Discussion - Both equities and bonds experienced a bout of volatility during the last week.As measured by the ticker SPY, Equities painted a new recent low on the 4th and then recovered nicely into the end of the week. Unfortunately, the Friday...

Discussion - Downward pressure on global equities and bonds continued for most of the last week into the quarter-end. US equities staged a nice rally on October 1st, painting a bullish reversal candle on the SPY chart. It seems likely that...

Discussion - U.S. equity prices whipsawed on the week, dropping early and recovering almost exactly to the 20-day exponential moving average as measured by the instrument SPY. Bonds prices moved down sharply but remained near the bottom of a...

Discussion - Global equities, including the S&P 500, remained under pressure last week while the bond complex generally, remained in consolidation. The S&P 500, as expressed by the ticker SPY, closed below the 50-day moving average. Going...

Discussion - Equities retreated last week while bonds remained within a consolidation pattern. The pullback in the S&P 500 took the index below its 20-day exponential moving average. In the past several months, moves below the 20-day EMA have...

Discussion - Global equities ripped higher last week while the bond complex generally consolidated in a range. Chart price action across multiple instruments suggests market participants believe that growth will remain strong and inflation under...

Discussion - Global equities performed well during the last week while the bond complex generally consolidated in a range.The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index registered a substantial increase in July, suggesting the real economy is...

Discussion - Broader U.S. equities as measured by the ticker SPY corrected early in the week and then recovered sharply towards the end of last week. U.S. equity market price action contrasts with many global markets ex-U.S., which sold off last...

Discussion - Broader US equities as measured by the ticker SPY closed at record highs last week, while technology sector stocks as measured by the ticker XLK remained rangebound. This dynamic is not particularly surprising nor concerning.As...

Discussion - U.S. equities broke higher out of their recent trading range while bond prices corrected sharply lower. Bond price action was quite the show last week as bond prices squeezed above recent highs and then promptly sold off. Price action...