Year: 2017

Our Current Market Outlook remains as “Market in an Uptrend”. This signal tells growth investors that the current stock market environment is healthy and that investors can deploy capital into the market. Keep in mind the markets meaningful advance has come in the face of an interest rate hike by the Fed with more coming this year, very likely as soon as this month (March). After a brilliant 4 month “Trump rally” in the popular

The stock market is preparing for the President’s speech on Tuesday night. Watch for “fireworks” in the market as a response starting on Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the week. These specific industry groups will be in sharp focus by savvy investors: steel producers, infrastructure companies, and aerospace and defense manufacturers, just to name a few. The “Trump bump” has become a “Trump thump” on bearish speculators, pessimists, and critics of the First Family.

After seven straight up days and consecutive all time highs the popular stock market indexes broke their win streak. Fortunately for the bulls, the down day came on light volume and showed few signs of professional selling. This week, investors received a valentine from President Trump, when he foreshadowed that a “terrific” tax plan will be announced next week. The “Trump Bump,” now 14 weeks old, is threatening to become a “Trump launch” of a

The markets were bifurcated today. In other words, they had a split personality. The Dow Industrial, Transportation & Semi-conductor indexes fell; the S&P Small Cap 600, Russell and Utility indexes rose; while the Nasdaq & S&P 500 indexes were essentially flat. This illustrates very well the “cross-currents” that have been hounding the markets for most of January. However, tomorrow (Feb 1st) should be a better day and quite possibly a big day in the markets for

With the current market outlook still at a green light, conditions are favorable for growth investors. However, be on alert for the market activity over the next five trading days. Tomorrow, Friday, all eyes will be on the banking sector as key earnings reports will be released before the market open. Those results will likely set the tone of the next several days. Also, keep in mind that the inauguration takes place on Friday the

Our Current Market Outlook is classified as “Market in an Uptrend”. This signal tells growth investors that the current stock market environment has improved and suggests that investors can deploy capital into the market. Keep in mind the markets meaningful advance has come in the face of an interest rate hike by the Fed with more coming in 2017. A surge in investors confidence indeed! However, in spite of the strong 2 month “Trump rally”