Posts by Chris Rowe
Relative 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…
Read MoreThere Are Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Market
Last year was a challenging year for the stock market, with all kinds of economic and political uncertainties causing significant volatility. But as we begin this new year, it’s important to keep a long-term perspective and not get swayed by short-term market fluctuations. Technical analysis is a helpful tool in this regard because it allows…
Read MoreWhat the Financial Media Gets Wrong (And Why We Trust the Data)
2022 is nearing a close and I’d like to take a brief moment to thank you for reading and following along with us through another year. Not only did the market take us on a wild ride, but we’ve rebranded here at Avalon, and we’re looking to head into 2023 with our fresh new look…
Read MoreThey Want You to Lose – I Want You to Win
It’s Chris here with a very important message… While it may appear that demand is finally in control at the moment… it’s almost guaranteed to be temporary. It’s incredibly important that you don’t lose sight of the fact that it leads to the setup of the greatest, easiest, most obvious Bearish trades this summer. People…
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Read MoreHere’s How You Can Hedge Your Portfolio Against Market Decline
The stock market is in decline right now, and at moments like these, individual investors tend to make mistakes… They make the mistake of either being in the market or being out of it. Too bullish or too bearish… too extreme and too absolute. You absolutely should hedge your investments in times like these, in…
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