by Michael Vodicka | Jan 1, 2019 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
The S&P 500 had a very brutal fourth quarter, plunging the index into the red for 2018. However, if you look at the S&P 500 on a multi-year interval, despite this nastly bear market the returns have been excellent for the last five years.
by Michael Vodicka | Dec 29, 2018 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
The relief rally has arrived. After a brutal stretch in the first three weeks of December, the S&P 500 had one its best rallies in seven years, jumping 5.5% from Wednesday to Friday. You can see the nice rebound in the 12-month S&P 500 chart below. The S&P...
by Michael Vodicka | Dec 15, 2018 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
Greetings Friends, Apparently US investors were naughty in 2018 because there hasn’t been a Santa Claus rally. That’s too bad. We could have used it. December is turning out to be another brutal month for global and US stocks. In the US, the S&P 500 is...
by Michael Vodicka | Oct 25, 2018 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
Global stocks are coming off one of their worst weeks of the year. No doubt investors are a bit nervous. Today – I am going to explain whats is happening, what I expect in the next two months and how to proceed. In the US the S&P 500 (SPY) fell 3.9% last...
by Michael Vodicka | Sep 30, 2018 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
The third quarter of 2018 is history. Despite the usual pessimism from the financial media, it was an awesome quarter for US and global stocks. The S&P 500 was up 7.2% – its best quarterly return since 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 9%. The...
by Michael Vodicka | Jul 1, 2018 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Greetings Friends, The first half of 2018 is in the books. It was a bumpy ride – but US stocks closed the first half of the year with some very solid gains – and cannabis stocks are heating up. Here’s a quick review of how global stocks performed in...
