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The CPI Report Is Coming, Prepare For Volatility

The CPI Report Is Coming, Prepare For Volatility

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 12, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
At 8:30 am ET, the BLS will release the December CPI Report. Expectations are for an annual increase from 6.8% to 7.1%. Analysts expect the monthly inflation rate to slow from...
Small-Cap Stocks Are On Thin Ice

Small-Cap Stocks Are On Thin Ice

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 11, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
While the large-cap indexes trended higher throughout 2021, small-cap stocks (IWM) spent most of the year in a trading range. The recent market downdraft is pushing the Russel...
GameStop Dumps As Speculative Fever Fades

GameStop Dumps As Speculative Fever Fades

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 10, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
Investor exuberance for speculative investments is increasingly waning. For instance, GameStop (GME) surged 25% in after-hours trading Thursday night after they announced plan...
Is A Value Rotation Afoot?

Is A Value Rotation Afoot?

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 7, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
As we enter 2022, we wonder if this is the year we finally see a rotation to value stocks? The graph below shows how value has lagged growth tremendously over the last four ye...
The Hawkish Fed Scares Investors

The Hawkish Fed Scares Investors

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 6, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
The Fed minutes from their December 14-15th meeting, released yesterday, show a heightened concern with inflation. There is little doubt after reading the minutes the Fed is g...
Ford Is Starting To Trade Like Tesla

Ford Is Starting To Trade Like Tesla

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 5, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
Ford (F) is following Tesla's path. Tesla shares surged on Monday after they released strong delivery numbers over the weekend. Following in Tesla's footsteps, Ford is up over...
Bonds Struggle On The First Day of 2022

Bonds Struggle On The First Day of 2022

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 4, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
Bonds struggled Monday following a couple of solid days to close out 2021. Ten-Year UST yields rose 14 bps to 1.64%. We caution reading too much into yesterday's price action...
Recency Bias May Be 2022’s Biggest Hazard

Recency Bias May Be 2022’s Biggest Hazard

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Jan 3, 2022 | Daily Market Commentary
As many investors look ahead to what 2022 may bring, they tend to rely on recent trends to guide their expectations. Doing so in the new year might have us believe we should c...
Goodbye To 2021 & Hello 2022

Goodbye To 2021 & Hello 2022

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Dec 31, 2021 | Daily Market Commentary
As we say goodbye to 2021, we want to offer our sincere thank you for reading our Daily Commentary and following our blogs, videos, and articles. We look forward to navigating...
ARKK & Early ’21 Winners Falling Out of Favor

ARKK & Early ’21 Winners Falling Out of Favor

By Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts | Dec 30, 2021 | Daily Market Commentary
The winning stocks of early 2021 are falling out of favor. Below we discuss how IPOs and SPACs started the year on a high note but are now grossly underperforming. Another wid...