Posts by Lucas Downey

Money rarely leaves markets. It rotates. We are in the midst of a massive rotation favoring recent laggards. Small-caps will make all-time highs sooner than investors realize. As a data researcher, nothing gets me more excited than when a narrative shifts. Often, behavioral changes begin subtly…then the forward picture illuminates. Last week, I highlighted how… Read more »

Boomtown isn’t just in growth stocks anymore. The data is shifting. Here are 4 smart reasons to buy energy stocks now. The Fed effectively greenlighted stocks at yesterday’s meeting. With 3 rate cuts estimated for 2024 in the dot plots, Wall Street and policy is in lockstep. Markets like to be on the same page…. Read more »

History teaches lessons. Guidance from the past often plots the future. There’s a renaissance taking place in certain growth areas of the market…and the evidence suggests that 2 technology stocks are screaming buys even at all-time highs. Let’s be honest. It’s been a great run for large-caps in 2024. Non-stop inflows in Tech-behemoths have kept… Read more »

The best time to buy stocks is when the crowd is uninterested. Those moments are the golden hour for investing. Here’s a replay of the 5 best oversold stocks to buy from October 2023. And while you may feel many stocks are out of reach at these levels, just focus on companies with secular tailwinds…. Read more »

Markets stall before they fall. Planning ahead is the key. Here’s how to play the likely stock market dump before the pump. Consider this: The Red Car Theory, believed to have originated with Charles Cooley, suggests that opportunities are around us but only once we have a conscious awareness. A common example is noticing red… Read more »

Stocks remain subdued, bobbing and weaving daily. There are reasons to believe the trendless behavior will continue. Even still, keep searching for out of this world stocks. Consider this, for thousands of years humans have looked to the night sky in search of answers. According to Northern Arizona University, astronomical observations are believed to go… Read more »

Some of the greatest buying opportunities arrive when stocks are in freefall. The latest small-cap meltdown triggered a rare 1% signal that you need to see. Here’s a fact: Estimates suggest that 80% of forest fires are caused by humans. What’s important is what happens after the flames burn out. Nature heals. Out of the… Read more »

What a time to be alive. Stocks are at all-time highs, inflation is a distant memory, and the crowd can’t imagine a selloff. Be careful here. A stock market pullback is underway according to my favorite indicator. Baseball hall-of-famer Yogi Berra had a way with words. He once rattled off the following, it’s like déjà… Read more »

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Q: Where do markets go from here? A: It’s all relative. Pessimists see overbought conditions. Optimists view the strong performance year-to-date as reason to celebrate. Depending on your stance, it’s undeniable that we’re reaching a critical market juncture. Consider this, back in 1929, a New York Times article discussed Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. To… Read more »