"Why Did the Market Go Down Today?"
Posted on September 20, 2021
Outlier Day in the Market We have been saying for the past few weeks that the markets could experience an “outlier day.” As a reminder, Canterbury defines an “outlier...
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Underneath the Hood of the Markets
Posted on September 08, 2021
I hope that everyone had a happy Labor Day weekend. This brief market update will touch on 3 different key areas: The current state of the markets Market Leadership Under...
The S&P 500: A Rebalancing Act
Posted on August 24, 2021
Make no mistake about it: the S&P 500 is not a well-balanced portfolio. You hear it all the time, the S&P 500 is a passive index. In other words, there is no actively...
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Whipsaws
Posted on December 07, 2011
What a difference a week makes. On the day of my last blog, Tuesday 11/24, the S&P 500 registered a short term bottom at 1158.65. The market had declined -9.84% in just...
What is Riskier? Stocks or Bonds
Posted on August 05, 2013
Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Weekly Update – 8/05/2013 Market State 1 (last 20 trading days) = Bullish/Rational - Market State 1 is the most predictable...
Why Does the Financial News Insist that Volatility is High?
Posted on June 17, 2013
Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Weekly Update-6/16/2013 Market State 2 (Last 8 trading days) = Bullish/Rational – MS 2 begins during a normal, short-term consolidation...