SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Despite the S&P 500’s impressive performance throughout 2024, this year has been a different story.

Medium term still looks bearish as the market struggles to digest so much news and uncertainty.

Buckle up, it's a macro minefield. This market is on life support, and that lifeline is a rate cut. Period.

A discussion about the market volatility and the rising concerns that stagflation is ahead.

HYG tends to move with the SPY, although in a much more muted fashion.

Recently, the trend toward deglobalization has been accelerated by a push to reinvent the global trading system on the part of the Trump administration.

The environment is such that we will likely have some sort of global recession in the second half of this year.

There was a huge decrease in the number of new lows last week. But while new lows declined significantly, so did new highs.

Previous burst bubbles spawned bigger bubbles necessary for system reflation – collapsing telecom debt and junk bonds were supplanted by a much bigger boom in mortgage credit.

In this week's video, we'll review the latest charts and data to help us answer the question: Are comparisons to 1929 justified or overblown?

In this video, I analyze the current market conditions, key technical levels on SPY and QQQ, and what traders should watch for in the coming week.

Nixon's historic announcement on Aug 15, 1971 to suspend convertibility of US dollar into gold marked the end of Bretton Woods system.

SPY and QQQ have both rebounded off the recent lows.

Truth is, we’re in no man’s land. Most asset classes have drifted aimlessly post-drawdown, and while Trump is busy peddling “Art of the Deal” theatrics, few on the Street are biting.

A discussion about the fragile state of global markets, emphasizing how volatility, de-risking, and geopolitical friction are dominating investor sentiment.

Volatility is far from dead. Every single one of the structural issues - the volume, the liquidity, the uncertainty - is still there.

Wall Street saw a rebound in risk appetite on Thursday ahead of the long Easter weekend, as President Donald Trump signaled positive momentum in trade negotiations.

The yellow metal, considered a safe-haven asset, has been on a tear this year, gaining almost 28% year-to-date.

Davis has served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Sun Country Airlines.

Warren, who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, argued that the stability of the financial markets depends on maintaining the independence of institutions like the Federal Reserve ,in an interview with CNBC.

IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva said the Fund will cut its global growth forecast next week but does not expect a recession.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Schwartz underscored that it is too early to predict a recession, given that economic activity remains strong.