Today’s and next week’s issues of Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor are going to look a bit different. I won’t be reviewing all of our portfolio stocks today. Many Wall Street analysts are on vacation, so there will be very little in the way changes...
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It’s been a mostly sour week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 1.5% to 2% even after this morning's gap up, and small-cap indexes down a bit more than that. Most indexes are testing their lows from last Monday, and the intermediate-term continues...
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U.S. stock markets have exhibited a high degree of volatility in recent weeks. There are lots of factors contributing to the turmoil, which will ebb and flow, probably for the rest of our lives. So let’s just circle back to why we’re here: here...
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It’s been a very interesting week and a half to say the least, with an over-the-cliff decline in the market that took the S&P down more than 6% (and the Nasdaq down more than 7%) in just four days, decisively cracking the intermediate-term as...
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Trade War Turmoil Trumps a Good Earnings Season
U.S. stock markets took quite a tumble in the last few business days. For those of you wondering, “Should I buy low?”, the answer to that question is usually “yes, but let’s first wait for the to...
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We’ve been writing (and recording in our weekly videos) for the past couple of weeks that, while the longer-term underpinnings of the market look fine, the shorter term was more iffy, with many leaders stalling out and the indexes themselves losing some steam.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates this week, with a likely announcement on July 31. The stock market has fully priced in a rate reduction, which means if the Fed fails to lower rates, investors can expect the market to for...
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After last week’s Friday update, the market had a pretty ugly close, but the major indexes have had a decent week to this point, with all posting gains in the 1% range (give or take) as of Friday morning.
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Last week’s economic reports delivered good news, presuming that you are rooting for a stable or strong U.S. economy. June retail sales rose 0.4% vs. May, when economists expected an 0.2% increase; and retail sales also rose 3.4% vs. a year ago.
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It's been a relatively quiet week for the major indexes, which is fine by us given the prior five-week run-up. As we write this morning, the Nasdaq is about flat on the week on below-average volume, while the S&P 500 is off a touch.
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From a stock market point of view, I suggest avoiding homebuilder stocks in the coming years. Companies that build single-family homes will be competing with a glut of existing homes on the market.
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It’s been a modestly positive week, with most major indexes and leading stocks posting gains. As we write this Friday morning, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up less than a percent on the week, but both have hit new all-time highs this week.
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The news media continues to whip investors into a frenzy over the direction of interest rates. Depending on where you look, you can find knowledgeable financial pundits making the case for steady, unchanging interest rates or for the Fed to lower the fed rate...
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More on the Baby Boomer Housing Forecast
In the June 18 update of Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor, I wrote about a very serious change in the housing market that could take place over the next decade, as Baby Boomers sell their big homes and to...
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Onto the market, the major indexes had a relatively quiet week ahead of the G20 summit, which is (mostly) taking place over the weekend.
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Last week’s much-awaited pronouncement by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) turned out to be a big “nothing burger.” I did not personally expect a cut in the fed funds rate.
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This week’s rally was enough to turn the intermediate-term trend up—small caps are still lagging a bit, which isn’t ideal, but every major index is back above its 50-day line, and a couple (S&P 500, NYSE Composite) have nosed out to new highs.
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All across America, but especially in the Northeast and the Midwest, Boomers will be putting their homes up for sale, and often leaving those areas for warmer climates.
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It’s been a relatively quiet week for the major indexes despite some bad news (Iran, big warning from Broadcom today), which we take as a constructive sign following the strong push higher after last Monday’s market low. As we write this, the S&P up...
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We’re looking at economic data that could push interest rates upward (rising food price inflation and business expansion) and we’re also looking at economic data that could push rates downward (GDP potentially falling due to China tariffs, and slowing employment numbers).
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