Market Wrap
As we move into the summer months, the U.S. economy and financial markets continue to demonstrate resilience. Corporate earnings have generally exceeded expectations, consumer spending remains healthy, and ongoing inves…
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Leveraging Memory: Direxion Premiers Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF
On July 15, Direxion launched the Direxion Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF (SKHL), seeking to replicate double the daily performance of the South Korean semiconductor manufacturers Sk Hynix (SKHY). The fund provides leverage…
Crude Oil Inventories Fall Less Than Expected, Impacting Market Sentiment
US stock markets slid sharply Friday as President Trump announced plans for a "massive increase" in tariffs on Chinese imports. Investors woke up to a sudden drop, breaking the months-long calm in the markets. The Dow J…
Small Caps Rally Is Running With Strong, Fundamental Legs
The big rally in small caps has the Russell 2000 easily outpacing the S&P 500 this year. While large-cap tech titans dominate the headlines, small companies have been quietly making noise with investors who have already…
Canadian home sales rise in June, prices unchanged from prior month
Canada’s housing market is showing growing signs of recovery following a challenging winter and spring amid high economic uncertainty from the global trade war.
Brian Coco Dives Into RANK ETF’s Analyst & Momentum Approach
Recently, TipRanks debuted its first ETF: the DefianceKSM TipRanks Analyst ETF (RANK). Constructed in collaboration with both Defiance ETFs and VettaFi, RANK offers exposure to 50 large-cap companies that are both highl…
U.S. PPI Falls Unexpectedly, Lowering Inflation Concerns
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the February jobs report revealed an unexpected contraction in employment, with the healthcare industry showing significant job losses.
Norway’s core inflation falls to 2.7% in June, below forecasts
Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.5% at its meeting on 18 September. Based on the Committee’s current assessment of the outlook, the policy ra…
Sweden’s consumer prices rise 0.3% in June, up 1.3% yearly
Trade tariffs and related uncertainty contributed to strong fluctuations in economic activity during the first half of 2025, with frontloading of activity, especially in Ireland. The unwinding of these factors in the se…
China new home prices decline at slower pace in June
The miss against forecasts underscores how the Iran-linked oil shock is now compounding, rather than merely coinciding with, China's long-running property downturn, adding a fresh external drag to an already unbalanced …
China Q2 GDP disappoints as sluggish domestic demand offsets exports boost
China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter, keeping the country on track to meet its full-year target of 5% and easing some pressure on policymakers to step up stimulus to underpin growth.
Drug Pipeline Wins State Street Over on Healthcare
State Street Investment Management is turning positive on healthcare stocks after nearly a year of caution. The firm’s Q3 2026 sector outlook upgraded healthcare from neutral to positive. That marks the sector’s return …
Strong Markets, Growing Complexity
In our view, the second quarter was defined by strong but uneven US equity performance. The S&P 500 delivered a solid rebound in April, posting its best monthly gain since November 2020 and moving to fresh record highs …
Inside the Consumer Price Index: June 2026
Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household?
Fixed Income’s Summer Resurgence: Review of Last Week’s Flows
The U.S. fixed income market experienced a resurgence in investor attention last week, reaching levels not seen since early January, as tracked by VettaFi’s Investor Behavior Intelligence (IBI) platform. The sector has …
Crude Stock Decline Smaller Than Expected, Suggests Weaker Demand
API Report: US Crude Oil Inventories Fall by 8.33 Million Barrels, Missing Market Forecasts
Time to Upgrade Financials? The Bull Case for Banks
The 2026 war with Iran has created an array of geopolitical consequences — some of which have directly impacted investor portfolios. Foremost among these is weakening growth expectations, which have proved to be particu…
Why Your Fixed Income Index Needs an Upgrade
Fixed income ETFs now command trillions in assets and trade with equity-like immediacy. These wrappers let investors move in and out of diversified bond exposure in a single click, at a visible price, throughout the day…
CLO ETFs: Recent Innovations
The once obscure CLO ETF market has officially broken out of its niche shell and entered a new phase of growth. Heading into 2026, total global assets quickly topped $35 billion and have now surged past the $50 billion …
CPI comes in cool, soothing markets
Financial markets are once again being driven by the same dominant theme: inflation and what it means for Federal Reserve policy. The latest twist in that story comes once again from crude oil, where dramatic price swin…
CPI Decline Surpasses Expectations, Signals Cooling Inflation
Bitcoin’s latest bullish sentiment is being shaped by a powerful macro question: is inflation pressure finally cooling enough to support risk assets again? After a difficult period marked by sticky prices, high interest…
Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 07/12/2026
These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.
Small-Caps Offer Rare Value as Sector Gaps Narrow
Small-cap stocks remain the cheapest corner of the U.S. market. That’s true even after posting their best first-half performance in more than three decades, according to Morningstar’s Q3 2026 stock market outlook. Key T…
Small-Caps Extending Bullish Ways? Play It Safe With OUSM
There are a lot of interesting statistics to consider about small-cap stocks today, most of them bullish. Frequently mentioned: Smaller stocks are coming off their best first half of any year since 1991. The ALPS O’Shar…