US equities broke their two-week losing streak with the S&P500 advancing +0.7%; US political noise seemed to cool slightly from what has otherwise been a disgusting month of turmoil and backlash against the President by both parties. Despite the favorable weekly result, the daily path of the market remains relatively choppy compared to the low […]

As North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un pulsed back from recent threats aimed toward the US early last week, the overall stock market initially surged. Hopes for a diplomatic solution to the recent back and forth war of words between the US and North Korea suddenly appeared more plausible. Yet President Trump quickly reminded investors […]

As one market commentary this morning put it, the heated rhetoric from both North Korea and the US fell like a rock into the still pool of the markets last week. Tensions escalated between the two countries on Tuesday as Trump tweeted that the US would respond to any actions by N. Korea against the […]

The summer months are often characterized by sleepy low volume trading, but the experience in 2017 makes that statement even more pronounced than normal. It is no secret that in recent months, observed volatility is extraordinarily low, but Friday marked the 12th consecutive trading session wherein the S&P500 moved less than 0.3% throughout the day; […]