Market Trends & Outlook

Stocks Fail to Breakout

With the late week sell-off, we have updated our risk/reward ranges below. Unfortunately, the market failed to hold its breakout, which keeps it within the defined trading range. The market did hold its rising bullish uptrend support trend line, which keeps the “bullish bias” to the market intact for now.

Stocks Fail to Breakout

With the late week sell-off, we have updated our risk/reward ranges below. Unfortunately, the market failed to hold its breakout, which keeps it within the defined trading range. The market did hold its rising bullish uptrend support trend line, which keeps the “bullish bias” to the market intact for now.

Third Quarter 2020: Rebound versus Recovery

Stocks posted a sharp rebound during the second quarter, as investors bid up prices in anticipation that the economy would enjoy a sharper than expected bounce-back from depths of the COVID-19 nationwide shutdowns that occurred in late March and early April.

Second Quarter 2020 Income Investing Recap: Risk On

Buoyed by expansionary monetary and fiscal policy, the securities markets saw a return to risk taking in the second quarter of 2020

Retail Sales Bounce, But Consumers Are Tapped Out

Despite the bounce in retail sales, there will still be no “V-shaped” recovery.

Retail Sales Bounce, But Consumers Are Tapped Out

Despite the bounce in retail sales, there will still be no “V-shaped” recovery.

Brands Expert Comments on the Sweet Spot in the Economic Data

While May’s Retail Sales Report showed a historic rebound versus historic plunges in March and April, we expect most economic data to normalize at lower levels and continue to stay volatile.

What Happens After the Crash, V-Shaped Recovery? The Stagnation Phase

Key Points • Stock markets often over-react, the truth mostly lives in the middle. • We have likely begun the stagnation part of our economic reality. •...

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