Our Thoughts

Market Risk Report as of July 11, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “It’s always nice to see the Market Risk Indicator’s various components falling in their own risk assessment. This week three dropped while one rose. However, those that dropped didn’t do enough to budge the MRI to a lower risk threshold. It, instead, flattened out for the third week. Last […]

Market Risk Report as of July 5, 2021

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From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “The SignalPoint Market Risk Indicator (MRI) remained unchanged this week. No significant changes to the MRI Components occurred and they split even with two slightly up and two slightly down in risk profile. Two remain in their own risky territory while two are market neutral.

Market Risk Report as of June 28, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “The Russell 2000 Index led last week’s rebound rally and also leads in the Year-to-Date gain for the major indexes. Even while some components of our Market Risk Indicator remain above average for risk the two riskiest dropped in their own ranges. Overall the MRI dropped again last week […]

Market Risk Report as of June 21, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “With markets retreating slightly this last week our Market Risk Indicator also declined. The MRI dropped to 39 putting it under 40 for the first time since mid-January of this year. The MRI Oscillator comes in at zero indicating no upward or downward pressure on risk. Median value for […]

Market Risk Report as of June 14, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “Another week added to the market history and, in this case, another week of modest decline in market risk. Two of our Market Risk Indicator components rose slightly in risk profile while two declined. Of note this week is our consensus component, the Divergence Index, dropped to its low […]

Market Risk Report as of June 7, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “We’re starting to see market risk taper off – and without too much drama so far. Our Market Risk Indicator has been stubbornly high for quite some time but we’re seeing some relief inside it. Two of the MRI’s components are at or below their median values while two […]

Market Risk Report as of June 1, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “Three of the Market Risk Indicator’s components dropped in their profile this last week helping to lower the overall MRI value to 43 – two points down from the previous week. The MRI Oscillator shows minus 3 indicating declining risk pressure. Two MRI components are still bearish while two […]

Market Risk Report as of May 24, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “With “Inflation” on the mind of every financial reporter, investors showed concern for how they’ll afford proper alimentation in the future. Stock investing proponents say the markets are a great way to keep up with inflation. Gold proponents say there’s only one true currency that can’t be debased. Electronic […]

Market Risk Report as of May 17, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “It was an unusual week of market activity last week. Cap weighted indexes declined a bit while equal weight ones went sideways. A small shift away from momentum holdings moved investment dollars toward more value oriented issues. While not a tsunami there were tidal changes being felt.   SignalPoint’s […]

Market Risk Report as of May 10, 2021

From Chief Investment Officer Tom Veale, “Some shifting of investment dollars has been seen in recent weeks as the Dow and S&P 500 have shown some strength compared to the NASDAQ Composite. This has helped to level the YTD and Year Over Year performances of these three indexes. Even so, our SignalPoint Market Risk Indicator […]