The weakness that was troubling the market before last Wednesday’s unanticipated holiday worsened when markets opened again Thursday, and the major indexes are back at their correction lows. I was optimistic when the market strengthened two weeks ago, for now it’s time to defensive...
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From Cabot Growth Investor
What’s definitely true is that the intermediate-term trend isn’t pointed up; all major indexes are still below their 25-day moving averages, even after today’s bounce. And, longer-term, our Cabot Trend Lines remain clearly negative. Throw in the fact that few stocks hitting...
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The market remains strong and I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in a well-diversified portfolio that meets your investment needs.
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U.S. stock markets continue to suffer, revisiting lows from October and November. We could see modest improvement through year end, but I don’t expect a strong stock market rebound until at least January.
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo discusses the market's wild (and mostly negative) week—the nascent uptrend from last week has fallen by the wayside, and with the major trend still down, he's sticking with a mostly defensive stance. said,...
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo discusses the market's wild (and mostly negative) week—the nascent uptrend from last week has fallen by the wayside, and with the major trend still down, he's sticking with a mostly defensive stance. said,...
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THE BIG IDEA
Let’s talk proteins.
Proteins are the large, complex molecules that do the lion’s share of the work in your cells and are essential for all living organisms. They’re made up of hundreds of thousands of amino acids, smaller units that are attached long,...
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This has been one of the wilder weeks we can remember, with huge swings up (Monday), down (Tuesday), reversals (Thursday) and big overnight movements (last night and this morning).
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Trade war uncertainties have nipped our young buy signal in the bud, but the situation is highly fluid, so we’ll be making portfolio choices on a stock-by-stock basis.
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Sellers Still Lurking
The first three and a half weeks of October were brutal, with the S&P 500 (down 11%) and Nasdaq (down 14%) cascading significantly, turning both our Cabot Tides and Cabot Trend Lines bearish as we raised a boatload of cash. But those...
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With our mix of conservative, growth-oriented and high-yield investments, our portfolio continues to do well. Most of our non-Safe Income stocks are still on Hold, so it’s time to start thinking about becoming more aggressive, if the market becomes more constructive. But we want...
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The market remains strong and I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in a well-diversified portfolio that meets your investment needs.
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Another Dow 30 Shakeup is Coming
November brought some significant news about General Motors (GM) and United Technologies (UTX), while General Electric (GE) continues to invite investor inquiries. As our portfolio stocks experience share price recoveries alongside the broader market, in the aftermath of October...
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The Fed's promise of rising interest rates spooked markets last week. But it should be good for certain stocks - REITs in particular.
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo discusses the market's wild (and mostly negative) week—the nascent uptrend from last week has fallen by the wayside, and with the major trend still down, he's sticking with a mostly defensive stance. said,...
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo discusses the market's wild (and mostly negative) week—the nascent uptrend from last week has fallen by the wayside, and with the major trend still down, he's sticking with a mostly defensive stance. said,...
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After a terrible couple of months, we finally got some legitimate good news this week—our intermediate-term trend model flashed a green light on Thursday, telling us the intermediate-term trend for the major indexes is turning up.
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We have three changes in the portfolio this week.
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We’re not going to say emerging market stocks are showing any real strength, but there are a few encouraging signs out there—the iShares EM Fund (EEM) has stopped underperforming U.S. markets during the past couple of months, and even during the selloff of past...
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Approaching Neutral
The major stock market indexes tacked on more losses last week, even though markets were only open for three-and-a-half days and trading was relatively light. The Nasdaq closed the week 4.3% lower, the Dow was down 4.4%, and the S&P 500 lost But...
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