The Weekly Trend

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss market breadth, all time highs for the S&P 500 and the Dow, with a lacking participation from the Russell 2000 and international equities. Ian discusses how important it is to keep an open mind, how you must be willing to change your mind when it comes to markets, and the power of relative strength. David and Ian also discuss the weakening dol...

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the continued build-up of red flags, Utilities and Staples, and 2nd half seasonality. Dave gives examples of pair trades that have worked in previous market corrections and VIX/VVIX. Ian shares his thoughts on the “HODL” mindset and the evidence of weakness amongst reverse- and equal-weighted indices.

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss weakness in Foreign stocks, Mega Caps, longer-term views of the major indices, and precious metals. 

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the thin market and participation we are seeing, foreign stocks, FAATMAN, and Q3 seasonality. David takes a deep dive into MA breadth and Ian gives his thoughts on Mega Caps. Also, what is VIX telling us? There are lots of mixed signals in the market, maybe the most since 2015. So, where do we go from here? Let's talk about it!

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss investor sentiment, stealth corrections, Crude Oil doing its own thing, and the behavioral fallacies around stubbornness in trading. Dave covers High Beta and Low Volatility stocks. Ian discusses what messages we are getting from a grouping of “risk off” assets. Both give their thoughts on why today’s environment is similar, but also different, fr...

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss whether the move to Large Cap Growth is a risk-on play or a safety trade, interest rates continuing to roll over, Dollar strength, and the Commodity collapse. Ian discusses “red flags”, but also the silver linings to the market. Dave explains quad witching and the potential similarities between Apple and Nvidia. Both give insights on evidence of S...

In this week's episode, David gives a shout-out to all the teams at Client First doing a great job to help people secure the financial confidence they deserve. Then a special guest helps David review the week’s important price developments across many different market areas. This one is short and sweet, but you’re gonna love the detail our special guest brings to this week’s podcast.

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss leadership within semiconductors, the Nasdaq 100 relationship relative to small cap, and the US dollar. They also discuss the recent moves in oil, precious metals, and  commodities overall, including coffee futures, and Brazil. Celebrities and cryptocurrencies are also discussed.

In this weeks episode, David and Ian discuss the six weeks of sideways action for the S&P 500, summer seasonality, high yield bonds, and Commodities taking a hit. Both give a renewed outlook on cryptos for the intermediate term. Dave discusses the Weekly candles. Ian covers the lack of trend coming from many sectors and tilts.

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the incredible strength that continues from Large Cap Value stocks, Industrials stocks, and levels of interest on the major indidces both here in the US and outside. David covers the recent sentiment and "one foot out the door" portfolio positioning. Ian tells why he thinks Semiconductors may not be the best sub-industry to track going forwar...

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the trends in Basic Materials and Base Metals, Commodities, and how a weak US Dollar should continue to be a tailwind for these types of areas. David gives his thoughts on FAANG+ stocks being the weakest pieces of the Nasdaq. Ian shares an update on Ethereum. Both hosts discuss the CMT Association and the benefits of the program in general.

In this weeks episode, Ian discusses the indecision from the market over the last 2 weeks, the bounce back in Energy and Financials, and what could be on the horizon for the US Dollar seasonality-wise. Ian also covers the one area of Foreign markets that have stood out. Also, what could Year 2 of this bull market look like, based on previous recoveries? And finally, Ian gives his thoughts on why r...

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the potential return to strength for Small Caps, the outperformance in Healthcare, and a debate over what’s next for the Commodities complex. Ian covers REITs and Financials. David gives his thoughts on differences in seasonality for 2021. Also, what could the Equal Weight S&P 500 be telling us about the coming weeks?

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the sustained strength from Large Cap stocks across all industries, a potential intermediate term top in interest rates, commodities, and crypto currencies. Ian covers the broad participation we are seeing in US stocks outside of Energy. David gives his thoughts as to breadth across the major indices. And with short-interest on stocks where it was in l...

In this week's episode, Ian discussed the continued strength in Tech, Mega Caps, and Growth stocks as a whole. Also, the huge underperformance from individual stocks and why China/India weakness will weigh on Emerging Markets. We also take a look into the McClellan Summation Index.

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss new highs for the S&P 500, the “industrial revolution” in equities, Steel, and unique areas outside of the US. David gives some insight as to why the credit market is signaling “risk on” for stocks. Ian tells us why he thinks New Zealand is an important market to watch. Both tell us their thoughts on the relative strength in fixed income and the gr...

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the choppy market environment we have seen over the last few weeks, the rising US Dollar, and the emergence of strength from Consumer Staples. Ian discusses that there is less and less evidence that Growth stocks will make a recovery. David covers the momentum divergences we have seen across a multitude of stocks, and what it may or may not mean for ma...

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the continued underperformance of the Nasdaq, other areas of the market that have been hit the hardest, and an updated target for Bitcoin. Ian covers capitulation volume and recoveries. David asks why no one wants to buy Apple. And both give their thoughts on trading “ethical” companies.

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the recent market volatility, what it could mean going forward,  and what areas of the market may emerge as the new leaders. David covers important areas of support and resistance on the major indices. Ian gives his thoughts on the recent mania we have seen in Value stocks and what it would take to see a reversal in those areas from a relative standpoi...

In this week's podcast, David and Ian cover their near- and long-term outlooks for the market, weak FAANG stocks, and the global strength from Financials and Banks. David talks about Growth/Value across different market caps. Ian gives his thoughts on "Classic" energy vs. "Green" energy".

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the one year anniversary of the 2020 market top, Commodities,  and Airline and Hotel stocks. Dave gives his thoughts on megaphone patterns and High Beta stocks. Ian covers the global participation we are seeing among world indices. 

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the strong correlation between a couple Growth and Value areas, the resurgence of Semiconductors, China, and the recent surge in Cannabis stocks. Ian also gives a sector-by-sector breakdown and tells us about the Aerospace theme. David gives us his thoughts on Homebuilders.

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the continued strength from Small Caps, Crude oil, and the ripple effect of a falling US Dollar. Ian gives his thoughts on historical advances as a wealth creator. David covers the fall in 'meme' stocks. Also, have we seen the "top" for negative interest rates around the world? And the Magellan Fund is coming to ETF Land.

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the recent whirlwind around GameStop and short squeezes, the January Barometer, and the large divergences in breadth we continue to see. David covers the building potential for Commodities to turn higher. And Ian talks about the negative aspects of 'winning big' early on in your investing journey. 

In this week's episode, Dave and Ian discuss how large cap growth names seem to be picking back up after going nowhere for the past few months. They also talk about international participation, especially from China. February seasonality, the compression in rates, and retail participation are other topics also covered in this episode.