Author: Brooke Thackray

For a long time, the stock market has had one major driver and many passengers: Momo stocks (momentum stocks, which are generally stocks that have outperformed over the last three to twelve months).

The two months of the year that would have been best to avoid over time in the stock market are August and September. From 1950 to 2018, the S&P 500 has lost, on average, 0.5% over the two worst contiguous months of the year: August and September.

Powell says Federal Reserve is going to act appropriately, but are investors going to act appropriately? Hint: the risk is to the downside.

Powell says Federal Reserve is going to act appropriately, but are investors going to act appropriately? Hint: the risk is to the downside.

It is not just Trump and Xi playing chicken in trade negotiations (as expected). Investors are also playing chicken with the stock markets…