Mid cap stocks are middle-sized publicly traded companies: larger than small cap stocks but smaller than large cap stocks. Mid cap stocks have a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. Mid caps aren’t as risky as small cap stocks, but aren’t as “safe” as large cap stocks. However, the advantage they have over many of the biggest large caps stocks is that their greatest period of growth is often ahead of them.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo has some good news—his intermediate-term indicator has flashed a green light! That's not a reason to go hog wild on the buy side, but Mike's putting some money to work in potential and...
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The stock market slump that started last week has intensified in recent days, bringing the major indexes back to their October lows. I do have one rating change today, selling one third of a position, but the rest of the portfolio is in shape...
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo talks about his continued defensive stance, but also details a couple of secondary indicators that are looking better, shares a couple of stocks that actually look ready to go (if the market around)...
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After spiking last Wednesday, the major indexes have, predictably, pulled back over the past week. The market is likely to try to shake out weak hands a few more times before starting a sustained new uptrend. I have no rating changes today, but on...
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo advises keeping it simple—while there's been a lot of movement during the past month, the trends remain down, so he remains in a defensive stance. That said, he's keeping his eyes open well,...
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The market has rallied since the last update; all sectors except for utilities are higher over the last five days. Materials, energy, financial and consumer discretionary stocks have led the rebound. While it’s certainly possible that the end of October marked the end the...
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Apple (AAPL) Redux
Welcome to November, holiday season, winter’s coming, and mid-term elections! As if a stock market correction wasn’t providing enough excitement…
Today I’m doing something slightly different. I normally feature one stock from each of our three portfolios in the monthly issue. Today of...
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Paul Goodwin talks about the November bounce that has followed the October flop of the markets. While the rally is welcome, it’s still not enough to create a decisively positive condition in the markets. market...
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Ready For Whatever Comes Next
The stock market is trying to pull itself together as October ends. Following Friday’s massive selloff, bargain hunters attempted to take control Monday, but selling pressures overwhelmed the rally and all three major indexes closed lower once again. Yesterday’s had...
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Cabot Weekly Review (Video)
In this week’s stock market video, Mike Cintolo talks about the market's encouraging first steps this week—a short-term low may be in place, and he likes what he's seeing from an increasing number of growth stocks. That said, the intermediate-term is...
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After a mixed performance last week, the market opened significantly lower yesterday, and the Dow and S&P 500 both hit their lowest level since the start of October. One of Cabot’s long-term market timing indicators just turned negative, which tells us it’s time get...
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Cabot Quarterly Market Report and Teleconference
3Q 2018 Report The third quarter of 2018 was fun and profitable for most investors, with numerous indexes hitting new highs in August and September, but now we're just halfway through October and the malaise that affected foreign has...
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We've had a fierce six-day selloff, but the market has managed to find support and is rebounding this week. But I still advise caution as things are still dicey. Most of the positions in our portfolio are on Hold, but we're adding one to...
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