Excerpt from Yahoo Finance quoting DataTrek’s Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe: …. “If you want to know which ‘Big Tech’ company is likely most exposed to regulation, look at how…
Month: October 2019

One Percent Days and Fed Policy Shifts
Good news: US equity markets are almost through what is typically the most volatile month of the year. The VIX has hit its annual high 5 times in October since it was…

WSJ: "Stocks’ Return to Records Led by the Usual Suspects: Large Tech"
Excerpt from the Wall Street Journal quoting DataTrek Research: …. “Investors will see whether that ends up being the case in the next couple of days. Google parent Alphabet Inc. posted worse-than-expected earnings…

CNBC: "The Dow is not near a record high in a rare divergence from the S&P 500. Here’s why"
Excerpt from CNBC quoting DataTrek’s Nick Colas: …. “I think everyone knows the Dow is Boeing, given the outsize weighting of Boeing in the Dow,” said Wall Street veteran Nick…

MarketWatch: "Why ‘easy money’ years for the stock market are becoming increasingly rare"
Excerpt from MarketWatch quoting DataTrek’s Nick Colas: …. “In a Tuesday note, DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas highlighted a volatility measure that starts with daily returns on the S&P 500 for…

History Points To More Gains In 2019
Our “Strong January Playbook”, or historical analysis of what happens after the S&P 500 has outsized gains in January, has worked nearly every month this year. Abnormally strong January returns have…