Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending Oct 16, 2026 U.S. equity markets faced significant selling pressure this week, with sharp declines in technology and growth-oriented stocks contrasting with strong gains across defensive, energy, and value sectors. The NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) plunged 5.54%, while the S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) fell 1.98%, weighed down by a … Read more
As we covered tech the last two weeks, let’s take a look inside the energy sector. Wall Street consensus has turned heavily favored on the Energy sector heading into the final stretch of 2026. Leading institutions like Charles Schwab rank Energy among their most preferred sectors. We have Energy ranked fourth in price growth potential … Read more
Strategy Note September 21, 2026 As the US stock market continues to endure September stagnation, we focus on a risk factor few strategists have talked about among headline-grabbing events. Over the first nine months of 2026, we have witnessed a fascinating macro paradox: a surging US stock market decoupling completely from the bond market. The … Read more
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending July 24, 2026 U.S. equity markets were mixed this week, with continued pressure on growth-oriented benchmarks offset by strength in defensive, industrial, and energy-related sectors. The NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) declined 1.71%, while the S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) slipped 0.46%, weighed down by sharp weakness in Consumer Discretionary (XLY) … 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
Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending May 22, 2026 U.S. equity markets were mixed this week, with broader ETF performance showing limited movement across the major benchmarks and sectors. The NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) slipped modestly, while the S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) was nearly flat, indicating a pause in broader market momentum. Sector performance was … Read more
The past 10 months has been characterized by rotation from dominance by the “Magnificent Seven” mega-cap tech companies to almost everything that had been beaten down prior to these market rotation trends. As documented in these blogs and our weekly market and strategy updates, the period from July 1, 2025 through January 24, 2026 were … Read more