The market’s internals reflect a lot more awareness about ongoing macro weakness than most media outlets, and the S&P frankly, would like us to believe. Still, leadership remains very cyclical. What to do? We discuss this and more in this month’s Monthly MOTR Checkup video!
Monthly MOTR Check-Up (MMC): “Whistling past the graveyard? Not so fast!”
October 17th, 2023

David Lundgren, CMT CFA
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