Global Mail Archive
2-18-26: The NASDAQ 100’s Gravitational Pull
by Ivan Martchev February 18, 2026 In Star Wars: A New Hope, the legendary smuggler Han Solo, piloting his Millenium Falcon, gets pulled into the Death Star via its tractor-beam as he [...]
2-10-26: The Iranian Issue Is Far from Resolved
by Ivan Martchev February 10, 2026 If you went on a tropical island vacation last week – to one of those places with no phones or internet – and you got completely [...]
2-3-26: The Stock Market is Worried about Iran
by Ivan Martchev February 3, 2026 The stock market is concerned about war in Iran – and this concern is not limited to stocks. Crude oil, the most important global commodity, rose [...]
1-27-26: Unintended Consequences (and Fed Chair Announcement) Alert
by Ivan Martchev January 27, 2026 I thought a sell-off would come if the Supreme Court did not agree with the administration’s assertion of authority to impose tariffs at will, but I [...]
1-21-26: The Great Rotation Continues
by Ivan Martchev January 21, 2026 Looking at the raw numbers, the S&P 500 Index was marginally down last week (-0.38%), but if you look at the same index with the components [...]
1-13-26: As the First Week in January Goes, So Goes the Year
by Ivan Martchev January 13, 2026 Decades ago, the saying went “As goes January, so goes the year” but we have increased the speed of information dissemination and the speed of trading, [...]
1-6-26: Talking Markets with ChatGPT
by Ivan Martchev January 6, 2026 While the Dow and the Russell 2000 rose well on the first trading day of 2026, the S&P 500 was flattish, up 13-points (+0.2%) and the [...]
12-30-25: Knocking on the Door of S&P 7000
by Ivan Martchev December 30, 2025 As I am writing this on Sunday, the S&P 500 Index closed last week at 6929.94, just 70-points (1%) away from 7,000. Whether or not we [...]
12-23-25: There is Still Time to Get to S&P 7,000 in 2025
by Ivan Martchev December 23, 2025 While last week was marginally up (+0.1%) for the S&P 500, we had four-down days in a row, ending Thursday, after the S&P 500 declined 180-points [...]
12-16-25: Venezuela (or Japan) Could Fuel a Year-End Move
by Ivan Martchev December 16, 2025 Last Thursday, we saw a new all-time high, but only on a closing basis, and then Friday delivered a large down day, with the S&P 500 [...]
12-9-25: New All-Time Highs Are Likely This Week
by Ivan Martchev December 9, 2025 The range of trading for the S&P 500 last week was 103-points, if one looks at overnight futures, and it was stunningly symmetrical. I do not [...]
12-2-25: November Ends Positive – Like the Flip of a Switch
by Ivan Martchev December 2, 2025 There was a pretty good run-up of over 325 S&P points in the last five-trading days of November, and suddenly we have a positive month. Just [...]