forever stocks to buy in 2018 Archives

Cabot Stock of the Week 332

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 332 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

Overall, the market remains very healthy. Yes, sentiment is a bit high, and yes, valuations are a bit high, but I learned long ago not to fight the trend.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 331

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 331 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

Overall, the market remains very healthy. Yes, sentiment is a bit high, and yes, valuations are a bit high, but I learned long ago not to fight the trend.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 330

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 330 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The first week of the year saw buyers dominate, pushing the major indexes to higher heights on most days. Thus the major uptrend is intact, but extended, which means this is probably not the best time to buy an aggressive growth stock.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 329

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 329 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

After closing out 2020 with a bang, delivering profits that were inconceivable in the depths of the March selloff, the broad market turned down today.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 328

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 328 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

As we approach the year-end, market trends remain strong (notwithstanding today’s opening action), and odds are that the strength will continue a little longer, as our tax laws favor delaying profit-taking until the new year.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 327

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 327 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

Today’s recommendation is a fast-growing firm in the very healthy cybersecurity market, with a particular focus on the security of cloud-based data and operations.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 326

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 326 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The overall investing environment remains positive, with all major indexes in strong uptrends and minimal signs of divergence. But investor sentiment is high by many measures.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 325

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 325 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The bull market is alive and well, as investors look forward to vaccines that enable economic reopening. So I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in a diversified portfolio of stocks.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 324

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 324 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The bull market rolls on, with today’s news about Moderna’s vaccine providing a high-profile reason to be optimistic about reopening the economy.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 323

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 323 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The news that Pfizer has a promising Covid vaccine, combined with the weekend news that Biden/Harris won the presidential election, triggered a wave of buying (and selling) on Wall Street this morning, rewarding both large caps and small caps while penalizing (at least stocks...
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Cabot Stock of the Week 322

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 322 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

With the election tomorrow a nearly universal concern, my optimistic expectation is that it will quickly pass, and investors’ attention will revert to what really matters—growth and valuation.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 321

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 321 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

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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Cabot Stock of the Week 320

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 320 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

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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Cabot Stock of the Week 319

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 319 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

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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Cabot Stock of the Week 318

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 318 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

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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Cabot Stock of the Week 317

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 317 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

Cabot Stock of the Week 316

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 316 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

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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