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Performance Summary: Week Ending February 28th, 2025

COMMENTARY: The S&P500 index fell 0.98% this week but remains in positive territory year to date. Some economic headlines created headwinds for the markets, including a CPI report that showed slightly hotter-than-expected inflation, with core inflation rising at an annual rate of 3.3% in January. Retail sales data for January showed a 0.9% decline, marking

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Thematic Thursday Report: Crypto Funds & Coins Nearing Intermediate-term Support, We take a Look at BLOK

February 27, 2025 This week we’re looking at Crypto ETFs.  The coins and related equities were strong through last November’s election but have been retracing gains over the past 3 months.  We evaluate the trends to determine where we think opportunities may lie. Bitcoin Near-term Oversold The BTC:USD chart (below) shows the coin bouncing from

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Performance Summary: Week Ending February 21st, 2025

COMMENTARY: The S&P500 index fell 1.7% this week but remains in positive territory year to date, holding at 2.2%. The S&P 500 notched two new record highs but also logged its worst day of the year—all in the same week. Stocks tumbled on Friday after weaker-than-expected economic reports suggested President Trump’s policies could impact U.S.

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Narrations of a Sector ETF Operator | Bullish Momentum is Waning, Setting the Stage for a Potential Correction

February 23, 2025 The bullish trend for US equities matured in 2024 and is showing signs of fatigue to begin 2025.  We are seeing several negative momentum divergences across important market bellwethers from the Mag7 to Housing to the S&P 500 itself.  US equities are losing momentum to the upside and investors are starting to

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Factor Friday: Examining Longer-Term Factor Performance Trends

February 21, 2025 We wanted to change the usual cadence of our Factor Friday report this week to review longer-term trend in factor investing with an aim to give our readers more context for interpreting current factor behavior.  We will be back with our regular format next week when we will be surveying our indicator

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Worldwide Wednesday: EAFE Equities Outperforming to Start 2025

February 19, 2025 In mid-January, when we took our last chart-based tour around the globe, we noted that a brief reprieve for ex-US equities coincided with headwinds to US Mega Cap. Growth stocks and that international equities were acting similarly to the “average” stock in the US as proxied by the equal weight S&P 500

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