Ironhorse Insights & News

Are the bulls back or are we seeing another "bear market rally" that will eventually lose steam?

A new deal finally put the debt ceiling issue to rest (for now, anyway), and stocks are rallying. Are we on the brink of a new bull market?

What is the debt ceiling and why is it in the headlines (again)?

Imagine there are 100 miles between you and a goal. A place you want to get to. But the land in between is chock full of canyons, crevasses, and crumbling cliffs. You have two choices of how you could get there. You could find a way on foot, sliding into ravines and trudging up switchbacks. Up every cliff and down. Mile after mile. Or... You could float above it in a hot air balloon. Letting the wind carry you across.

Markets tumbled, heading into negative territory, and then bounced back. And then promptly fell again. We're caught in a whipsaw pattern of uncertainty. Is this weird?

Experiment: If you click over to your news of choice, what's the balance between good news and bad?