Does the Rotation Need a Vacation? The new leadership in small caps, cyclical stocks and commodities is well established at this point and definitive in its messaging, in our view – i.e.,economic growth and inflation is likely to surprise on the upside. However, rates remain in “disbelief”and something has to give with equity markets having…...
Finom Group’s official weekly Research Report will begin a new cycle (3 weeks on, 1 week off) on January 31, 2021. In the mean time, here are varied thoughts and analysis on a wide range of subject matter impacting the economy and financial markets from analysts and strategists. Enjoy your weekend and if you have…...
With ten trading sessions of the New Year complete, January and 2021 are off to a modest start. The Covid19 vaccine rollout has proven more difficult than previously forecast by governments, economists and the like. The economy has, by many measures, found a soft patch in economic activities. Lastly, but certainly not least and shy…...
Last Monday, in our January Chartbook, we suggested that the Georgia runoff could be a wildcard for the potential resumption of Value rotation. This would largely end the digestion of the big November Value spike that was taking place over the past 4-5 weeks. We are not fully out of the woods yet, as the…...
The first week of a new year, and the markets continue to trend higher. We don’t know how long overbought conditions can last, but we know that should not be a priority consideration. Our #1 consideration is not to attempt to outthink the market. This will likely prove detrimental to our performance. When a severe…...
Wayne and Seth tackle the macro-market issues of the day as the New Year takes shape. Take some time to read the text from the weekly SOTM as our video did not capture the total embodiment of the video. Please click the following link to review the SOTM video. Have a great weekend investors! “Ask…...
Markets Are Discounting Machines.Financial markets look ahead and discount what humans often can’t see or even imagine. 2020 may go down as one of the best examples on record of such vision. The “risk/reward” of investing is always greatest when fear is highest because valuation is cheapest.2020 was textbook in that regard with March offering…...
We’re back, and we hope that everyone is prepared for another adventurous year in the markets. As we enter 2021, we shouldn’t forget the lessons of the past. With this in mind, we encourage Finom Group members to review, when time permits and as a refresher, more recent Research Reports as they can provide useful…...
Please click the following link to be directed to our latest YouTube video where we discuss our concluding thoughts on the 2020 bull market. In order for drawdowns to not become realized losses, sometimes we also have to elongate our time frame. The longer our time frame, the more likely we enable realized profits and…...
Don’t be late. Life often throws us curve balls and when it does,all we can do is adjust our swing. In this regard,2020 may go down as the year of the curve ball. The world didn’t knock everything out of the park, but it did show great resilience and human spirit. Sometimes preparation is the…...
