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Jul
05
Bear Market 2022: Where is the Bottom?
How do we know a bear market has run its course? When our stocks move higher in spite of bad headlines. By that admittedly fuzzy measure - we're not there yet.
4 min read
Jun
30
Tools for Bear Market Survival
So if you have a deepening hole of losses, what's the first thing to do?
Bet smaller. Stop putting so much "dirt" (money) on your shovel!
3 min read
Jun
27
Market Update: Does Q2 End with a Whimper or a Bang?
If you find yourself confused - or overwhelmed by too many opinions about the stock market's direction - it's entirely
4 min read
Jun
19
Market Update: Look at What Happened Friday!
When the next rally gets going, it's going to take many people by surprise amid much doubt and skepticism.
3 min read
Jun
16
Post-Fed Market Update: What's Bad is Good
On the morning after the Federal Reserve announced its biggest rate hike since 1994, the pre-open market indexes are all
2 min read
Jun
13
Market Update: Why I'm Getting Bullish Now
Last Wednesday I warned that "we have to be prepared for yet another selloff to finish out June" before we
3 min read
Jun
08
Market Update: Batten Down Hatches?
July should be great for the markets! But we have to be prepared for yet another selloff to finish out June. We have a divergence of markets - small cap stocks have done very well, but big-cap stocks?Not so much.
3 min read
Jun
05
Market Update
As nice as the recent market rally has been, it's an open question whether there's enough outright fear from investors, and enough of the Fed's rate hikes "priced in" - before we see a truly sustainable rally.
3 min read
Jun
02
Head Fakes & Breaking the "Lower Highs" Habit
I used to love playing basketball as a teenager.
But if you're not blessed with great height or leaping ability
2 min read
May
22
Market Update: Last Phase of a Downturn is Always the Hardest
The last part of a downturn really is the hardest.
By now, everyone's had losses, sometimes big ones. Plenty of
4 min read