by John E. Charalambakis | Oct 24, 2018 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Yesterday the Nasdaq index touched correction territory by dropping more than 10% since its recent highs. Should we be expecting a correction or even a bear market for the rest of the indexes as well? Our opinion is that the equities are going through a repricing...
by Laura Hochstetler | Oct 20, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action At Blacksummit we are monitoring a few important indices in order to observe market momentum and understand possible market patterns and direction. In an effort to comprehend if we are in the process of a market rotation (e.g. from growth into value)...
by John E. Charalambakis | Oct 16, 2018 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Percy Shelley’s poem titled “Ozymandias” is a sonnet, just a fourteen-line verse form that Petrarch, Spencer, and Shakespeare used during the Renaissance. Following Petrarch’s style, Shelley introduces an octave in the first eight lines which poses a question to be...
by Laura Hochstetler | Oct 13, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities suffered their biggest weekly decline since February, partly because of rising US bond yields. For months, US equities have ignored macro issues such as the deepening US-China trade rift and have advanced despite typically weak seasonal...
by John E. Charalambakis | Oct 11, 2018 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Yesterday’s drop of more than 3% in equities generated concerns about experiencing a correction similar to the one that we saw earlier this year. The fact is that the market has declined by about 5% in the last five days, and tech-related shares have lost about 8.5%,...
by Laura Hochstetler | Oct 6, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Global equities declined on the week amid rising treasury yields and the Fed’s pursuit of rates that will exceed a neutral stance. The US 10-year Treasury note rose to its highest level in more than 7 years. The price of WTI Crude oil increased slightly...