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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Founder’s Note: I’m ripping through as many charts as I can LIVE and in REAL TIME… Chartapalooza! is tomorrow at 11 am ET… Be sure to let me know what you want to see… – JC Gold mining stocks have…
Founder’s Note: Join me for the first-ever Chartapalooza! Thursday, September 18, at 11 am ET – and click here to tell me what you want to see! – JC One thing we love to do around here is identify where…
Sector rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market. You hear me say it all the time. But what does that even mean? What is the sector rotation that we’re looking for? In my experience, this is one of the…
