Some Short-Term Signs of Spring
We can’t remember a time when the news flow came as fast and furious as it has in recent weeks, from state-wide shutdowns to big market swings to stimulus packages to Federal Reserve actions. That’s why it’s good to a..
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In such an environment it’s easy to assume the worst and miss the flipside of the equation – great companies trading at prices that just a month ago we would have considered incredible. Market volatility and uncertainty are creating great opportunities.
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Zacks just upgraded this pharma stock to ‘Buy’, based on rising earnings estimates.
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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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The Coronavirus Crash
We’re not big into labels when it comes to investing, as too many tie their decisions to them, but we think it’s fair to say the action since late February has been a rolling crash, as the indexes have plunged 26% 32%...
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Ironically, China’s blue-chip CSI 300 Index hit its highest point this week since February 2018.
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Correction in Full Force
The coronavirus and its impact on the economy had been making a few headlines in recent weeks and impacting a handful of stocks, but this week, perception has changed in a big way, crushing the major indexes and most stocks. get...
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This week is a reminder that markets don’t always go up. The big surprise was that it took so long for global markets to wake up to the threat.
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Positive—but not Pounding the Table
Every morning when I open my laptop (yes, I do all of my work and research on a MacBook Pro—keep it simple!), I like to flip through a handful of charts of the major indexes and some key stocks get...
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The markets are demonstrating impressive resiliency in the face of the coronavirus. You can’t fight the market but I remain a bit more guarded since this disruption will have to hit profits down the road for some companies.
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A Bull Market Breather
Despite a huge run and many signs that risk was elevated, the market was doing a great job shrugging off some high-profile worries in January (Iran, impeachment), soaring to new highs day after day. But the coronavirus and its impact...
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The market seems to be a bit complacent given the risks of the virus spreading rapidly in China and elsewhere but we need to remain a bit cautious. There is some suspicion that China is downplaying the numbers.
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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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The big news pertaining to global investing is the signing in Washington yesterday of the phase-one “truce” trade deal between America and China.
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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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For the most part, global stock markets performed strongly in 2019. But if you dig a bit deeper, you will see sizable and interesting gaps between countries.
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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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We are so accustomed to looking at stocks and markets day by day that we sometimes miss the big trends as well as opportunities.
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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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Mostly Sunny, Chance of Passing Showers
Seven weeks ago, the market was getting hit and growth stocks were looking awful. We were definitely cautious, but on this page we also wrote the following:
“We don’t want to sound too negative. It’s still a bull market, we...
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