Buy Yom Kippur
There’s an old saying on Wall Street that you want to “sell Rosh Hashanah” and “buy Yom Kippur.” It comes from the tendency for stocks to sell off during the period between the two holidays. Since 1970, the S&P 500…
JC Parets is one of the most widely followed Technical Analysts in the world, known for his ability to cut through market noise and uncover real opportunities. As a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), JC specializes in identifying high-probability setups with a unique top-down approach which has helped hedge fund managers and thousands of everyday investors navigate the markets with confidence.
Contrarian ≠ Cynic. Know the Difference
We’re trend-followers at TrendLabs for one simple reason: asset prices trend. That’s not a theory. It’s a fact. Fighting those trends doesn’t just make investing harder. It goes against the entire point of what we’re here to do in the…
Record Shorts in Biotech. Guess Who’s Buying?
Sector Rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market. New leadership groups emerge as healthy markets persist. And, right now, we’re seeing it play out in real time. Take Biotechnology. For the past four years, this group has been dead…
New Sheriff in Town. These Are the New Rules
On September 22, 2025, the definitions changed. Small-caps, mid-caps, large-caps — the way we’ve classified companies for decades no longer fits the reality of today’s market. The world has moved on, but the numbers everyone keeps using are stuck in…
American Exceptionalism Just Got De-Listed
The historic period of American exceptionalism in the stock market is over. That ended last year and the rest of the world had been playing catch up throughout 2025. While the United States stock market is on pace for another…
Ponzi Schemes and Bubbles
Stop. Take a step back. Look around. We’re in the middle of a bull market in equities – and not just in the U.S. mega-caps that kicked things off. Participation is broadening. It’s global. And it’s finally spilling down into…
From Toothpaste to Teslas: Which One’s Driving This Market?
The index of Consumer Discretionary stocks closed last week at its highest levels ever. No other consumer in the world is as good at spending money as the American consumer. In fact, consumer spending represents a significant portion of U.S.…
Momentum > Fundamentals: Math Wins Again
The iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) is up 25% this year. It was up 33% in 2024. Money flows to where it’s treated best. That’s the point. While many investors are out there wasting their time trying to…
Four Indexes at Record Highs. Zero Indexes of Euphoria
On Thursday, saw the first new record closing high for the Russell 2000 Index since 2021. We already discussed this on Friday. That very same day, we also saw new all-time high closing highs for the S&P 500, the Nasdaq-100…
The Edge Grows Stronger With Community
Founder’s Note: Quantitative Analyst Grant Hawkridge came up from Down Under this week to join Jason Perz, Sam Gatlin, and me for face-to-face meetings about this project we’re working on together. Here’s Grant with some reflections and some data, of…
From Fairy Tales to Facts: Small-Caps Just Made History
The Russell 2000 Index just ended its longest streak without hitting a new peak in its entire history. Yesterday, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) closed at a new all-time high. It’s the first time it’s done that in 969…
Exploiting Their Recency Bias for Our Own Selfish Gains
Founder’s Note: We’ll see you at 11 am ET for the first-ever Chartapalooza! And there’s still time to request your favorite chart… – JC Nobody likes the small-caps. In fact, it seems like everywhere I go, people just hate them.…