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04 Mar

Why Seasonality Is a Feather in the Bull’s Cap

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 →

04 Mar

Market Update: Friday, March 04, 2016

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 →

03 Mar

Jobless Claims Under 300K for 52 Weeks, But What Does That Mean?

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 →

03 Mar

Market Update: Thursday, March 03, 2016

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 →

02 Mar

What Is Your Biggest Worry Right Now?

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 →

02 Mar

Market Update: Wednesday, March 02, 2016

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 →

01 Mar

What Happens When December, January, and February Are All Lower?

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 →

01 Mar

Market Update: Tuesday, March 01, 2016

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 →

29 Feb

Will an Earnings Recession Lead to an Economic Recession?

Earnings have been rather weak for the past three quarters, which raises the question, does this impact the overall economy? We asked our resident earnings expert, LPL Research’s Market Strategist Jeff Buchbinder, about this and here’s what he had to … Continue reading →

29 Feb

Market Update: Monday, February 29, 2016

Caution resumes after GDP, inflation data beat expectations. Stocks lost momentum on Friday after Q4 gross domestic product (GDP) data were revised higher and personal consumption expenditures (PCE)–the Federal Reserve Bank’s (Fed) preferred inflation measure–also rose more than expected, suggesting … Continue reading →

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