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The Business Development Company (BDC) sector has had a rough ride in 2025. The VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), a broad proxy for the group, is down 16.36% year-to-date as of early October, while the S&P 500 is up over 13%.ยน Even reliable names like
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Over the past 12 months, the Materials sector has trailed the broader U.S. equity market. In 2024, it was the worst-performing S&P 500 sector, while the S&P 500 itself rose more than 20 percent.[1] High interest rates, weak Chinese industrial demand, and uncertainty
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The U.S. energy sector has been volatile over the past year. After a strong run in 2022, energy cooled in 2023 and has delivered more modest gains since. As of mid-2025, the S&P 500 Energy sector was up about 4% year-to-date, despite wide swings
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Below is an assessment of the performance of some of the most important sectors and asset classes relative to each other with an interpretation of what underlying market dynamics may be signaling about the future direction of risk-taking by investors. The below charts are all price ratios which show
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Below is an assessment of the performance of some of the most important sectors and asset classes relative to each other with an interpretation of what underlying market dynamics may be signaling about the future direction of risk-taking by investors. The below charts are all price ratios which show
Leaders-Laggards
Below is an assessment of the performance of some of the most important sectors and asset classes relative to each other with an interpretation of what underlying market dynamics may be signaling about the future direction of risk-taking by investors. The below charts are all price ratios which show
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But Not All Of Them
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AI Momentum Remains Strong
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It's All About Those Rate Cuts
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False Move?
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Warning Signals Continue