Excerpt from Yahoo Finance quoting DataTrek’s Nick Colas: …. “In what’s supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” U.S. stocks have been crushed during the first few weeks in December, erasing this year’s gains…
Year: 2018

The January Effect Starts Early
12/26/18 Even with today’s rally, December’s 11-13% declines (S&P 500, Russell 2000) for US stocks couldn’t have come at a worse time for markets. First, there is the psychological damage of…

CNBC: "The 'January effect' could be the market's big hope for a bounce"
Excerpt from CNBC quoting DataTrek’s Nick Colas: …. “Despite Wednesday’s record-breaking rally, the Dow and S&P 500 are still on track for their worst December since the Great Depression. While much of the blame has been…

Barron's: "The Past Two Decades Have Squeezed Stocks"
…. “Even by long-term measures, we are not in a good spot now. The last 20 years have been “remarkably unkind” to U.S. equity investors compared with similar time frames…

CNBC: "The Fed is not reacting to data, markets are following"
Watch DataTrek co-founder Nick Colas discuss how the Fed is reacting to the markets and the president here on CNBC!

Reuters: "Look for a bounce with the January effect, says Nicholas Colas"
Watch Datatrek Research’s co-founder Nick Colas explain why December’s tax-loss selling could give way to a bounce for U.S. equities in the first few days of January here on Reuters!