by John E. Charalambakis | Mar 1, 2018 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
In the recent market turmoil, corporate bonds seemed able to sustain their values. Could we assume that in a future market turmoil they will continue showing signs of immunity? Last two times we saw an equities correction (summer of 2015 and early 2016), anxiety...
by Laura Hochstetler | Feb 25, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stocks were up modestly for the week, breaking the recent trend of sharp swings which produced the worst week in two years and the best week in five years in succession. The dust has appeared to settle a bit, but volatility is likely to persist as...
by Andy Quirk | Feb 18, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action After falling into correction last week, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are both up 4% and are on track for the biggest weekly percentage increase since November 2016. The Nasdaq is also up by over 5% – its biggest week since...
by John E. Charalambakis | Feb 14, 2018 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Should we always buy the dip? The strategy has worked over a number of years. Is this time different? The blame over the recent market turmoil has identified some usual suspects: those who shorted volatility got burned; those who used too much leverage got burned;...
by Laura Hochstetler | Feb 10, 2018 | Uncategorized, Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stocks globally were down sharply for the second week in a row, and stock market volatility has returned with large daily market swings; this week the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX) reached its highest level since China’s currency crisis in 2015. The...
by John E. Charalambakis | Feb 8, 2018 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
As a starting point allow me please to summarize what we communicated to our clients during the recent market turmoil. First, let’s review what we perceive are the main causes of the turmoil which may continue in the near future: The bond market is experiencing losses...