by Lance Roberts | Dec 14, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
On Tuesday, we put on a small S&P 500 trading position for an oversold bounce. At first, it didn’t work and we were almost stopped out, but a late day rally kept us in the position. Wednesday was a different picture as stocks rocketed out of the gate on more...
by Lance Roberts | Dec 11, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice, Secular Bulls/Bears
All of sudden….volatility. Well, that is what it seems like anyway after several years of a steady grind higher in the markets. However, despite the pickup in volatility, the breaks of previous bullish trends, and a reversal in Central Bank policy, it is still widely...
by Lance Roberts | Dec 10, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
In this past weekend’s missive, “Stuck In The Middle (Range) With You,” I discussed the view from John Murphy via Stockcharts.com that the S&P 500 may have more downside to come. To wit: The daily bars in the chart shows the S&P 500 retesting previous lows...
by Lance Roberts | Dec 4, 2018 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
In this past weekend’s missive, “Did The Powell Put Change Anything?,” I discussed the surge in the market following Jerome Powell’s change of stance on Fed policy and the potential for a Trump to acquiesce to China in order to boost the stock market....
by Lance Roberts | Nov 27, 2018 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
Wall Street loves to label stuff. When markets are rising it’s a “bull market.” Conversely, falling prices are a “bear market.” Interestingly, while there are some “rules of thumb” for falling prices such as: A...
by Lance Roberts | Nov 20, 2018 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
Last year, I penned an article titled: “It’s a Turkey Market” and with Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, I thought it was an apropos time to revisit that post. “What’s a ‘Turkey’ market? Nassim Taleb summed it up well in his...
