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Vol. XXVII · No. 134
Wednesday — September 23, 2026
Houston, Texas
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Junk Bonds And Bitcoin Scream Wild Exuberance Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Junk Bonds And Bitcoin Scream Wild Exuberance

It’s not just a handful of AI-related stocks that signal a speculative investment atmosphere. Many other stocks and markets are exhibiting similar behavior. For instance, Bitcoin and junk-rated corporate bonds show complacency and wild speculation. While both markets are inherently very different, traders and investors of bitcoin and junk bonds tend to behave similarly. The […]

RIA Team 5 min read
Is Trueflation A Better Gauge Of Inflation? Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Is Trueflation A Better Gauge Of Inflation?

We have frequently lamented the CPI index as its underlying prices tend to lag real-time data significantly and cause it to misrepresent what is happening. For instance, shelter costs, representing about 40% of CPI, lag real rent and imputed rent prices by over six months. Further, energy costs lag by three months. Additionally, the BLS […]

RIA Team 4 min read
Bitcoin ETF – Buy The Rumor, Sell The Fact Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Bitcoin ETF – Buy The Rumor, Sell The Fact

The price of Bitcoin rose over 10% in the first two weeks of 2024, peaking on January 11th. Driving the performance were rumors that the SEC would finally approve Bitcoin ETFs. On January 10th, they approved 11 Bitcoin ETFs. Spot Bitcoin backs these ETFs. Such means that each new share of the ETF is directly […]

RIA Team 6 min read
Bitcoin ETFs Come With Stern SEC Warnings Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Bitcoin ETFs Come With Stern SEC Warnings

The SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday. Unlike the supportive messaging on most new products the SEC approves, Bitcoin ETFs were accompanied by plenty of caution. For starters, in his approval press release, SEC Chair Gary Gensler states the following: Though we’re merit neutral, I’d note that the underlying assets in the metals […]

RIA Team 7 min read
Bank Rescue Package Becomes A Profit Center Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Bank Rescue Package Becomes A Profit Center

The Fed came to the banking sector’s rescue in March 2023 with the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP). This latest bank rescue program allows banks to replace lost deposits with a Fed loan. Instead of having to sell underwater assets and take a loss, participating banks can replace deposits with a collateralized loan from the […]

RIA Team 6 min read
Bitcoin Is ‘A Hyped Up Fraud’ Says Jamie Dimon Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Bitcoin Is ‘A Hyped Up Fraud’ Says Jamie Dimon

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon testified to Congress on Wednesday in a routine meeting about the banking industry. In the process, the topic of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies came up. Despite having significant investments in blockchain, Dimon had some choice words for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In particular, the following quote is making headlines: “If […]

RIA Team 4 min read
Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

Philly Fed Slowdown In The Service Sector

As we have discussed for the better part of the year, the national and Fed manufacturing surveys signal economic contraction, while the service sectors (non-manufacturing) remain strong. Thus far, the service sectors have offset the weakness in manufacturing. Given the service sector is much larger than manufacturing, we have keyed on the sector for indications […]

RIA Team 4 min read
Sector Rotations Begin As Small And Mid-Caps Surge Newsletter
— Newsletter · 3 years ago

Sector Rotations Begin As Small And Mid-Caps Surge

Last week, we touched on the current bifurcation of this rather lopsided market and suggested sector rotations are likely. The chase for anything "artificial intelligence" related has heated up recently, and deviations from moving averages are now more extreme.

Lance Roberts 16 min read
Daily Market Commentary
— Daily Market Commentary · 3 years ago

ISM Service Sector- Some Good and Bad

The ISM manufacturing and service sector surveys are robust leading economic indicators as they provide a near real-time gauge of the sentiment of industry leaders. As we noted last week, the ISM manufacturing survey has pointed to economic contraction for nine consecutive months. The service sector, however, accounting for three-quarters of economic activity, has been […]

RIA Team 5 min read