Market Commentary

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial A great debate is underway in the market, which is testing the resolve of investors. There is no doubt that markets have had a difficult beginning to 2022. With…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial After a couple weeks of relief in the US stock market, the question about whether the worst is over or not, is a popular speculation. There are a few…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is the latest geopolitical risk to rile the market. While this risk began to appear as a concern back in 2014, it has…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial 2022 has kicked off with a bout of volatility in nearly every asset class. At the time of this commentary, the NASDAQ is locked in a correction that began…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial As 2021 comes to an end, we cannot help but get a bit choked up with gratitude. There is simply so much to be thankful for, starting with you,…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial For those looking for something to be thankful for this season, seasonality of market returns tends to be highest between November and April. Admittedly, this can seem like a…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial There is no doubt that September 2021 was a negative month for equity returns. There was little that seemed to work well for investors in the month. Depending on…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial The S&P 500 index, one of the most followed stock indexes in the United States, has gone 529 days (without a 10% or greater correction) since the rally began…

Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, Trek Financial On July 19, 2021 the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the official body that declares recessions and their end, published a document stating that the latest recession ended…