The anticipated market tumult has arrived. The S&P 500 is down over 5% in less than a week. It’s also down over 8% from the high. The high market combined with the mounting risks is finally spooking investors.
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The overall investing environment remains positive, though recent weakness in growth stocks in particular means buyers of aggressive stocks should favor low-risk entry points.
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The market is still solid. The bad news and uncertainty hasn’t dragged it down in any significant way. Investors still see the prize of a rapidly recovering economy and the pandemic fading. While I see very good days ahead for the post election post...
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Some of the best stock performers throughout history have been what are known as “follow-on” opportunities—companies that thrive as a secondary effect of some major change going on in the world.
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Amidst the Uncertainty, Bank on the Aging Population
It’s certainly been a weird year. In fact, it’s probably the craziest year I’ve ever lived through. And it’s not over yet.
No one could have predicted a pandemic would sweep the globe and crash the economy. a..
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The overall investing environment continues to improve, with our intermediate-term trend-following indicator now back in positive mode and growth stocks in particular seeing strong buying.
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In short, it looks like there will be a tug-o’-war with good news and bad news at least up until the election. I expect the market will continue to bounce around in that time frame. However, there could be great things for the beyond...
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Officially, Cabot’s trend-following indicators now tell us that the intermediate-term trend of the market is down—and this means it’s prudent to increase your cash position, while leaning toward caution in new investments.
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The furious market uptrend since the lows of March has experienced its rudest interruption so far. The S&P 500 got to within a whisker of a correction, falling 9.6% from the high on a closing basis. But it has since recovered nearly half the...
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Officially, Cabot’s trend-following indicators now tell us that the intermediate-term trend of the market is down—and this means it’s prudent to increase your cash position, while leaning toward caution in new investments.
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After pulling back over 8% from the high, the market is having trouble finding any traction. And the selling may not be over.
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Technically, the market is now in an intermediate-term downtrend, which tells us that additional defensive measures would be prudent. In the very short term, however, I expect a bounce from today’s high-profile decline, so I’m mainly holding.
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The raging bull market took a breather. The S&P 500 actually pulled back 7% from the high at the peak of the recent Labor Day selloff. But that seems to be over. The market has since regained some traction and appears to be an...
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Overall, our market-timing indicators remain bullish, and thus the prescription for investing success is to maintain a diversified portfolio of healthy stocks.
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A High Growth/Low Volatility Stock for an Uncertain Market
Here we are. The cold Labor Day slap in the face has arrived.
For several weeks I have warned that investors could change their attitudes when the rubber hit the road after Labor Day. As people off...
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Overall, our market-timing indicators remain bullish, and thus the prescription for investing success is to maintain a diversified portfolio of healthy stocks.
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Labor Day marks the start of a new year of sorts and a rebirth of seriousness in the collective psyche. The other side of Labor Day is a new ballgame, when investors shake off the apathy of summer and refocus with intensity.
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The bull market remains in full force, even as various signs (sentiment and charts) caution that a correction is increasingly likely.
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These are the dog days of summer. It’s a rare time of year when a certain degree of slackery is not only tolerated, but expected. People tend to focus on enjoying the waning days of summer. More serious issues and considerations get postponed after...
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The market’s strength has been very impressive, and our market-timing indicators continue to tell us that the market will be higher in the months ahead.
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