Category: Commentary

In LPL Research’s July 27, 2015, Weekly Economic Commentary, our Chief Economic Strategist John Canally penned a tribute to the 50-year anniversary of Bob Dylan plugging in at the Newport Folk Festival and playing electric guitar, one of the iconic … Continue reading →

Stocks gain amid volatility following jobs data. A headline beat in February’s nonfarm payrolls report also showed a slight decline in wage growth, making for a volatile session as traders weighed its implications. In the end, major indexes managed to … Continue reading →

As we noted earlier this week, the strongest two months of the year over the past 10 years are right now: March and April. Taking another look at seasonality shows the S&P 500 historically tends to form a low in … Continue reading →

Stocks post modest gains, brace for jobs report on Friday. The broad markets showed reserved optimism on Thursday as investors waited for the upcoming payroll numbers to provide them with the latest signal on the health of the U.S. economy. … Continue reading →

Initial jobless claims came in below 300,000 for the 52nd consecutive week for the week ending February 27. Since the late 1960s, this has only happened two other times, in 1968 and 1973. Initial Jobless Claims Below 300,000 for 52 … Continue reading →

Markets pull ahead in late trading as oil continues to climb. The major averages all finished higher Wednesday as investors continued to rotate into this year’s underperformers, notably energy and financials. Energy stocks were led by WTI crude oil’s 2.5% … Continue reading →

What keeps you up at night? We asked our Research department that very same question. Here is a list (in no particular order) of some of the biggest worries we see out there right now. In full disclosure, we will … Continue reading →

Stocks roar into March on strong economic data. U.S. equities rose across the board Tuesday as solid manufacturing and construction data quelled investor fears about growth here at home. The beaten-up financial sector rose more than 3%, as did technology. … Continue reading →

After a late day sell-off yesterday, the S&P 500 closed slightly in the red for the month of February. What stands out is the historically bullish months of December, January, and February each closed lower. The last time that happened … Continue reading →

S&P falters late to post loss for February. Stocks fell on leap day to finish in the red for the third consecutive month, something that hasn’t happened in more than four years. Utilities was the only sector to finish higher, … Continue reading →