by Dan Gibby | Mar 23, 2025 | ETF Past Letters
Most broader markets broke a four-week losing streak after a bounce on Friday with a massive expiration of options (“Triple Witching”) on more than 21 billion shares, the biggest volume day of the year.For the week, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq gained...
by Dan Gibby | Mar 16, 2025 | ETF Past Letters
Last week, we said that the “concern of tariffs, wars, and the recent drop in consumer confidence creates uncertainty and higher volatility.”That was spot on. The broader markets suffered heavy selling last week, ending with their worst four-week performances in...
by Greg Capra | Mar 9, 2025 | ETF Past Letters
The broader markets had their worst weekly performances in months, weighed down by tariff news and more signs of an economic slowdown (and even stagflation).They bounced on Friday, suggesting a short-term tradable bottom, but for the week, the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and...
by Dan Gibby | Mar 2, 2025 | ETF Past Letters
The broader markets had a week of heavy selling—despite an end-of-day bounce—closing negative for the week and month on weaker economic data and President Trump’s announcement that tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico would come into force on March 4th....
by Dan Gibby | Feb 23, 2025 | ETF Past Letters
After making new all-time highs on Tuesday and Wednesday, the QQQ and SPY retreated Thursday and Friday – with a nasty collapse Friday on fears of a slowing economy. For the week, the Dow and S&P each fell 1.7% while the Nasdaq declined 2.5%, with most of...
by Dan Gibby | Feb 16, 2025 | ETF Past Letters
The Dems and leftists continue their meltdown over the Trump administration’s and DOGE’s rampage through the federal bureaucracy, claiming fascism, constitutional crisis, and that the world is ending. That’s Swamp Talk, and Trump ran on trying to drain the...