Articles authored by Ryan Detrick
Rumble in Washington (Ep. 170)
After a strong start to the year and renewed highs across global markets, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, step into the growing tension between Washington and the Federal Reserve, and what it could mean for markets, confidence, and policy credibility. They react to Jamie Dimon’s …
No Santa, No Problem
“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.” Peter Lynch 2026 so far feels like a repeat of 2025, as stocks are making new highs around the globe, with gold and silver soaring as well. As we noted in our …
No, This Isn’t A Bubble
“Don’t confuse brains with a bull market.” – Humphrey Neill Stocks have picked up right where they left off in 2025, as the S&P 500 is up for the first three days of the year, and it just hit the first new high of 2026. What is interesting is that this is the first time …
2026 Market Outlook
After a volatile first half and another year of strong headline returns, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, step back to assess what actually shaped markets in 2025 and what that foundation means heading into 2026. They revisit why early-year turbulence caught so many investors off …
Three Timeless Lessons From 2025 To Use in 2026
2025 was a great year for investors, as stocks made new highs across the globe, bonds had their best year since 2020, and commodities gained overall with gold and silver soaring. Here are three timeless investment lessons from 2025 that we believe investors should pay close attention to in 2026. Beware When Everyone Agrees “If …
Geeking Out On Charts with Chris Kimble and Scott Brown
Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, flies solo for this new episode of Facts vs Feelings, joined by longtime chart-watchers Chris Kimble, former CEO of Kimble Charting Solutions, and Scott Brown, Founder of Brown Technical Insights, for a wide-ranging conversation on what the market is signaling as 2025 comes to a close. They …
Wrapping Up 2025 with Art Hogan, the Boston GOAT
2025 kept investors off balance, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, and Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group turned to Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist at B. Riley Wealth Management, to make sense of what actually drove the year. They dig into the gap between perception and reality on market breadth, why …
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s the Santa Claus Rally🎅❄🎄🎁🦌
“If Santa should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall.” —Yale Hirsh One of the little-known facts about the Santa Claus Rally (SCR) is that it isn’t the entire month of December; it’s actually only seven days. Discovered in 1972 by Yale Hirsch, creator of the Stock Trader’s Almanac (carried on now …
The Fed Comes Bearing Gifts
A rare split is opening inside the Federal Reserve. Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, and Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Wealth, dig into what that tension really means as growth projections move higher and rate cuts keep coming. They break down the widening gap between market expectations and the Fed’s own outlook, …
Don’t Stop Believing
“Just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonely world. She took the midnight train goin’ anywhere… Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin’.” Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin’” After peaking on October 28 and seeing a more than 5% mild pullback into late November, the S&P 500 moved back to new all-time highs on …