Records are made to be broken. This holds especially true in the stock market. And this week has a few record breakers. Buying levels shattered prior glass ceilings across the board. That sounds good, but is it? When overbought conditions become extreme like now, it often signals the late stage of a market’s bull run…. Read more »
My kids and I searched for 4 leaf clovers for weeks but came up empty. Suddenly, we found our first one. Then another. We got good at sifting through fields of clovers…uncovering the hidden. Looking for outlier stocks is a lot like our clover hunt. The search for the seemingly one-in-a-million is worth it when… Read more »
I remember when I was kid, I played a lot of Nintendo video games. Sometimes I thought I’d reached the end of the game. I figured the mighty boss level was next… only the fun kept going. I found the secret bonus level! It was a secret level designed to load up on supplies and… Read more »
Goslings follow the leader. It’s very simple – wherever mama goose goes, they go. The Big Money Index is like mama goose. As we’ll show, it’s a leading indicator. Right now, mama is changing directions. We are slaves to our data – we react as new information emerges. Simply stated, we always follow mama goose…. Read more »
In basketball, dropping a dime means to assist another player. This helps them make an easy shot. That’s what Mapsignals tries to do with investing. We look for an edge – based on stats. Scottie Pippen was the king of dropping a dime. Right now, our data is dropping a dime. Big Money Index Is… Read more »
Back in the ’90s, Blockbuster was magical. Hunting for the best movie was the game. But there was one rule, “be kind, please rewind.” This market confuses many. Here at Mapsignals, though – our data helped us win. We were focused and looked back to get a picture of what might come. Winning in markets… Read more »
They say hindsight is 20/20. Rolling back the tape is critical to success. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Having a plan and process is the key to success. Throughout this pandemic, our process was bold and data-driven. We rewind the tape in this post. Mapping the Bear Market The last couple of months have… Read more »
Rockets don’t lift by pushing against air like planes do. Rockets blast off using momentum. Momentum is critical to markets. This is a rocket launch market. Oversold markets are a launch pad for rockets. When Stocks Get Oversold It’s A Rocket Launch Market Our time is best spent looking at our data. We look at… Read more »
If you want to divide a room, take a poll on climate change. If you want to divide a room, take a poll on “will we retest the lows?” Wherever you stand on either of these issues shouldn’t matter. What does matter is that the climate in the market is changing – have a look…. Read more »
In heads-up Hold’em, pocket aces have an 81% chance to win the hand. Can you still lose with pocket aces? Yes. Right now our data is showing positive signs. There are good bets, bad bets, winning bets, and losing bets. Making good bets is how you win big over the long-run. Signs point to pocket… Read more »