Thursday was a real portfolio rattler as most stocks went for a wild dip. Once again, the Fed meeting was…
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Volatility Spikes After 7% Dow Drop
Equity index futures are rebounding this morning after Wall Street’s worst day in three months. News of rising coronavirus cases…
Continue ReadingYesterday’s impact on Sector Rotation
Yesterday’s (6/11/2020) big drop in the S&P did not cause any weird hooks or unexpected rotations on the Relative Rotation…
Continue ReadingAnimal Spirits: Investing in Private Real Estate With FundRise
Today’s Animal Spirits Talk Your Book is brought to you by FundRise Listen here On today’s show we talk…
Continue ReadingMortgage Equity Withdrawal Flat in Q1
Note 1: This is not Mortgage Equity Withdrawal (MEW) data from the Fed. The last MEW data from Fed economist…
Continue ReadingBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declines Slightly for the second consecutive week
Note: Both Black Knight and the MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) are putting out weekly estimates of mortgages in forbearance. From…
Continue ReadingRogue Wave Follow-Up
Back on March 19, I wrote here about “Stock Market Showing Another Example of ‘Rogue Wave’ Behavior“. This week’s chart updates…
Continue ReadingWealthWise Women: Are Your Stocks Headed Lower?
In this week’s edition of WealthWise Women, Mary Ellen and Erin review ways to tell if it’s time to sell your…
Continue ReadingJune 11 COVID-19 Test Results
Note: I started posting this graph when the US was doing a few thousand tests per day. Clearly the US…
Continue ReadingHow Often Do Stocks Fall?
The S&P 500 fell nearly 6% today, leaving the index 11% below its all-time high. You can see in the…
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