Category: Trends


Tuesday Trends (11/16/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US equity relative strength is at new highs. The S&P 500 has gained 27% in 2021 versus 10% for the world ex US ($ACWX). b) US vs. Emerging Markets […]

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Tuesday Trends (11/2/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US equity relative strength is at new highs. The S&P 500 has gained 25% in 2021 versus 9% for the world ex US ($ACWX). b) US vs. Emerging Markets […]

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Tuesday Trends (10/5/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US equity relative strength hit a new high in August, continuing the decade-long run of US outperformance. The S&P 500 has gained 17% in 2021 versus 5% for the […]

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Tuesday Trends (9/21/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US equity relative strength hit a new high in August, continuing the decade-long run of US outperformance. In the past month we’ve seen a slight pullback as international stocks […]

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Tuesday Trends (9/7/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US equity relative strength hit a new high in August, continuing the decade-long run of US outperformance. In the past few weeks we’ve seen a slight pullback as international […]

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Tuesday Trends (8/3/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter. The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US equity relative strength hit a new high in July, continuing the decade-long run of US outperformance. b) US vs. Emerging Markets ($SPY/$IEMG) Weakness out of China has led […]

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Tuesday Trends (7/20/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter. The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) A new high in US equity relative strength was reached this week. Over the last 10 years, US stocks are up 297% versus a gain of only 69% for […]

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Tuesday Trends (6/29/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter. The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) More than a decade long streak of US equity outperformance peaked last September. Since then US relative strength has gone sideways… b) Emerging Markets vs. US ($IEMG/$SPY) Emerging Markets […]

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Tuesday Trends (6/8/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) More than a decade long streak of US equity outperformance peaked last September. Since then US relative strength has gone sideways… b) Emerging Markets vs. US ($IEMG/$SPY) Emerging Markets […]

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Tuesday Trends (5/25/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming over the last 3 months after a relative decline from last September through mid-January. b) Emerging Markets vs. US ($IEMG/$SPY) Emerging Markets have been […]

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Tuesday Trends (5/11/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming over the last 3 months after a relative decline from last September through mid-January. The new narrative: trillions in new economic stimulus is said […]

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Tuesday Trends (4/20/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… — The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming over the last 3 months after a relative decline from last September through mid-January. The new narrative: trillions in new economic stimulus is […]

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Tuesday Trends (3/30/21)

Register here for our Webinar on April 1st discussing 6 Long-Term Market Trends that have been showing signs of reversing (replay will be sent to those that register). Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks […]

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The Great Reversal in Secular Trends

Back in January, I outlined 6 secular investing trends that were showing signs of a major reversal… Long Duration over Short Duration and Flattening Yield Curve. Large Caps over Small Caps. Stocks over Commodities. US over International. Growth over Value. Tech over Everything. Since then, the reversal of these major trends have continued, and in […]

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Tuesday Trends (3/2/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks had been outperforming international equities for over 10 years before hitting a relative peak last September. Since then, we’ve seen international outperformance but the ratio has gone […]

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Tuesday Trends (2/23/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. Last September, this ratio peaked and we’ve seen international outperformance since… b) Emerging Markets vs. US ($IEMG/$SPY) US […]

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Tuesday Trends (2/16/21)

Don’t miss our latest insights. Sign up here for our free newsletter… The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. In early September, this ratio peaked and started trending lower… b) Emerging Markets vs. US ($IEMG/$SPY) US Stocks […]

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Tuesday Trends (2/9/21)

1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. In early September, this ratio peaked and started trending lower… b) US vs. Emerging Markets ($SPY/$VWO) US Stocks have outperformed Emerging Markets for many years, with the ratio peaking last May. Since then EM has taken a leadership […]

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Tuesday Trends (1/26/21)

1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. In early September, this ratio peaked and started trending lower… b) US vs. Emerging Markets ($SPY/$VWO) US Stocks outperformed Emerging Markets for years, with the ratio peaking last May. Since then EM has taken a leadership role hit […]

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When Secular Trends Reverse

The most significant investing trends over the last 10 years can be summarized as follows… Large Caps over Small Caps. US over International. Growth over Value. Tech over Everything. Long Duration over Short Duration (Yields Falling, Curve Flattening). Stocks over Commodities. When Covid-19 first hit the US last February and March, all of these pre-existing […]

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Tuesday Trends (1/12/21)

The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. In early September, this ratio peaked and started trending lower and last week it hit a 9-month low… b) US vs. Emerging Markets ($SPY/$VWO) US Stocks outperformed Emerging Markets until […]

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Tuesday Trends (1/5/21)

The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. In early September, this ratio peaked and started trending lower and this week it hit a 9-month low… b) US vs. Emerging Markets ($SPY/$VWO) US Stocks outperformed Emerging Markets until […]

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Tuesday Trends (12/29/20)

The most important trends in markets and investing… 1) Equities a) US vs. World ($SPY/$ACWX) US stocks have been outperforming international equities for over 10 years. In early September this ratio peaked and started trending lower… b) US vs. Emerging Markets ($SPY/$VWO) US Stocks outperformed Emerging Markets until the end of May after which EM […]

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