From Cabot Top Ten Trader
Overall, the environment has remained the same for the past few weeks: The momentum in the market is very strong, and the price/volume action of leading stocks remains excellent, so you should remain bullish. That said, the risk of sharp...
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The environment hasn’t changed. It’s a very strong bull trend in the major indexes and most stocks, with our trend-following measures solidly positive.
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The S&P 500 (SPX) index is up 10% since rising above its previous trading range in late November. While 10% is not necessarily a big move for a stock, it is definitely a big move for a major index.
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Just Because It’s Unusual Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong
The year is just over two weeks old, but we’ve already been subject to the Iran attacks, a Phase 1 trade deal with China, and soon, an impeachment trial in the Senate. Accompanying those are countless pieces...
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Fourth quarter 2019 earnings season began yesterday with a few large banks reporting very strong results.
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Remain bullish, but keep your wits about you. The market remains very strong, and we’re glad to see many of our stocks that consolidated during December come to life in recent days.
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The NASDAQ Composite Index is a Representation of the Equities Listed on the NASDAQ Exchange
The NASDAQ Composite Index began life in 1971 as an electronic price quotation system (the name comes from National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations). The NASDAQ service gradually into...
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Happy New Year
The calendar has flipped to 2020, but nothing much has changed with the market’s evidence. On a longer-term basis, most primary indicators, such as our Cabot Trend Lines and Cabot Tides, continue to look great, and we’ve written numerous times a..
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There was very little news or new analyst research on our portfolio stocks last week. I expect a surge in new information by mid-January as businesspeople and Wall Street analysts get back to work after the holidays.
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Remain bullish. The bull market rolls on, and while there are legitimate shorter-term yellow flags (a good reason to be choosy on the buy side), the big-picture outlook is solid. We have no changes in the Model Portfolio today.
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I previously gave you a heads up that new low-sulfur diesel regulations (IMO 2020) and a serious hog disease in China (African Swine Fever) are quite likely to increase inflation numbers in 2020 and beyond. Are you ready for the next sweeping industrywide that...
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As for the market, it continues to act very well amidst a vacuum of selling pressure. As we write this, the S&P 500 (up 1.2% or so) and Nasdaq (up 1.8%) are solidly in the green, and small- and mid-cap indexes have actually a..
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The Bull Market Rolls into 2020
First and foremost, this being our last official issue of the year, I want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We’ll have a brief, eggnog-laden update next week, along with any bulletins needed.
As...
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Two stocks depart from the Special Situation Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio today, respectively, while another joins the Growth & Income Portfolio.
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The week started out relatively quietly, with the major indexes basically meandering sideways through Wednesday, even after the Federal Reserve’s statement. But since Thursday morning, things have been whipping around (mostly on the upside) as it appears a U.S.-China trade deal/truce is at hand.
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Remain bullish, while keep your eyes open as some stocks have hit potholes. The market itself is in good shape, though we continue to think some news-driven ups and downs are likely in the near term.
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A high percentage of stocks that I follow are exhibiting bullish price charts right now. Obviously, you already knew that the stock market has been acting well. I simply want to reiterate that the recent bullishness appears to be sustainable. Enjoy!
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Profit taking finally set in earlier this week, though this morning’s jobs-inspired pop has erased the losses for the major indexes.
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A Normal Breather
As the market pushed sharply higher following its early-October low (10% or so in the S&P 500, 12%-plus in the Nasdaq), rising seven out of eight weeks, the worries of the world (trade wars, slowing economic growth, even impeachment) were slowly As...
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As we wrote a week and a half ago, there’s no Top Ten issue today—one of our two weeks off (50 issues a year). But we don’t want to be too out of touch, which is why we’re sending this brief update today, on...
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