by Lance Roberts | Feb 14, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
The market correction has started. The question we have repeatedly discussed over the last several weeks is the ongoing battle between bullish technical improvements and bearish fundamentals. On January 27th, we discussed the bullish signals the market was giving...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 10, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Bullish investors continue to “Fight the Fed,” hoping that a change to monetary policy will reignite the 12-year-long bull market. But, for over a decade, the “Don’t Fight The Fed” mantra was the “call to arms” for bullish investors. “With zero interest rate policies...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 7, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Last week, we discussed why the more bullish technical formations were at odds with the many recession forecasts. Not surprisingly, that article generated substantial pushback from readers, pointing out various bearish fundamental measures. As I discussed in our...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 4, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
The Bear Market Has Been “Cancelled.” Last week’s message asked the question of whether the market’s break above the long-running downtrend line was a “head fake?” To wit: As we noted, the inverse ‘head-and-shoulder’ pattern already suggests a market bottom has...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 3, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
The most recent NFIB (National Federation Of Independent Business) is sending a strong signal of an economic recession. In 2019, the NFIB survey, combined with an inverted yield curve, suggested an impending recession. In 2020, those signals became a reality. As in...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 31, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Despite mounting evidence supporting recession forecasts, the stock market remains at odds with that outlook. Such leaves investors in a predicament of avoiding a further drawdown in the equity markets but not wanting to miss out on a potential recovery. It is hard to...