by Ivan Martchev November 3, 2026 Last Friday’s market closed October with what could be called “disorderly and panicky” selling, which often happens near market buttons. Given the midterm elections have historically [...]

by Ivan Martchev October 27, 2026 The indications given by the Trump administration last week are for renewed kinetic activity in Iran, possibly commencing after the November 3rd election. Historically, elections have [...]

by Ivan Martchev October 20, 2026 Just as the technology sector bailed out the S&P 500 in September, the technology sector led the market lower last week – after making an all-time [...]

by Ivan Martchev October 13, 2026 For the first time in this interest rate cycle, the stock market ignored surging yields last Monday and made fresh all-time highs on the S&P 500. [...]

by Ivan Martchev October 6, 2026 For the month of September, rounding the numbers, the S&P 500 was down 0.4%, which most people would call more or less “flat,” but digging under [...]

by Ivan Martchev September 29, 2026 Stock investors keep hoping the Iran situation is coming to a close – and that hope is what caused a new marginal high in the Nasdaq [...]

by Ivan Martchev September 22, 2026 Be they stocks, bonds or commodities, the financial markets apparently want more of Kevin Warsh. The legendary 2-year Treasury note – where investors tend to estimate [...]

by Ivan Martchev September 15, 2026 Ten-year Treasury yields reached 5.01% last week and crude oil hit $104.46 last Friday. Although oil did not close over $100 – nor did the 10-year [...]