Equity Research

Bull Market May Need Both an Easy Fed and Robust Earnings in 2026

January events could set the tone for stocks in the year ahead, as elevated market…

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Can the Bull Keep Charging in 2026?

The S&P 500 is on pace for a third consecutive year of more than 15%…

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Can Lower CPI Boost Stocks?

After rising for the bulk of the summer, consumer prices finally eased somewhat this fall,…

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Equity Valuation Model Suggests it’s Time for New Leadership to Emerge

Stocks rallied on welcome news of another round of liquidity provision and brightening growth from…

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Fed’s Growth Signal Offers Optimistic Tone for Stocks

The Federal Reserve meeting this week offered more than just a liquidity cue for markets. …

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It’s Momentum’s World. The Rest of Stocks are Just Living in it

Momentum is the only major factor that is working in the U.S. large cap equity…

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S&P 500 Valuation Gap May be Set to Close in 2026

AI stocks’ earnings dominance has resulted in bloated multiples for S&P 500 tech, media and…

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Can Stocks Defy Gravity in 2026? – Part 2

The S&P 500’s 36-Month Rolling Return neared 2 standard deviations from norm in September. The…

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Can Stocks Defy Gravity in 2026? – Part 1

The annual prognostications for equity market returns are rolling out as the end of the…

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Consumer Expectations are High for 2026

Thanksgiving week normally kicks off a period of positive seasonality in stocks, in part because…

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Relative Outlook for Global Shares Remains Supportive 

International stocks are on their way to their first year of outperforming domestic stocks since…

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Market Technical Analysis

The longer-term equity bull market remains intact, supported by S&P 500 moving averages that are…

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