Market Commentary

How do you spell Rally?

February 6th, 2012 by Colorado West Investments

February 6, 2012 How do you spell market rally? How about “Jobs.” A much higher than expected 243,000 jobs were added to our economy in January and that helped [...] read more

A Good Price to Buy – A Good Price to Sell

January 31st, 2012 by joshfreed

January 31, 2012 At its most basic level, a trade takes place when a buyer is willing to buy at a certain price and a seller is willing to [...] read more

We are only 3 weeks in

January 24th, 2012 by joshfreed

January 24th, 2012 We’re only three weeks into the New Year and already some very interesting trends have developed in the markets. Consider these four: The worst performing stocks [...] read more

Not a club you want to join

January 17th, 2012 by Colorado West Investments

January 17, 2012 The U.S. became a member last August and, now, so has most of the eurozone. Unfortunately, it’s not a club you want to join. Late last [...] read more

The S&P in 2011

January 9th, 2012 by joshfreed

Jan 9, 2012 Which stock characteristic most impacted the S&P 500’s performance in 2011? To answer that question, Bespoke Investment Group performed a decile analysis and concluded that having [...] read more

End of the Year Review

January 3rd, 2012 by Colorado West Investments

Jan 3rd, 2012 “Much Ado About Nothing” is one of Shakespeare’s famous comedies and, surprisingly, the title succinctly summarizes the U.S. stock market in 2011. There was “much ado” [...] read more

What about all this Volatility

December 19th, 2011 by Colorado West Investments

December 19, 2011 If it feels like the stock market has been volatile this year, you’re right. Here are a few examples: Three-month historic volatility for the “fear” gauge [...] read more

The Answer is not Clear Cut

December 12th, 2011 by Colorado West Investments

December 12, 2011 What’s more important to the U.S. stock market, economic growth or the value of the U.S. dollar? On the surface, economic growth would seem to be [...] read more

Politicians and Banks

December 5th, 2011 by Colorado West Investments

December 5, 2011 Politicians may struggle to work together, but at least the world’s central bankers can. At 8:00 a.m. EST on November 30, the Federal Reserve released a [...] read more

What Happens In China Does Not Stay In China

November 28th, 2011 by Colorado West Investments

November 28, 2011 “It’s a small world after all.” Living in an age of jet travel, the internet and mobile communication have its advantages. It makes our world of [...] read more