by Trent Smalley, CMT | Aug 5, 2019 | Stock Market Commentary
The dove has been a symbol of both peace and innocence for thousands of years across many different cultures. In ancient Greek mythology it was a symbol of love and renewal of life, and in ancient Japan a dove carrying a sword symbolized the end of war. Yet again,...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Aug 1, 2019 | Stock Market Commentary
As expected you were awarded your .25% rate cut. Shortly after as predicted, you got a knee jerk sell the news event which served to drive equity indexes lower. The first reaction to such events is nearly always wrong. The sell off was nothing more than a short term,...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jul 29, 2019 | Investing, Stock Market Commentary
(Please consult your own financial advisor before acting on this recommendation brought to you by a guy who likely knows way more than your financial advisor.) I’ve had my eye on an ETF for the past couple of weeks for a long term buy. The iShares U.S....
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jul 26, 2019 | Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The phrase, “Buy The Dip” (#BTD) is so well known to the active money management community that it likely shows up in abbreviated form on someone’s personalized license plates. Further emphasis is used at times as...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jul 24, 2019 | Investing, Stock Market Commentary
Four. Maybe five. Four, maybe five financial newsletters or articles published in financial news outlets in the past week alone fretting about small caps not participating with the broader markets. It is as if we should be ashamed of the gains we’ve been able to...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jul 23, 2019 | Stock Market Commentary
Evolutionary biology is a historical discipline: large evolutionary changes take place over long time‐scales and thus cannot be studied directly. One of the most important tools in the arsenal of scientists studying the evolutionary past is phylogenetic comparative...
