This is “non-normal” communication being delivered mid-month due to the changes occurring in the (Semi) Tactical Plan Confidence models.
The S&P 500 has gone from a positive return of 3.50% as of April 1st to now down almost 2 percent.
This downward sell off has occurred over the past couple of weeks.
Our technical indicators for the month of April are . . .
Read MoreI do not expect many “surprises” during the earnings season. Which means, April (in my professional opinion) should continue the forward momentum of the markets.
However, with the markets setting new all-time highs, any negative . . .
Read MoreFebruary is the identical twin of January. I wrote everything in italics below last month and it is exactly the same for this month. Every word is the same for February as it was in January.
The stock markets are off to a positive start for the year. It’s a “cautious” start to what is expected to be a roller coaster of a year. There is a lot of “headline risk” expected this year with the U.S. funding two wars, a Congress that cannot . . .
Read MoreThe stock markets are off to a positive start for the year. It’s a “cautious” start to what is expected to be a roller coaster of a year. There is a lot of “headline risk” expected this year with the U.S. funding two wars, a Congress that cannot create a long term funding strategy for the government and (of course) the Presidential Election later in the year. Combine that that with talk of a possible recession (which was talked about and never came to fruition last year).
The bond market is struggling a little to start the year off. Bonds are mostly effected by . . .
Read MoreWe “mirror” a model strategy from BlackRock (the largest asset manager in the world).
The commentary above is provided by BlackRock, Inc and is just a snippet of the full weekly commentary they produce.
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Read MoreKEVIN’S COMMENTS:
Happy New Year!
I hope that 2023 was a great year for you and 2024 will be even better!
New year, new you - lol
The markets had a volatile year but proved to be profitable.
See the year end market returns below*:
13.7% - DOW
24.2% - S&P
43.4% - NASDAQ
6.38% - BONDS (PTTRX)
Read MoreJust as the seasons change, the market changes too!
What a difference one month makes!
Last month I was writing how high the VIX (Fear Index) got, the downtrend of the market, etc.
This month, the VIX is ending the month below 13!
The stock market (S&P 500) is up over 10% as I write . . .
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