The market seems to want to move higher, albeit slowly and with rude interruptions from the headlines. The S&P 500 is within less than 1% off the all-time high set in July, although the index has been somewhat range-bound since June.
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Two portfolio stocks delivered strong earnings beats are their recommendations are raised to Strong Buy. A third stock delivered a strong earnings beat.
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One portfolio stock is up on news of a successful drug trial and another reported a strong earnings beat.
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Short-term, the market remains under pressure, buffeted by the selling of investors scared by the prospects of an extended tariff war, but long-term, the trend remains up, so we still see the current weakness as a normal correction.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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The market’s had another rotational week—the big-cap indexes have done OK (S&P 500 and Nasdaq up around 1%), small-cap indexes have done even better (up nearly 2%), but growth stocks have suffered another round of heavy selling, with many falling to new correction lows.
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As we’ve seen in recent days, the major indexes are a bit soft this morning, with the Dow down 73 points and the Nasdaq down 15 points.
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Baker Hughes changes their corporate name and stock symbol. And, two stocks report third-quarter earnings beats.
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While we’re growing more optimistic that the next big move will be up, we continue to advise a cautious stance as the market’s numerous crosscurrents continue—the indexes are still range bound, there’s rotation under the surface and relatively few stocks are hitting new highs.
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There are a couple quick things to cover today. First, the introduction in the email that went out introducing yesterday’s Issue was placeholder text from a past update. I apologize for the error and hope it didn’t seem too random. Second, I’ve received about...
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Our Emerging Markets Timer as found support in recent weeks, but that hasn’t been enough to produce a new buy signal.
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Two stocks report earnings and two more are rising again.
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The market is once again flirting with all time highs. The good week was driven largely by the announcement of a partial trade deal with China. But the main event will be earnings going forward.
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Stocks in this Issue
Five Portfolio Management Tips for Early-Stage Stocks
The nature of this newsletter is that 90% of our focus is centered on finding early-stage opportunities and vetting them. But to have investing success – in any type of stocks – over the haul...
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Short-term, the market remains under pressure, buffeted by the selling of investors scared by the prospects of an extended tariff war, but long-term, the trend remains up, so we still see the current weakness as a normal correction.
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We’re selling one stock, but we’re going to reinvest the proceeds in two steps—first, by adding another half-sized position in one and by initiating a half-sized position in another. Our cash position will still be in the low 50% range after these moves.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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The ping-pong action of the market has continued this week, with quick, sharp fluctuations based on daily (and often intraday and even overnight) news and rumors of the progress (or not) of the U.S.-China trade negotiations, including this morning’s good-looking pop. Frankly, we encouraged...
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