Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – 3 Reasons to Celebrate this July 4th

That Escalated Quickly; Putting Things in Perspective If you looked at markets last Wednesday, you would hardly know that the Fed had just cut rates. The S&P 500 sold off nearly 3% and we saw 97% of all stocks in the S&P 1500 fall. That is what we call a selling cascade and it has …

In this week’s episode of Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, uncover the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut interest rates by 0.25%, projecting only two cuts for 2025 instead of the previ …

We Still Believe in Santa Stocks fell overall last week, with some of the weakness masked by big gains from the communications services and consumer discretionary sectors. In the process the Dow was lower all five days (and seven in a row total), yet the Nasdaq hit 20,000 for the first time …

In the latest episode of Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, discusses the improving trends in inflation. Ryan also highlights the Federal Reserve’s likely rate cuts, strong economic fundamentals, and the resilience of the current bull market, which has seen …

Not an Old Bull Market We’ve noted week after week this year why we thought stocks would likely rally and fortunately that’s what we’ve seen happen. The S&P 500 is up more than 27% in 2024, which would go down as the best election year return ever, and it has made 56 new all-time highs, …

This week on Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, discuss why 2024’s strong market performance may continue. Key points include: Market momentum Seasonal trends Potential Federal Reserve rate cut …

Five Things to Know About December The final month of 2024 is here, and this week we wanted to show why the chance of another strong month to end this record-breaking year is likely. Here are five things to know about December.

This week on Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, shares five reasons to be thankful during Thanksgiving week. Talking points include: The ongoing bull market, with broad sector growth and consecutive strong S&P 500 performance Inflation has eased, with Thanksg …

The Bull Market Is Still Young The S&P 500 is up close to 25% on the year, making this one of the strongest election years ever. That right there is a big reason to be thankful. We remain optimistic that this bull market is alive and well, and are also thankful that this bull market …

This week on Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, discuss the state of the U.S. consumer. Talking points include: Retail sales and restaurant activity remain robust, supported by strong balance sheets …