The closely watched Santa Claus Rally period officially wraps up tomorrow. This historically strong seven-day stretch for stocks was first discovered by Yale Hirsch back in 1972. Hirsch, creator of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, officially defined

As investors prepare to watch dazzling fireworks shows, shower in confetti, and sing “Auld Lang Syne” tonight, another stellar year for stocks will enter the history books. Back-to-back 20% annual gains, over 50 record highs, and limited

Panic swept across equity markets yesterday as the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a hawkish 0.25% interest rate cut, as expected. The real surprise came from upward revisions to inflation projections for next year and forecasts calling for fewer rat

As we enter the final weeks of 2024, one of the strongest alternative investment strategies this year has been equity market neutral investing. Through the end of November, the HFRI Equity Market Neutral Index has gained 10.2%, with a beta to the S&a

The champagne popped yesterday after the Nasdaq Composite Index (CCMP) rallied 1.8% and surpassed the 20,000-point milestone for the first time. Strength from most of its mega-cap components underpinned yesterday’s rally, a common theme since t

With October behind us, we conducted a deeper dive into fund flows over the month. Flows measure the net movement of cash into and out of investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF). We analyzed flows to gain insight int

U.S. stocks pulled back this week as post-election momentum lost steam, paired with falling rate cut odds after hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell. On the macro side, key inflation data arrived broadly in-line with estimat

With Donald Trump’s recent presidential election victory, the landscape for alternative investments may be poised for meaningful changes. While future shifts in policy are far from certain and will likely remain ambiguous well into 2025, we hav

On October 12, 2022, there were very few comments suggesting that a new bull market was in the throes of being born as the S&P 500 opened at 3,590.83 and closed at 3,577.03.

After all, inflation was still running hot even though the

September didn’t live up to its reputation as a scary month for stocks. As the calendar now turns to October, we examine seasonality data to assess whether the month is more likely to deliver a trick or a treat for stock market investors.