Posts by Chris Rowe
3 Signs That the Market Is Looking Bullish for September
The market is giving investors some reasons to be bullish for September, but the market can change quickly, so be prepared for anything.
Read MoreA New Quarter, A New Theme Emerges
For the first half of 2023, we’ve seen the dominant performance of the mega-caps. But the charts reveal a potential change is on the horizon.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Nasdaq On Track for the Best First Half Ever
With less than a week left, the Nasdaq 100 is on track for the best first half EVER. Let’s take a look at the charts that matter right now.
Read MoreSecure Your Financial Future with Avalon – Act Now!
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Read MoreDon’t Let FOMO Lead to Investing Mistakes
One of the hardest emotions to overcome is FOMO. The “Fear of Missing Out” forces many investors to take trades that they shouldn’t.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Looking Beyond the S&P
The performance of these cap-weighted indexes doesn’t often tell the story of the “true” market, masking important trends going on.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Failing Bank Implications
After a tumultuous 2022, 2023 was off to a great start. Then banks threw a monkey wrench into the machine. Now the S&P has almost erased its impressive YTD gains, several banks are failing, and the prospect of a worldwide banking crisis looms… In times like these, it’s easy to become emotional and get caught…
Read MoreThe Next Debt Crisis
Today we’re going to take a macro look at both savings and debt and what they may be signaling for investors… Because too many American workers have seen their standard of living decline due to inflation. Over the last three years, many Americans witnessed a collapse in their standard of living as inflation outpaced income…
Read MoreInternational Stocks Continue to Outperform U.S.
At Avalon, Relative Strength remains our preferred way to analyze the markets and is the main driver of our portfolio strategy, so today we’ll remind you of what we see as the bigger picture. On the basis of absolute momentum, International Equity and Emerging Markets remain the two top-ranked asset categories. Despite the rallies in…
Read MoreA Better Use of the 200-Day Moving Average
On Monday, the S&P 500 index closed above the 200-day moving average. This kind of news always gets a lot of attention from investors… but is it justified? The 200-day moving average is a commonly used technical indicator in stock market analysis used to smooth out fluctuations in stock prices over a certain period. It…
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