Investments
Be Careful What You Wish For (FvF Ep. 211)
In Episode 211 of Facts vs Feelings, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, explain why investors should be careful what they wish for when it comes to market breadth. After years of complaints about narrow leadership, breadth finally arrived, with 324 of 500 S&P 500 stocks gaining on …
Stephen Yannone
October 28, 2026
Earnings Check-In: The Bill Shows Up in Cash
Welcome to Carson Investment Research’s Earnings Check-In. This series is built weekly from FactSet’s Earnings Insight report (John Butters, VP, Senior Earnings Analyst with FactSet), with index weights and market caps sourced from YCharts, and aggregation performed in-house. We tie every figure to FactSet’s published numbers, then add Carson’s perspective on top of that. We …
Harry McDonald
October 27, 2026
Tomorrow Is the Fed, and It Is Also the Best Day of the Year
“I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.” – Shaquille O’Neal We know two things: Tomorrow is historically the best day of the year for stocks, and Kevin Warsh has been at the Federal Reserve (Fed) for three meetings, and the S&P 500 fell 1.21% in June, 1.52% in July, and …
Ryan Detrick
October 27, 2026
Charts of the Week: Oct. 19-23
Thanks for reading this week’s Charts of the Week This week’s charts cover how the AI trade is unfolding, the start of earnings season, and the biggest single-day drop in financial markets history. We’ll keep publishing Charts of the Week every Monday. To view this week’s Charts of the Week, click here: Charts of the Week: …
Carson Research
October 26, 2026
Tech Spenders Outpace Receivers As Earnings Approach
This week’s Big Tech earnings will likely feature investors scrutinizing the spending plans of cloud computing hyperscalers. As we approach this earnings season, the performance of these ‘Spenders of Capital’ has outpaced that of the ‘Receivers of Capital’ and may suggest that the perceived returns on investment are changing as well. Company commentary and investor …
Blake Anderson
October 26, 2026
You Want Market Breadth? You Got It, but Be Careful What You Wish For
Everyone’s been complaining that the market lacks breadth, and now we have more of it. On October 22, 324 of 500 S&P 500 companies gained, with the median stock up 1.09% (177 gained over 2%). Yet the S&P 500 fell 1.36%, technology plunged 3.3%, and the Goldman Sachs Broad AI Index dropped 6.01%. Nine of …
Sonu Varghese
October 23, 2026
Is the Index Hiding Something?
2026 has “felt” like more volatile than years past – in part due to headlines and other asset classes experiencing volatility, especially interest rates and commodities. Realistically, though, when compared to previous years, 2026 is quite tame, if not one of the tamest years in a long time. The war in Iran and the software …
Grant Engelbart
October 22, 2026
5 Signs You May Be Suffering From Bond Derangement Syndrome
In the third quarter, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (“Agg”), the most widely used bond benchmark, fell 3.5%, its worst quarter since Q4 of 2022 (-4.8%). Suddenly, the trauma of 2022 was back for bond investors, and they once again forgot how bonds worked. I’ve anecdotally heard so much fear of bonds lately that …
Barry Gilbert
October 21, 2026
Talking Midterms with Libby Cantrill (FvF Ep. 210)
In Episode 210 of Facts vs Feelings, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, welcome back Libby Cantrill, Head of Public Policy at PIMCO, for her fifth appearance on the show. With the midterm elections about two weeks away, Libby explains why the data is flashing signs of a …
Ryan Detrick
October 21, 2026
Earnings Check-In: The Shortage Quarter
Welcome to Carson Investment Research’s Earnings Check-In. This series is built weekly from FactSet’s Earnings Insight report (John Butters, VP, Senior Earnings Analyst with FactSet), with index weights and market caps sourced from YCharts, and aggregation performed in-house. We tie every figure to FactSet’s published numbers, then add Carson’s perspective on top of that. We …
Harry McDonald
October 20, 2026
Remembering the Crash of 1987
“It felt like the world was ending.” -Economist Chris Rupkey on the Crash of 1987 October is known for many things, with incredible market crashes likely at the top of the list. The crashes of 1929 and 1987 stand out for many investors, and who could forget the selling and volatility of October 2008? …
Ryan Detrick
October 20, 2026
Charts of the Week: Oct. 12-16
Thanks for reading this week’s Charts of the Week This week’s charts cover CDS spreads, new inflation measures, wealth levels, and the current state of the labor market. We’ll keep publishing Charts of the Week every Monday. To view this week’s Charts of the Week, click here: Charts of the Week: Oct. 12-16
Carson Research
October 19, 2026