George Smith

Bearish investor sentiment as measured by the American Association of Individual Investors reached a high of 60.6%, just before the S&P 500 experienced its worst day of 2025 and second-worst March trading day ever on Monday. What Happened: As highlighted by Ryan Detrick, the chief market...

As financial markets cooled off in February, investor sentiment spiked downwards near a historic low. However, past bearishness has often amplified returns in the future. What Happened: The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey found investors particularly bearish in the week ending Feb. 26. Of the...

U.S. stock futures rose on Friday following Thursday’s sell-off. Futures of all benchmark indices advanced in premarket trading, except the small-cap gauge Russell 2000. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell over 8% on Thursday, dragging the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 down despite the strong quarter as...

As markets navigate a challenging landscape, George Smith, Portfolio Strategist for LPL Financial, is advocating a recalibrated asset allocation strategy for the next three to five years. His outlook reflects a "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment, subdued economic growth, and inflation...

Wall Street could go from strength to strength as the index futures point to another session in the green as investors seek to put the worst behind. Volatility continued to drop, as evidenced by another sharp slide in the CBOE Volatility Index, which is now approaching pre-sell-off levels. Earnings...

The year 2023 ended on a positive note with the stock market, as gauged by the S&P 500 index, experiencing a nearly 5% increase in December. The impressive two-month rally in November and December, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) surging by 14%, not only indicated a strong and...