The Bull Market Conundrum: To Hike or Not to Hike?

The latest employment data for January showed a surprising increase of over half a million jobs, far surpassing the expectations of economists (188000). The unemployment rate also dropped to 3.4%, the lowest since 1969, which supports the Federal Reserve’s rate...

2023 Market Outlook

2022 ended as the most challenging year since the financial crisis (2008). Over the past year, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a cumulative 4.25%. This had a negative impact on stocks, real estate, and even bonds. When we look back at the stock market...

We are Standing at Crossroad Again

The expectations continue for rate-hike slowdown is the main driver that moved the market all the way up from its Octobers low. The SPX broke out its 200MA that used to reject the index 2 times previously is a positive sign that the melt up is expected to carry on for...

“Pivot” Talk Is Dominating the Market Moves

Stocks rallied after the Federal Reserve announced a rate hike of 75 basis points but sold off after Jerome Powell emphasized that it’s “premature” to discuss a pause in rate increases.  Dow downed over 500 points and the Nasdaq Composite off 3.4%....