The Market Structure Map
July 15, 2026
Whatever you write, do it as though somebody will read it back to you in a court of law. I can’t recall who passed that gem along to me. I’ve never had to experience it, thus far. Maybe because I follow it. Anyway, with that...
June 17, 2026
If I had a rock band, I would be tempted to name it “Tracking Error.” There are so many good names for rock bands. The sheer magnitude of data casts uncertainty on what I’d call it. I used to keep a list. “Parking Lot Campers”...
June 10, 2026
I probably liked Jay Woods best. We’re back in the mountains after a junket to Chicago for the NIRI Annual Conference, where the joy is seeing our clients, colleagues and friends. Have been there some 25 times and it never gets old. And I thought...
May 20, 2026
If 90% of your volume is between 930a-4p ET, why would you report outside market hours, public companies? For NIRI members, I’ll address this question and much more in 20 minutes between 305-325p CT in Chicago Monday June 8, at the NIRI Annual Conference. Join...
May 13, 2026
I observed Monday to EDGE Daily Market Desk readers that stocks like CSGP would not be in the S&P 500 basket. And now it’s been booted from the Nasdaq 100. The point for investors is that creators of ETF baskets – statistical samples – for...
April 15, 2026
Say you’re a public company in the S&P 500. How’s your stock doing? For every CIEN and SNDK, there are three components trailing the benchmark, says the math. On average, 72% of S&P 500 stocks the past three years lagged the index. Why? Let...