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Market Momentum, AI Growth, and What’s Driving Markets Higher in 2026 (Ep. 98)

Market Momentum, AI Growth, and What’s Driving Markets Higher in 2026 (Ep. 98)

Markets continue reaching new highs, yet many investors remain hesitant to put money to work. 

With headlines dominated by geopolitical conflict, rising oil prices, and rapid technological change, how do you separate emotion from opportunity?

In this episode, Robert Curtiss welcomes back Miles Clark, Senior Analyst at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, to discuss the forces shaping today’s market environment. They explore momentum investing, relative strength, semiconductor leadership, AI-driven growth, energy sector performance, and market participation trends. 

Miles shares how momentum strategies identify strong-performing assets, why all-time highs may not be a reason to stay on the sidelines, and what narrowing market leadership could signal for investors moving forward.

Key takeaways:

  • How relative strength identifies leadership across equities, commodities, fixed income, and global markets
  • Why semiconductor stocks continue driving market gains despite concerns about concentration levels
  • How momentum strategies seek large winners while limiting the impact of underperforming holdings
  • Why historical market performance often remains positive despite geopolitical conflict and uncertainty
  • What narrowing market participation may reveal about the durability of the current market advance
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Miles currently works as a Research Analyst for Nasdaq Dorsey Wright (DWA), a boutique investment advisory and asset management division of Nasdaq focused on providing quantitative strategies to Wall Street and professional money managers globally. Since 1987, DWA has been a recognized expert in relative strength and momentum through the application of Point & Figure (XO) charting, as well as a thought leader in tactical portfolio construction.

Miles joined the DWA team as an intern in 2021 and now creates technical-based analysis and client-facing research in the firm’s Daily Market Analysis segment, with more focused coverage in the communication services, industrials and cryptocurrency spaces. Other areas of involvement to note include supplementing broad-based technical indicator and research projects and the creation of weekly media distributed to prospective clients.

Reading the Market’s Pulse: Breadth, Signals, and Smart Strategy with Miles Clark (Ep. 74)

Reading the Market’s Pulse: Breadth, Signals, and Smart Strategy with Miles Clark (Ep. 74)

What do market recoveries, pilot training, and emotional discipline have in common? 

In volatile times, they all remind us that trusting your instruments and your process can make all the difference.

In this quarterly market check-in, host Robert Curtiss, CFP®, welcomes back recurring guest Miles Clark of Dorsey Wright to unpack what’s happening beneath the surface of recent market turbulence. From sector rotations to investor behavior, this episode brings clarity without the noise.

Here’s what you can expect to learn by listening:

  • Why the S&P’s recent rebound may be masking deeper shifts in market breadth and volatility
  • What a 50-year data point reveals about average returns versus real-life experience
  • How international equities and commodities are quietly gaining strength—and what that could mean for portfolios
  • What it takes to stay objective and clear-headed when fear and headlines start to take over
  • And more!

Resources:

Connect with Robert Curtiss:

Connect with Miles Clark :

About Our Guest:

Miles currently works as a Research Analyst for Nasdaq Dorsey Wright (DWA), a boutique investment advisory and asset management division of Nasdaq focused on providing quantitative strategies to Wall Street and professional money managers globally. Since 1987, DWA has been a recognized expert in relative strength and momentum through the application of Point & Figure (XO) charting, as well as a thought leader in tactical portfolio construction.

Miles joined the DWA team as an intern in 2021 and now creates technical-based analysis and client-facing research in the firm’s Daily Market Analysis segment, with more focused coverage in the communication services, industrials, and cryptocurrency spaces. Other areas of involvement to note include supplementing broad-based technical indicators and research projects, and the creation of weekly media distributed to prospective clients.