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IS ALL THE GOOD NEWS PRICED IN?

Last week we discussed whether stock prices might be reflecting peak optimism. In that commentary we noted that while sentiment may be overly optimistic and a pickup in volatility would be totally normal, strong breadth measures suggest stocks still may have more upside. This week we tackle that same topic of peak optimism, but by...

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December 2, 2020 | By Boone Wealth | Filed under: Weekly Market Commentary

COVID-19 MAY THREATEN THE RECOVERY

A new wave of COVID-19 cases threatens to trip up the economy. Increasing cases in Europe and the United States have brought new restrictions on activities, but the market doesn’t appear to be fazed by the recent outbreaks. Progress on developing...

November 24, 2020 | By Boone Wealth | Filed under: Weekly Market Commentary

FROTHY SENTIMENT RIDES BULLISH TECHNICALS

The post-election environment and positive developments toward a COVID-19 vaccine have led to a surge in stock prices. The added clarity on these two fronts has boosted sentiment, which may present a risk in the near term as stock prices are near all...

November 18, 2020 | By Boone Wealth | Filed under: Weekly Market Commentary

Q3 RESULTS BRIGHTEN 2021 PICTURE

Corporate America delivered quite an encore to a surprisingly good second quarter earnings season with more of the same in the third quarter, despite a higher bar. S&P 500 Index companies didn’t quite match the biggest upside surprise ever�...

November 12, 2020 | By Boone Wealth | Filed under: Weekly Market Commentary

MARKET-FRIENDLY ELECTION OUTCOME

Heading into the election, polling data and market signals disagreed on how close the presidential election would be, with market signals calling the race much closer—which turned out to be accurate. Now that we have more clarity on the results of...

November 5, 2020 | By Boone Wealth | Filed under: Weekly Market Commentary

RECORD GDP ON THE EVE OF THE ELECTION

2020 has been a year of records, both record losses and record gains. After a brutal spring, markets and the economy have mostly rebounded in the summer and fall. We take a closer look at October 26’s record gross domestic product (GDP) report,...

October 27, 2020 | By Boone Wealth | Filed under: Weekly Market Commentary

ARE THE POLLS WRONG AGAIN?

The race for the White House is down to the homestretch, and although presidential candidate Joe Biden is comfortably ahead in the election polls, various market and economic-based indicators suggest the election may be much closer than many are...

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