With tariff and trade-related headlines dominating the financial news cycle these days, other important stories are being pushed to the wayside. While the discussions between China and the US will have wide-reaching implications on the Global Economy, right now European Markets are much more concerned about the Brexit negotiations between the EU and UK than […]
The Tale of Two Retail ETFs
This is a 3-Year performance chart of the two largest Retail Industry ETFs by AUM, SPDR S&P Retail, $XRT (green line), and the VanEck Vectors Retail, $RTH (blue line). Depending on which ETF you’re looking at, Retail could either be in a structural uptrend and testing all-time highs, like $RTH… or a trendless mess and […]
Bond Market Ratio Shows Strength from Treasuries
US yields have continued to collapse, with another hard leg down this month following July’s FOMC decision to cut rates for the first time since the Financial Crisis. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the 30-Year Yield pushing towards its record low of 2.10%. It fell as far as 1.92% in the time since […]
What the MAGA Index is Signaling About US Stocks
The US Stock Market is dominated by large multinational companies with hundreds of billions in market capitalization. It is a common misconception that leadership from these mega-cap names is an indicator of weak market internals. To the contrary, investor interest in these popular stocks is a characteristic of a healthy bull market as their performance […]
Treasury Yields Test Record Lows
Last week, the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates for the first time since the Financial Crisis. The Fed’s decision sparked a bond-market rally and flight to safety which sent yields spiraling lower around the world. Many are viewing the decision as a preemptive tactic by the central bank or an “insurance cut” to support […]