With the Dow hitting another new high but the growth-focused Nasdaq Composite still unable to get above its February peak, we remain in a bull market that is challenging for growth investors; in fact, many recent great earnings reports have been met with instead...
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Things are still great. The market indexes are either making new all-time highs or within a whisker of them. The uptrend continues ahead of what is sure to be a booming economy in the months ahead.
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With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting new highs just last week, there’s no question that we remain in a bull market, and thus there’s no question that we should remain heavily invested.
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The market just keeps marching higher despite increasing skepticism.
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The bull market is alive and well, though divergences and rotation continue to add a challenge to the process of identifying the market’s leaders.
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The market still looks strong. But it’s getting a little harder to figure out.
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The bull market rolls on—but it’s not a perfect bull market. In fact, it’s showing signs of age, with divergences and rotations that alternately reward and retard various sectors from time to time.
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The leading indexes continue to hit record highs, telling us the bull market that began over a year ago, though it is showing some signs of age, remains intact.
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How about this market? Even with the technology sector still in a funk and the huge energy sector rally abating, the S&P 500 just made a new all-time high anyway.
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The bull market is still intact, but the signs of fraying that often emerge during long topping actions continue. Still, by focusing on the right stocks, we can do well.
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Energy and technology are no longer driving the market higher. As a result, the S&P 500 is kind of moving sideways.
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The market divergence that has been evolving since early February continues, with the Nasdaq in particular looking weak while the more conservative indexes like the S&P 500 remain near their highs.
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The market looks like it wants to change its stripes and morph into something else. But it’s not there yet.
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While leading growth stocks have been hit hard (and some have rebounded), the major indexes remain in uptrends and cyclical stocks and “reopening” stocks have attracted new buyers.
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What a difference a week makes. It’s been a reversal of fortunes. Technology stocks are soaring and energy stocks are pulling back.
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The broad market remains in a diverging pattern, so there’s still a very good chance that a long-term market top is being formed.
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My quest to add some growthy stocks with a cyclical dimension and downside protection brings us to our latest recommendation.
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The market has gotten a little choppy and interest rates are to blame. At least, that’s what they say. The market indexes fell last week and have been all over the place so far this week.
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While some segments of the broad market have experienced a sharp correction over the past month (growth stocks in particular), the broad market has not fallen apart; in fact, many indexes hit new highs just last week. And, of course, today’s big jump rather...
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Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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