DMRL News and Press, DeltaShares S&P 500 Managed Risk ETF From 12/06/21

The US rebound from the Q3 slowdown is in full bloom. The economy certainly looks like it is on solid ground right now. So, why in the world are bonds rallying? The 10-year Treasury yield fell 10 basis points on Friday after the payroll report. The movements in bond markets today ...

All the S&P 500 EPS metrics continue to look normal this week. This week, Costco and Oracle report their November ’21 quarterly results. Both stocks have had monster 2021 returns of 45% and 42% YTD, respectively (annualized). The goal of this comparison was to see if - ...

The market valuation bubble is leaking but hasn't popped. Consumer confidence is falling. The Treasury yield curve is flattening. For further details see: The 1-Minute Market Report - December 4, 2021

Like many investors, I have been thinking about Bubble Risk in light of traditional market valuation metrics showing today's US equity prices to be at or near historic highs. Readers can review the data in this article and draw their own conclusions about Bubble Risk for the Market ov...

Remember that every dollar of asset purchases actually adds accommodation to the economy. Global crisis dynamics now accelerate weekly. The week was noteworthy for de-risking/deleveraging seemingly attaining important momentum. For further details see: Weekly Commentary:...

Central bankers who have advocated for 2%+ inflation readings for ten years now have it and want to put a stop to it. If the Fed lets their current policies continue, then stocks can continue to march higher backed by loose fiscal and monetary policy. If they and Congress back away fr...

On Dec. 3, the U.S. Department of Labor published the jobs report for November, which Eitelman characterized as messy, due to the conflicting data seen in the two surveys used to compile the report. Turning to recent activity in markets, Eitelman noted that the week of Nov. 29 was par...

U.S. debt is expected to pile on, considering government proposals for increased spending under the infrastructure+ initiative. Government data estimate a net increase in low-wage jobs, largely flat trends in high-earning jobs, and a somewhat desultory labour force participation rate....

Our equities markets seem to be gradually ebbing. While Treasuries have rallied, this has not been the case for our other credit markets. On the inflation front, we are now at a three-decade high, according to the Associated Press. With valuations at current levels, and with v...

There were all kinds of good news in the August payroll report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics would publish an acceleration in headline numbers, just about every one of them. Insofar as the labor market may be concerned, Atlanta’s boss was rather incoherent or, most charitably...