Ryan Detrick
A Busy (and Snowy) Day
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” John Lenon Boy, it is cold out there! 🥶🧊 We are pretty much snowed in in Cincinnati on Monday, but at least we have power. I hope everyone is safe and warm this week! In today’s blog, I wanted to go over my busy …
Ryan Detrick
January 27, 2026
Let’s Talk About Politics
“Rule one, politics usually don’t move markets and I hate talking about politics. Rule number two, never forget rule number one.” Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group With all of the latest news on Greenland, tariffs, the Federal Reserve, and more, I decided to take a look at politics and markets today. Let’s …
Ryan Detrick
January 21, 2026
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 …
Ryan Detrick
January 14, 2026
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 …
Ryan Detrick
January 13, 2026
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 …
Ryan Detrick
January 7, 2026
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 …
Ryan Detrick
January 7, 2026
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 …
Ryan Detrick
January 2, 2026
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 …
Ryan Detrick
December 31, 2025
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 …
Ryan Detrick
December 24, 2025
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 …
Ryan Detrick
December 23, 2025