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
In the past January Year-End review, I noted that ValuEngine models were predicting a down market for 2022. In March, as fears of interest rate hikes, continued runaway inflation and global implications of the Russian invasion played on investors’ minds, I wrote a column specifically on potential safe harbors in the wake of the perfect … Read more
Two months ago, I noted that ValuEngine models were predicting a down market for 2022 and wrote a column on redeployment of core assets for investors with short-to-medium equity time horizons. The question for investors concerned with a downturn is what to do and if reallocation from assets committed to core equity is required, how … Read more