Market Commentary
April 2021 Market Commentary: What a Difference a Year Makes
At the end of first quarter 2020, we were in the beginning stages of an economic shutdown causing unemployment to skyrocket and markets to dip. Fast forward to the end of quarter one 2021 with the economy reopening and unemployment declinin...
February 2021 Market Commentary: Lower Covid Numbers and Pent Up Consumer Demand
Derwood S. Chase Jr, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of Chase Investment Counsel provides insights into the potentially lessening impact of Covid-19, as well as potential market strengths and weakness in this February 2020 market commentary....
2021 Equity Market Focus: The January Short Squeeze and 2021 Market Outlook
After starting strong and rising 2.5% in three weeks, the S&P 500® index ended January with a thud due to one of the most unusual events in modern equity market history and ended the month down. The unusual event, of course, was the war be...
2021 Equity Market Focus: Q&A with Peter Tuz, President and Portfolio Manager Chase Investment Counsel
President and Portfolio Manager, Peter Tuz provides a Q & A Market Commentary: 2021 Equity Market Focus: Economic Recovery and Outlook. Peter covers the 2021 Equity market focus, the impact of low interest rates, and a potential investment...
Combining Fundamental Analysis with Technical Factors to Determine Timing in Purchasing and Sales of Stocks
Clay Sefter explains the firm’s investment philosophy and stock selection process. Chase has always been a “bottom up” stock manager and lets its screening process determine the stocks to buy and sectors to overweight or underweight. ...
Investing Now for Next Year’s Potential
The big conundrum is how do you invest now knowing that things might be bleak over the next few months because of Covid, but will be much better later next year?
There are some positives and negatives to think about....
Replay: Chase Investment Counsel 47th Annual Investor Conference: Crisis or Recovery- What Does 2021 Hold for Us?
Crisis or Recovery? What does 2021 hold for us? Listen in as Chase Investment Counsel and guests share their thoughts on what's ahead in 2021....
Technical Indicators Confirm the Likelihood of Continuing Upward Trend in Market
During the recent market correction there was little evidence of deterioration in breadth or momentum. In fact, since the S&P 500 Index low on September 23rd small and mid-cap stocks outperformed the S&P for over a month, unusual for a majo...
Divergent Trends Against Rising Stock Prices May Warn of Potential Market Top
Today's probabilities may suggest a greater likelihood of a short term market correction. Time to be more selective?...