Despite what many prognosticators and news outlets would have us believe, the market is not at all ignoring the ongoing macro challenges…this is not a bull market.
Monthly MOTR Check-Up (MMC): “Not as much of a tug-of-war as it seems”
September 15th, 2023

David Lundgren, CMT CFA
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