It scares me to admit I’ve been investing for over 50 years. It’s been a great ride, and fortunately I’m still going strong. One of my investment mantras thru all these years has been Charlie Munger’s quintessential advice: “try to be consistently not stupid.” We all make investing mistakes, but not all of us learn…
My main question going into this weekend was, “Will the S&P 500 finish the week above its 200-day moving average?” And while the S&P 500 did indeed finish the week above this long-term trend barometer, our main equity benchmark is now within the gap range from earlier this month. We’ll get to that crucial S&P 500…
On Wednesday, only 4% of the S&P 500’s holdings logged gains — a pretty rare occurrence. Since the start of 2024, this has only happened three other times: August 5, 2024: The last day of the summer correction December 18, 2024: The Fed’s hawkish cut April 4, 2025: Tariffs Let’s recall that major trading lows…
On Wednesday, only 4% of the S&P 500’s holdings logged gains — a pretty rare occurrence. Since the start of 2024, this has only happened three other times: August 5, 2024: The last day of the summer correction December 18, 2024: The Fed’s hawkish cut April 4, 2025: Tariffs Let’s recall that major trading lows…
My main question going into this weekend was, “Will the S&P 500 finish the week above its 200-day moving average?” And while the S&P 500 did indeed finish the week above this long-term trend barometer, our main equity benchmark is now within the gap range from earlier this month. We’ll get to that crucial S&P 500…
The bullish signals stacked up in April and May, but most long-term breadth indicators are still bearish. SPY and QQQ showed signs of capitulation in early April and rebounded into mid April. A Zweig Breadth Thrust triggered on April 24th and several other thrust indicators turned bullish in May. We also saw SPY and QQQ…
On Wednesday, only 4% of the S&P 500’s holdings logged gains — a pretty rare occurrence. Since the start of 2024, this has only happened three other times: August 5, 2024: The last day of the summer correction December 18, 2024: The Fed’s hawkish cut April 4, 2025: Tariffs Let’s recall that major trading lows…
If you regularly follow the SCTR Reports (StockCharts Technical Rank), you’ll notice that some top-ranked stocks aren’t just individual standouts but groupings that call attention to particular sectors, industries, or subgroups within the two. That’s exactly what happened Tuesday morning. A couple of high-ranking stocks pointed to a growing trend in the thematic subsector of…
The financial media is flooded with commentary questioning whether the current rise in stock indexes is sustainable enough to mark the beginning of a new bull market. In short, have we gotten out of the woods, or are we in a clearing with more uncertainty to come? There are many angles through which this stock…
On Wednesday, only 4% of the S&P 500’s holdings logged gains — a pretty rare occurrence. Since the start of 2024, this has only happened three other times: August 5, 2024: The last day of the summer correction December 18, 2024: The Fed’s hawkish cut April 4, 2025: Tariffs Let’s recall that major trading lows…
