Corrections

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By David J La Placa, Founder | CEO

The "Market" knows nothing

27 May 2020

On: Investor Behavior, Corrections

So, let's stop pretending that the market knows and better yet, stop reacting to the fear (and greed) created by your sense that the market "knows" and get back to knowing what you own and why you own it.

By David J La Placa, Founder | CEO

Inverted Yield Curves and stock returns

14 August 2019

On: Interest Rates, Macro, Corrections, Equities

The US Treasury Yield curve inverted today for the first time in more than a decade. The yield on the 10 year bond has fallen below the yield on the 2 year bond. This is generally considered an important consequence of economic policy and slowing growth. The consensus is that it generally precedes recessions. Our question was, how do stock returns perform once this signal has been triggered? The Graph below is the 2/10 Yield curve since 1975. Please Note : (White Line is the 2/10 Curve) (

Equity market correction historical tidbits

27 December 2018

On: Macro, Bear Markets, Corrections, Equities

A few interesting historical contexts of market corrections/bears….. The header graphic shows the extreme level of capitulation that the markets have expressed through this week. This shows the percentage of stocks above their 200 day moving average. It is nearly as low as the GFC bottom and below all others. There is nothing magic about the number, but when put into historical context shows how this market action compares to previous extremes. As of Tuesday Dec 26, the current market correcti

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