“Drivers, start your engines!” One of the iconic starting commands in all of sports, the Indy 500 saying was made famous by Wilbur Shaw in 1953. The crowd gets excited hearing those words on the loudspeaker. Next comes the revving of the engines. Cars warm up…waiting for the green light. One minute the crowd is… Read more »
It looks quiet out there. Stock volumes are low and it seems like not much is happening. But, under the surface we see a story emerging… growth stocks are climbing back. It appears that recently a resurgence emerged for beaten down stalwarts. Only, I’m observing them rising slow and steady, like a rope climber. Why… Read more »
When you stare at data every day, trends become easier to spot. Right now, one trend is certain: uncertainty. Now, a week after we said stocks are heading lower, markets have whipped around. For now, the data says, brace for more stock market volatility. So, what’s up with stocks? We notice two themes right now…. Read more »
Someone once told me something I’ll never forget: “Just come out and say it.” So, here it goes: “stocks are heading lower.” Do I think the world is ending? NO. Do I think stocks will be cheaper near-term? YES. Here’s why: Every morning I study our data, looking for stories. It’s my version of a… Read more »
You can feel the tension in the air… investors are afraid. Past times when the BMI approached overbought, we told people to look for an investing bonus level. Meaning, hold great stocks because more gains were coming. That’s because no sellers were in sight. This time it’s different: The Big Money Index signals red. It’s… Read more »
Investors always want to know, “when will stocks pullback?” We all know nothing is guaranteed. But today I’ll show you my most reliable way to prepare for the inevitable. (Plus a HUGE announcement!) Let me be crystal clear: our data is NOT signaling a pullback. As I’ll show you, it’s actually quite positive right now…. Read more »
Months ago, it seemed the market was tipsy. All stocks were flying high and you could feel the bullishness in the air! Stocks could do no wrong. Then there was a change… quality stocks were falling while fluff stocks floated. We were in an upside-down world. It was a sad tale of two markets. But,… Read more »
Life ebbs and flows… chaos peaks, then the silence is deafening… Take the family road trip for example: Any family with young kids knows it’s crazy. There’s hectic packing, frantic requests for the iPad charger, and don’t forget to take out the trash. Anxiety soars, and you haven’t even left yet! But as crazy as… Read more »
Bill: How’d you go bankrupt? Mike: Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. This awesome quote from Earnest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises points out how trends can go. Usually, trends take time to form and play out. But like a snowball rolling downhill, they gain momentum and power with time. If you want some good examples,… Read more »
Baseball hall-of-famer Yogi Berra had a way with words. One great “Yogi-ism” was when he said: “it’s like déjà vu all over again.” We’ve all had that moment like we’ve experienced the exact thing before. In the movie “The Matrix”, déjà vu was a signal that something changed and the bad guys were about to… Read more »