After Q1 2025 began with positive momentum, Q2 has seen some of the largest bouts of volatility in the recent past. The April 2 tariff announcements sent markets on a series of extraordinary swings.

Within the Russell 3,000 that represents 98% of U.S. stock market cap, there are 74 stocks that have at least doubled since April 8th, including 13 that are up more than 200%.

The Fed’s May Beige Book signals rising inflation ahead, driven by tariffs, input costs, and a weakening U.S. dollar—despite a soft May CPI.

When stocks are as richly valued as they are today, investors, especially older ones looking to live off of the wealth they've already built, start to prefer safer assets that provide income.

Today’s markets aren’t about fundamentals, they’re not about the Fed, and they’re damn sure not about some mythical soft landing.

There are myriad ways to trade the dollar versus other currencies, but there are two main ways to track the dollar against a basket of currencies: DXY and BBDXY.