Keep an Eye Out For This

Forget about whatever headlines have hit your inbox the last few days – delete them, all of them. They’re only distractions. And in my opinion, they’ve never been more misleading than they are right now. In fact, I was just explaining to my 11-year old son, Grady, that headlines do two things very well –…

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Keep a Keen Eye on Small Caps

Last September (9/21/2020), I wrote an article titled “Are Small Caps Rising from the Ashes.” Since that date, the Russell 2000 Small-Cap index, using IWM as a proxy, has all but doubled the return of the S&P 500 – with IWM returning 55.54% compared to 28.07% for the SPX. Here’s a link to that article.…

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Historic Drop Incoming?

“Octoberphobia”… the term used to describe the phenomenon of major market drops occurring during the month of October. October’s a month that often evokes fear on Wall Street, as memories are stirred of crashes like that in 1929, the rout in 1987 or the 554-point drop on October 27, 1997. It was the week ending…

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Did the Fed just signal the all clear sign?

After a turbulent fourth quarter, ending with a December that saw the S&P 500 have its worst showing in nearly 100 years, it’s fair to say investors were due for some good news! And that’s exactly what we got on Wednesday, when Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced what the market had anticipated – that key…

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Warning: Investors are reading this market wrong!

Record highs in the DJIA, The S&P500, and Nasdaq are misleading investors into a false sense of security. That’s because while the DJIA, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ are all rising to record levels, the “true market” is flashing red. For proof, look no further than the NYSE Bullish Percent Index or NYSE BPI.…

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