Has Tech Peaked?

As the market sell off picks up steam, the technology sector is bearing the brunt. Meanwhile, other sectors are exhibiting significant strength. Investors would do well to remember history and the fact that equity sectors alternate in having their day in the sun. Much as fashion changes year to year, so do the stocks that Read More

View from Crystal Bay: I Thought You Said It’s Okay?

The covid-19 pandemic hit the US with full force one year ago. Our country was unprepared. Those who were in charge of US response failed dramatically in their jobs, and the same is true throughout most of the Western world. There is a wonderful account on Twitter called “Covid One Year Ago” (@YearCovid). It retweets Read More

View from Crystal Bay: What’s Old is New & What’s New is Old

Investors aren’t limited to only investing in the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Every week we share the market trends we are following. We are interested in whether the trends in those markets are continuing or if they are experiencing a temporary or complete reversal. When we identify trends, we are only Read More

From the Trading Desk: Market Recap GME, BTC, and Commodities

To recap my previous post, Reddit’s Wallstreetbets (WSB) Gamestop (GME) excitement ended a few days later with hedge funds losing billions and retail investors showing they are the new force in the game. This is being called the democratization of markets where now retail investors can have a much greater impact.    GameStop Corp (GME) YTD Read More

GameStop Returns From the Moon

“There is nothing new in Wall Street. There can’t be because speculation is as old as the hills. Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again.” -Jesse Livermore As a lifelong student of capital markets, there is rarely a dull time, at least not during my career. From the Read More