Articles authored by Ryan Detrick
Welcome to the Start of a New Bull Market?
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr What a run stocks have been on the past two months! We came into this year with everyone all bulled up after back-to-back 20% years, then stocks tanked in historic fashion after Liberation Day, so those same bullish Strategists and …
The Rocky Balboa Market
“You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa (aka Rocky VI from …
12 Amazing Facts About the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Its Birthday
We had a big birthday last week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average turned 129 years young! It is the second oldest index (the Dow Jones Transportation Average is older) and was first calculated on May 26, 1896 by Charles Dow, co-founder of both the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Company. It started …
Why Bulls Love TACOs
In the latest episode of Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, dig into the recent market rally and the surprisingly solid economic data that continues to confound many bearish predictions. From stock performance and inflation trends to the latest tariff drama, Ryan and Sonu break down …
Why A Strong May Could Have Bulls Smiling
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Mark Twain So much for Sell in May! With a day to go, we are looking at potentially the best month of May for the S&P 500 in 35 years. As we noted at the start of the month, the odds favored a big rally in May …
Talking with Dan Ives about the Future of Tech, AI and Innovation
In the latest episode of Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, welcome tech analyst Dan Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush, to discuss the state of AI, the future of autonomous technologies, China-U.S. relations in tech, and investment opportunities beyond the usual headlines. Broadcasting from Carson’s 2025 …
Why Mom and Pop Might Now Be the Smart Money
“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” Warren Buffett, Chairperson at Berkshire Hathaway We’ve been talking a lot the how during this near bear market and historic bounce back of 2025, retail investors have been buying aggressively, while institutional money managers have been scared and underinvested. Historically, we’ve …
You Never Know
“You never know when you will get that call. Enjoy yourself.” Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group Today is the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, which is a day I will never forget. One year ago today my baby brother called me, which at first seemed similar to the thousands of other times …
Talking About Everything With Skanda Amarnath
In the latest episode of Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, are joined by returning guest Skanda Amarnath, Executive Director of Employ America, as they dive deep into macroeconomic dynamics, market reactions, and policy shifts. Together, they examine inflation metrics, shifting recession probabilities, the role of tariffs, …
What Happened Last Week Was Rare and Likely Quite Bullish
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues What a week last week was, as the S&P 500 gained more than 3% on Monday after a 90-day pause in tariffs with China was announced. Incredibly, stocks gained the next four days as well. March 2003 was …