by Laurie Schroer | Feb 22, 2022 | Commentary
While U.S. financial markets took a rest today, in honor of President’s Day, the tensions on the border between Ukraine and Russia heated up to a boil. Stock futures are down by more than five hundred points while money is flowing into the safety provided by gold and...
by Laurie Schroer | Jan 28, 2022 | Commentary
As January comes to an end, stocks continue to act volatile. On Monday of this week, the S&P 500 put in a near-term low just above the 4,200 level before rallying to just above 4,400 on Wednesday. The 2-day rally happened ahead of the conclusion to the Federal...
by Laurie Schroer | Jan 24, 2022 | Commentary
There is a stock market adage that goes something like this, “As goes January, so goes the year.” Well, stock market adages are born from experience and die from anticipation. In other words, once an adage gets some notoriety, it tends to shift or fade away as the...
by Laurie Schroer | Nov 29, 2021 | Commentary
Historically, stocks perform well during the shortened Thanksgiving week. Furthermore, the best day of the shortened week is the abbreviated trading session on the Friday following Thanksgiving Thursday. Well, Mr. Market, as he frequently does, has decided to keep...
by Laurie Schroer | Sep 21, 2021 | Commentary
Despite an impressive rally in stocks in the final 45 minutes of trading Monday, the S&P 500 Index ended down by 1.7%, unable to recover fully from the 3% decline reached earlier in the day. Volatility, as measured by the VIX, increased by over 25%. The weakness...
