Market Notebook December 17th, 2017

  U.S. Equity Markets Performed Well U.S. equity markets performed well last week while the remainder of the world equity markets were basically a mixed bag. Junk bonds were muted and continue to struggle. Coffee Coffee put in a new recent low and rebounded...

Market Notebook December 10th, 2017

  Consolidation Week Generally speaking, last week might be described as a consolidation week for the markets. The price action exhibited, was that of a “healthy” market. Gold Gold was a stand out as prices came off sharply. Depending on the dynamics of the...

Market Notebook December 3rd, 2017

  Market Volatility The most interesting development last week was Friday’s volatility. Large intraday moves that amounted to a flash in the pan when all was said and done. Fear evaporated quickly as weakness in pricing was quickly bought. Generally speaking,...

Market Notebook November 26th, 2017

  Last Week’s Price Action The previous week saw a sharp global equity rally to include U.S. equities along with further sharp recovery in high yield or junk bond prices. The market appears to have shrugged off most concerns including interest rate...