Marketmail® Archive
1-6-26: When Should a New Year Start – and Does it Matter?
by Jason Bodner January 6, 2026 Ancient civilizations never fully agreed on when a year should begin. The Romans started the year in March, aligning time with planting seasons and military campaigns. [...]
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 [...]
1-6-26: The First Quarter of the 21st Century – in Review
by Gary Alexander January 6, 2026 According to the calendar purists, each century begins with Year #1 (like 1901 or 2001, not 1900 or 2000), since “there was no year zero.” That’s [...]
1-6-26: Identifying the “Pain Trade” for Early 2026
by Bryan Perry January 6, 2026 For a little background, I started working as a rookie broker at Smith Barney in a bull-market, in 1984, when our advertising slogan was: “We make [...]
1-6-26: Lower Threats of Prolonged Wars Will Be Bullish for the Stock Market
by Louis Navellier January 6, 2026 As we begin 2026, we see emerging signs that we may avoid any prolonged wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and Venezuela this year – and [...]
12-30-25: Santa Claus Arrives – Better Late Than Never
by Jason Bodner December 30, 2025 Did you know that when astronomers study distant galaxies, they often discard the brightest signals first? The strongest bursts of light are frequently cosmic noise, interference [...]
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 [...]
12-30-25: U.S. GDP is Now Flirting With 5% Growth Rates in 2026
by Gary Alexander December 30, 2025 Last week’s revision in GDP statistics revealed a surprisingly robust 4.3% annualized growth rate in the third-quarter, following +3.8% in the second quarter, averaging 4% growth [...]
12-30-25: A Year-End Look Under the Market’s AI Hood
by Bryan Perry December 30, 2025 As 2025 comes to a close, all the major indexes are at, or near, all-time highs. Even the Russell 2000 enjoyed a big catch-up move when [...]
12-30-25: What Could Go Wrong in 2026?
by Louis Navellier December 30, 2025 Despite my overall optimism for the future, I constantly get questions about what “could” go wrong. The primary disruptions to this economic prosperity will be external [...]
12-23-25: Seeing Beyond Our Stubborn Biases
by Jason Bodner December 23, 2025 It’s human to jump to premature conclusions. If I say the word “camel,” you probably picture a far-off desert in the Middle East, maybe in Saudi [...]
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 [...]