by Dean Jenkins | Sep 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
As hurricane Harvey ravages Texas, the market heads higher. My thoughts and prayers go out to those who were impacted by the storm and who are still reeling from its aftermath. But the market isn’t reeling, it marched up smartly this week. We still have...
by Dean Jenkins | Aug 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
A Total Eclipse of The Cloud On Monday, 8/21/17, there will be a total solar eclipse and I am here in Newport, Or which is in the path of totality and I’m looking forward to viewing this rare event. So, of course I had to tie “eclipse” into the update somehow. And the...
by Dean Jenkins | Aug 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Loaded but maybe not locked Of course, I’m keying off of the phrase “Locked and Loaded” that President Trump has been using to describe the US Military’s readiness to respond to North Korea. Since that phrase is in play, I thought I would use it for this week’s market...
by Dean Jenkins | Jul 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
FANG is an acronym that you hear a lot lately in the financial press. Of course, it stands for: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google. These are the new technology driven, market leading, iconic companies that a lot of market participants watch closely. If you remember...
by Dean Jenkins | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
The S&P 500 put in a new record closing high on Monday, 6/19/17. So, are we “Up, Up and Away” from here? Maybe . . . but maybe not. Interestingly, the NASDAQ did not follow. Historically, the NASDAQ often leads the overall market and right now, it is looking a...
