Mark Twain famously said there are three kinds of lies: “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” It was his way of exposing how easily numbers can be twisted to prop up a weak argument. We see the same thing every day…
Founder’s Note: Something else I love about Quantitative Analyst Grant Hawkridge is that he’s always looking to get better. The data part is great; we couldn’t do what we do at TrendLabs without him. And curiosity is the key to…
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at TrendLabs. This has been a special year, and I’m incredibly grateful for all your support. Everything we’re building here is only possible because of you. Thank you. Quick reminder: Today is a shortened…
I get it – the constant back-and-forth about bull or bear, strong breadth or weak breadth, rotation or distribution can wear you down. It’s the same debate every cycle, usually with many of the same characters making similar arguments. And…
I hope you’re paying attention. Because while everyone keeps insisting “nothing is going up,” more and more stocks keep going up. Remember when they were laughing at me in early November? Well… the Dow Jones Transportation Average just closed at…
There’s been a lot of chatter lately about traditional brokerage firms opening the door to sports-betting markets for their clients. Let me be crystal clear: That does NOT mean betting on sports is the same thing as investing. These firms…
I live in the United States of America — a place where short selling isn’t just allowed, it’s celebrated. Other countries do things differently, and that’s fine. But here, the ability to profit from falling stock prices is one of…
Baseball isn’t for everyone. It demands skill, patience, preparation, and the ability to think through uncertain outcomes. And unless you’ve lived it, I understand why some people don’t quite get it. I grew up in Miami in a community of…
It’s time to go shopping. Got your list ready? And no, I don’t mean holiday gifts — I’m talking stocks. We’re entering one of the most seasonally bullish stretches of the entire year, at the same time the market is…
You know how I can tell this time is different? Because it’s always different. Every cycle has its own fingerprints, its own quirks, its own psychology. And today we’re talking specifically about why this one isn’t like the dot-com bubble.…
One of the things we all learn the hard way — in life and in markets — is to stop doing what isn’t working and double down on what is. Feel like garbage the next morning because you drank too…
The S&P 500 just delivered back-to-back years of 20%-plus returns — and it’s on pace to make it three in a row in 2025. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq-100 has more than doubled during this stretch. So using even the most basic…
