I expect to be adding and removing stocks from these portfolios in 2020, more frequently than usual. That’s because when a stock market recovers from a big drop, stocks tend to get stuck in trading ranges, advancing in fits and starts.
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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From Cabot Top Ten Trader
Right now, the overall evidence remains unchanged: The trend of the major indexes and most stocks is still pointed down, and while many names are doing a good job of hanging in there, few stocks are in true uptrends. ahead,...
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Remain defensive. There are good and bad aspects to the market’s short-term action; overall, we’re optimistic a bottom-building process is underway, but we’ll see how it goes.
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After falling over 30% in record time, the market has had a nice rebound. In less than a week the market jumped 15% from the lows. It has since stabilized somewhat with less volatility. While the worst may be over, I don’t think out...
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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Some Short-Term Signs of Spring
We can’t remember a time when the news flow came as fast and furious as it has in recent weeks, from state-wide shutdowns to big market swings to stimulus packages to Federal Reserve actions. That’s why it’s good to a..
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The market doesn’t know how long this will last. And that’s why it hasn’t been able to find a bottom. But there has been some very encouraging news in the past week.
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The economy has fallen into a recession. The official economic statistics are not at our doorsteps yet – two quarters of falling GDP – but it’s fairly obvious that American business has gone into hibernation for at least a few months.
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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Remain defensive. There are certainly indications that a countertrend rally could start at any time, so we’re not anxious to raise more cash, but we’re sticking with the trend, which remains down. In the Model Portfolio, we have no changes tonight—we’re holding four stocks...
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Fear of the spread of a new virus has devolved into an economic disaster, at least in the short term.
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Well, we’re in the thick of it. New citywide, statewide and national mandates are being pronounced daily, the stock market fell dramatically, my two daughters were sent home from college, three close relatives lost jobs/projects, and one close relative is a basket case potentially...
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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The Coronavirus Crash
We’re not big into labels when it comes to investing, as too many tie their decisions to them, but we think it’s fair to say the action since late February has been a rolling crash, as the indexes have plunged 26% 32%...
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Monday’s market downturn was a bit breathtaking. First we had a stock market that was overdue for a pullback. Then the coronavirus hit, harming the Chinese economy, which in turn harms every business that sells products and services in China and manufactures products China...
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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Remain cautious. The market has been gyrating wildly this week, holding above its lows from last Friday.
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This has been about as ugly a couple of weeks in the market as you will ever see. On a closing basis, the market hit a low on February 28 and was down 12.5% from the February 19 highs. By total points lost, was...
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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