July 22, 2018: Instead of tariffs or earnings, the markets last week were focused on international relations, as the long-awaited meeting of President Trump and President Putin stimulated lots of debate for a good part of the week. Even Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s generally positive comments on the economy were overshadowed by President Trump’s disapproval…

July 14, 2018 The stock market started off the week on a bullish note, as the strong close on July 6th, a reaction to the strong jobs report, signaled that the markets major trend had resumed. The short-term analysis forecasted a likely pullback during the week, which was supported by the fact that the averages…

The public enthusiasm for the stock market has continued to deteriorate over the past few months. Last weekend, a Barron’s columnist referred to the prior week as “volatile flatness,” as despite wide swings during the week, the Dow ended only 48 points lower. In the article, the head of institutional equity strategy at Stifel predicts…