Sector Mail Archive
10-14-25: Caution: Turbulence Ahead (Safe Landings, Too)
by Jason Bodner October 14, 2025 I was on a flight last week. All was going fine, and I was scheduled to arrive in West Palm Beach at 5:00 pm. I heard [...]
10-7-25: When a Day Seems Like a Year…
by Jason Bodner October 7, 2025 Strange but true: on Venus, a single day - the time it takes Venus to rotate on its own axis - lasts longer than a Venusian [...]
9-30-25: The Data Speak Volumes, Even When the Market Seems Silent
by Jason Bodner September 30, 2025 Space is weird. In the vacuum of space, sound doesn’t travel. A star could explode into a blinding supernova, and you’d never hear a thing. No [...]
9-23-25: Welcome to the “Bamboo” Market
by Jason Bodner September 23, 2025 Did you know that bamboo can grow by more than three-feet in a single day? This astonishing growth rate makes bamboo one of the fastest growing [...]
9-16-25: Honey Thoughts
by Jason Bodner September 16, 2025 Did you know that honey never spoils? Archaeologists found honeypots in Egyptian tombs, perfectly edible after 3,000-years. Its chemistry makes it naturally un-spoilable, preserving sweetness through [...]
9-9-25: September May Surprise Us – Just Like August Did
by Jason Bodner September 9, 2025 We’ve all heard the pilot say something like this. “Fasten your seat belts, folks. Things might get bumpy.” Don’t worry when your flight shakes you up [...]
9-3-25: Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
by Jason Bodner September 3, 2025 A polar bear’s skin is black, but its fur is clear. The reason we perceive a polar bear as white is because its transparent hairs scatter [...]
8-26-25: The Market Finds Its Voice at Jackson Hole
by Jason Bodner August 26, 2025 Ever since the Kansas City Federal Reserve began holding its annual Jackson Hole symposium in 1982, markets have often used the central bankers’ words there as [...]
8-12-25: Volatility Season Has Officially Begun
by Jason Bodner August 12, 2025 August has been volatile and uneven so far, but that is no surprise: Since 1990, August and September have been the two-worst performing months for the [...]
8-5-25: August Should Be for Vacations, Not Volatility
by Jason Bodner August 5, 2025 In Florida, school starts in early August. That’s weeks before most kids in the Northeast sharpen their pencils or pick out their first-day outfits. And frankly, [...]
7-22-25: Making Time “Slow Down” in a Fast-Moving Market
by Jason Bodner July 22, 2025 I wonder… if the average lifespan of a housefly is only two weeks, does that feel like a lifetime to them? According to scientists, animals experience [...]
7-15-25: Is The World Speeding Up or Slowing Down? (That Depends…)
by Jason Bodner July 15, 2025 The earth’s rotation has been slowing gradually over eons. In fact, 250-million years ago, dinosaurs had a 23-hour day. That’s because days are getting longer by [...]