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Monthy Market Updates and SQN Reports

Van evaluates the market each month and publishes his market update along with his SQN Report.

Update on Cryptocurrencies: September 17th, 2023 By, Nolan Loxton

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In July 2021 the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13th, 2021 but has a 10-year calculated history based on the index methodology. Courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices, spglobal.com The index had a notable peak in May 2021 of 5,547 and then dropped significantly until July 2021. It set a new high on November 9th […]

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Update on Cryptocurrencies: August 14th, 2023 By, Nolan Loxton

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In July 2021, the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13th, 2021, but has a 10-year calculated history based on the index methodology. Courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices, spglobal.com The index had a notable peak in May 2021 of 5,547 and then dropped significantly until July 2021. It set a new high on November

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Update on Cryptocurrencies July 17th, 2023 By, Nolan Loxton

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. The S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched in 2021 with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13th, 2021, but has a 10-year calculated history based on the index methodology. Courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices, spglobal.com The index had a notable peak in May 2021 of 5,547 and then dropped significantly until July 2021. On November 9th, it set a new high of

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Bull Normal Market Type Market Update June 30th, 2023 By, RJ Hixson

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Just past the summer solstice, the month of June and second quarter ended last Friday—the halfway point for the calendar year. Yes, the S&P market type is “Bull Normal” but that’s not half of the story. Part I: The World Market Model Let’s look first at Market SQN scores for equity markets across the globe and the various asset classes. The US market has a very strong large cap growth segment (QQQ) and a moderately strong

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Update on Cryptocurrencies June 18th, 2023 By, Nolan Loxton

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In July 2021, the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13, 2021 but has a 10-year calculated history based on the index methodology. Courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices, spglobal.com The index had a notable peak in May 2021 of 5,547 and then dropped significantly until July 2021. On November 9th, it set a new high

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Bull Normal Market Type: Market Update June 2nd, 2023 By, RJ Hixson

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model The market type says “Bull Normal” but how does the market feel to you? To me, it feels more like . . . sideways abnormal? Let’s see what the World Market Model says at the beginning of June. Asia/Pacific markets are weak again and slightly weaker than in April. US stock market segments strengthened and now have no red segments. Two are now green. Large cap tech (QQQ) is

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Update on Cryptocurrencies: May 15th, 2023 By, Nolan Loxton

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In July 2021 the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13, 2021, and has a 10-year history based on the index methodology on the launch date. Courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices, spglobal.com The index had a notable peak in May 2021 of 5,547 and then dropped significantly until July 2021. On November 9th, it set

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Sideways Normal Market Type – Market Update: May 3rd, 2023 By, RJ Hixson

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model The same headline and market type as last month? How boring! Though things may seem calm, there’s dynamic movement just under the surface. What’s going on underneath? Movement towards more strength, more weakness, or net break-even? Van’s World Market Model gives us insights. Let’s take a look and see. US stock market segments went from mostly yellow last month to mostly brown this month. The S&P is still yellow, with

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Update on Cryptocurrencies: April 16th, 2023 By, Nolan Loxton

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In July 2021 the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13th, 2021, and has a 10-year history based on the index methodology on the launch date. Courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices, spglobal.com The index had a notable peak in May 2021 of 5,547 and then dropped significantly until July 2021. On November 9th, it set

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Sideways Normal Market Type: Market Update April 5th, 2023 By, RJ Hixson

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model What’s happening? Scan the noisy news headlines to get an idea of what’s transpired in the last 24 hours. For a better idea, however, you can look over market information for a stronger signal. Let’s see what’s happening around the globe, at the end of March, in Van’s World Market Model. There are no major changes in the model from February. Here are some of the highlights for stock markets:

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