Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending Aug 21, 2026 U.S. equity markets moved lower this week, with weakness led by technology, Industrials, Utilities, and broader growth-oriented benchmarks. The NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) declined 2.41%, while the S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) fell 1.38%, pressured by sharp losses in Technology (XLK), Industrials (XLI), and Utilities (XLU). In … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending August 14, 2026 U.S. equity markets advanced this week, with gains spread across most major ETFs and sector benchmarks. Energy (XLE) led the group with a strong 7.67% gain, while Dividend Equity (SCHD), Utilities (XLU), Communication Services (XLC), Consumer Staples (XLP), Technology (XLK), Small Caps (VB), and Health Care … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending July 10, 2026 Markets remained mixed last week, with sector leadership continuing to rotate beneath a relatively stable broader market. The S&P 500 edged up 0.16%, while the Nasdaq 100 and small caps declined 1.07% and 1.33%, respectively. Energy was the clear standout, surging 5.78%, followed by gains in … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending Jul 02, 2026 U.S. equity markets were mixed over the shortened trading week, with broad index performance modestly positive but sector leadership remaining uneven. The S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) gained 0.56%, while the NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) declined 1.55%, weighed down by continued weakness in Technology (XLK), which fell … Read more
The current economic doldrums have most investors concerned about a potential market downturn. The bottom line concern many economists and consultants have expressed lately is stagflation, the dreaded combination of flat economic growth with inflation that gets higher and higher indefinitely. We may be approaching a time where that concern becomes so widely held that … Read more
The month of March followed the old aphorism nicely from a weather and climate perspective. For most of the country, it went in like a lion with harsh weather conditions while the month ended like a lamb with relatively mild weather. The stock market, however, was another story altogether. It came in with hopeful trepidation … Read more
Typically, the first full blog of the year reviews returns of benchmark index ETFs and opines on what prevailed in the past year through five years, then provides analysis that could provide insights into the future for US equities and other asset classes. This year is no different in that respect. Financial Advisory Services based … Read more
U.S. equity markets entered the first trading days of the new year on a mixed footing, with weakness concentrated in mega-cap growth and technology while selective strength appeared across small caps, energy, and industrial sectors. Dividend-oriented and defensive exposures also showed relative resilience. The dispersion in sector and factor performance underscores an ongoing rotation theme … Read more
Strategists, economists, and all manners of pundits have been somberly telling us since January why market euphoria is misplaced. There has been no shortage of rationales for their bearish forecasts. Tariffs, systemic instability, recession, inflation, ridiculously unprecedented valuations and more have explained why a major correction or potential crash has been inevitable this year. Their … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending September 26, 2025 The markets are in the process closing out the month September on a stronger note than its reputation would suggest, with gains across most major equity indexes and sector ETFs. Energy and utilities outperformed as defensive sectors found strength, while technology and growth pulled back modestly. … Read more