Negative Divergence had occurred. Since the prior divergence, the market has recovered well to make all new highs.
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Up or Down?
Key Takeaway The S&P 500 is consolidating it's recent gains. It peaked in late March and has since pulled back a bit. The RSI has dropped below 50, but is bouncing around that level; and the MACD is negatvie Schedule a meeting to see...
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Market Pull Back - Caution?
Key Takeaway The market has defied most analysts this year (which is not uncommon); however, has it hit a short-term peak? As of now, the market peaked at the beginning of April and seems to be in a minor, and possibly healthy, pull...
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Market Crosscurrents
There have been some very positive technical advances as of late; however, until there is a solid breakout of price above the downtrend line, the S&P 500 is still considered to be in a...
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Back in the Zone - for now!
The S&P 500 had an apparent short term, fake breakdown, which has recovered back into our up-channel trend. Next week will tell if it can continue to hold the trend or not...
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Will It Stick the Landing?
The S&P 500 has recently pulled back from its highs but remains within an acceptable range of volatility, indicating a mid-range technical uptrend characterized by higher highs and higher lows.
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Triple Witching Friday
Key Takeaway Today - Friday, September 15th falls on a day known as "triple witching". The term, admittedly a little scary in nature, is known for describing an event which happens four times per calendar year where huge amounts of...
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Close But No Cigar
The S&P 500 has pulled back from it's overbought highs, and is trying to find a floor to its recent pullback. So far it may be close, but no cigar - quite yet...
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Must Hold Zone
As we come to the tail end of earnings season and enter a historically difficult seasonality period (Aug/Sept - especially Sept), the market is following suit. Below are the areas we are watching with great interest...
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Too Far, Too Fast?
There is no doubt that buyers have come back into the market. Confidence levels have recovered for investors; however, has the market traveled too far, too fast?
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A Tale of Three Stories
Technical Analysis if full of varying scenarios that can be viewed in very different ways. Below are three separate ways to look at the same chart of the S&P 500 - each telling a slightly different story.
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The Stock Market's Engine
If you turn on the news or read the paper, there's no way this market could go higher, right?!....not so fast - let's take a peek under the hood...
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Walk the Line
Whether you're a Johnny Cash fan or not, the market has been Walking the Line for the first 3 months of this year....and it actually does feel a lot like Prison! We've updated our chart to include some new and potential trend lines.
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The Good, The Bad & The Here!
We've been discussing for some time that you can't have such a long and strong downtrend line in the S&P 500 (which lasted the entire year of 2022), and not expect it to be tested as support after the eventual breakout.
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The Market's Wish
Key TakeawayThe market is wishing that inflation will subside and that the Fed will begin to lower rates later this year. However, as the old adage goes, be careful what you wish for! During the two major bear markets of recent...
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The January Effect
When borrowing costs are rising, investors are wary of buying risk assets. This leads to less borrowing by households and businesses which means less money being spent. In turn...
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