Year: 2018

As the quarter came to an end, stock markets in the US continued to be the darlings around the world in 2018. Thank you Mr. President! The markets uptrend, which has primarily been driven by excellent corporate earnings and the expectations of more of the same in the future, continues even through the historically challenging Aug. to Oct. period. This past week revealed a slight change in the markets underlining tone, although not enough to

ALL-TIME HIGHS! And this with higher interest rates coming and an ongoing battle to make “free-trade” fairer for the US around the world. It’s noteworthy that the Nasdaq did NOT hit another all-time high…yet. As we posted back in June & August of 2017 (see below), it’s T.I.N.A’s fault that the stock market has gone up this far. TINA means There Is No Alternative, to stocks that is, for most money managers to invest in to derive a decent

Profit taking hit the stock market as traders opted to react negatively to a story posted today by a major news agency that quoted “anonymous sources” as saying that the President was going to do something next week about tariffs towards China.  Really? “Thanks for the heads-up Mr. Media.” As a result of the so-called news, the market tanked quickly (yet briefly) as traders hit the sell button to take profits. As the day wore on, and

“Climbing a wall of worry” is the answer to the question “How is the market doing lately?”. In spite of all the negative news, investors continue to seek better returns via investing in the stock market. Thanks to our disciplined market analysis process, our official signal changed to a green light (see the July 12th comments below) and brilliantly caught the recent rally in equities. It has been said that “money goes where it is treated best”

After the recent pounding in the heretofore unstoppable tech stocks over the past several days, the stock market bounced higher Tuesday on a welcomed pick-up in trading volume. While our Current Market Outlook remains “Uptrend Resumes” with a green light, due to recent unusual price weakness in key leading stocks investors should become more selective when deploying new capital. Any new equity buys should be directed towards companies that sport high institutional conviction. Keeping your

On Tuesday, July 10th the last negative aspect in the stock markets current underlying technical condition turned positive according to our proprietary risk management discipline. The recent rally has improved the stock markets health to the point where it has necessitated an upgrade in our Current Market Outlook to “Market in an Uptrend” (*uptrend resumes) with a green light. In case you were wondering, that last negative technical had been in place since January 19th, 2018. The hopeful

During the past week, as we neared the celebration of our great nation’s independence, our stock markets displayed fireworks of their own. Sharp downdrafts followed by light volume recovery bounces, however, did not instill bravery in the actions of many institutions. One could have thought they heard someone singing “…the quote machines red glare, the profits bursting in air…” as the major indexes swooned for several days in a row before catching a bit of

The “on again/off again/& back on again” possible tariff trade war took a step in the “on” direction again last night. Stock markets all over the world reacted harshly today, especially in China. The 3 major indexes in the US all suffered a fresh day of professional selling, aka a “Distribution Day”. As a result, our Current Market Outlook remains “Uptrend Under Pressure” and is under a “yellow” light. One bright spot since Februarys sell off has

“L’Italia è il paese più bello del mondo, su questo non ci piove!” That common Italian phrase is translated as “Italy is the most beautiful country in the world, there’s no doubt about it!” While Italy may be a beautiful travel destination, to investors around the world this week Italian government debt is NOT a beautiful destination for their dollars. A populist backlash and troubles securing a new government have put a negative spotlight on Italian

“To sell, or not to sell: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to hold through a possible summer market sell-off hoping for higher prices, or to take action early against possible losses, and by selling protect capital?” With apologies to Shakespeare fans around the world for the creative license, the important point from the above revision is the question on the minds of many investors of our time; should I “sell in May