Articles authored by Ryan Detrick

“I’m involved in the stock market, which is fun and, sometimes, very painful.” Regis Philbin In case you hadn’t heard yet, last week, we released our Midyear Market Outlook 2025: Uncharted Waters! We discuss why we remain optimistic on both the economy and stock market the remainder of this year, similar to what we said …

 In the latest episode of Facts vs Feelings, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, provide a midyear market review and outlook for 2025. Reflecting on major surprises in the first half of the year, including unexpected tariff announcements and subsequent reversals, they analyze market performance in the first half of the …

“When you hit the sweet spot, it’s not the club that sings—it’s your soul.” – Ben Hogan What a first half it was, as the S&P 500 was down close to 20% at the April lows and incredibly came back to new highs already, one of the fastest recoveries ever. We’ve discussed why this market …

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”  Michelangelo What a wild ride 2025 has been and it is only halfway over! After being down nearly 20% at the lows in April, stocks have staged one …

In the latest Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, discuss recent Middle East tensions involving the U.S. and Iran, the surprisingly minimal market reaction despite high geopolitical stakes, and insights into historical parallels and fiscal spending impacts on stock markets. They also cover recent criticisms of …

“Don’t confuse brains with a bull market.” Humphrey B. Neill The wild ride in 2025 continues, as stocks surprised many and gained 1% on Monday after the US attacked Iran over the weekend, while crude oil declined nearly 14% from the open to the close, one of the largest intraday reversals in history. But is …

In the latest Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, are joined by financial journalist and TKer founder and editor Sam Ro. Together, they cover Sam’s background, his curated newsletter approach, emerging data-quality issues at the BLS, and why human judgment still matters in the age of AI. Key …

“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 …

“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 …

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 …