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Even Leading Companies Can Disappear Into the Sunset
Buy-and-hold investing carries a wonderful vision: Find a successful company Buy the company’s stock Sit back, relax, and watch the money grow The problem is that most successful companies peter out, either meandering around some plateau, producing no return — or, worse, falling back with mounting losses. Many events and conditions can cause firms... »
Time To Be Contrarian About U.S. Stock Holdings
I recently wrote about U.S. stocks recovering their valuations after this year’s sell-off. However, that doesn’t mean the market’s rise is over. There is another source of gains that is potentially very large. However, to view it, we need to take a contrarian stance. This article is posted on SeekingAlpha.com »
Stock Market’s Health: Recovered, But Not Yet Normal
The stock market has fully recovered its lost ground from this year’s sell-off. Analysts and investors have now incorporated lower economic growth forecasts, information from company earnings reports/outlooks, and mega-trend fears. Evaluating the earnings adjustments and the stock market’s valuation show a stock market that has recovered from its oversold position. Moreover, future growth... »
Wall Street Signals A Bull Market In U.S. Stocks
It’s been slow coming. After a rare quadruple bottom, the U.S. stock market has risen this month (October, no less!) amidst continuing angst and warnings. The whisper economic reports (“psst… they’re actually looking better”) remained out of the spotlight as Europe, politics and other negative “stuff” was tossed about as proof that we were... »
Alcoa’s Outlook Implies Large Market Gains Ahead; Will JP Morgan Follow?
This earnings season just kicked off with a major surprise from Alcoa. It wasn’t what Alcoa (AA) did – it’s what it said. Although last quarter’s earnings came in under analysts’ already reduced estimates, management kept its sales growth forecasts virtually unchanged. “Kept” implies a passive, do-nothing attitude. Actually, it’s an active statement founded... »
Last Week Set The Stage For A Bull Market
Smokey the Bear just flipped his sign to “Safe” and headed toward his cave to hibernate. Just when the match touched the kindling, a drenching rainstorm put out the fire. We can now confidently walk in the forest (AKA, the stock market) once again. After last Monday’s high volume sell-off drove the market to... »
Beware And Prepare For A Mini Market Flash Crash
Smokey the Bear’s fire indicator is pointing to “Danger!” To me, the stock market’s conditions are like a tinder-dry forest. While we cannot know if a spark will ignite a fire, we can beware and prepare for the possibility. Article posted on SeekingAlpha.com »
Stock Market Battle Near Resolution: Time To Be A Schizophrenic Opportunist
October’s first two weeks could provide stock investors with a good opportunity to make money — by being simultaneously bullish and bearish. However, this schizophrenic attitude doesn’t necessarily mean hedging is the best approach. I believe there is another strategy that could produce better gains in the end. Article posted on SeekingAlpha.com »
Stock Market’s 3rd Quarter Drop Means 80% Chance Of Rise
Stock market quarters can have unique personalities. Usually, a quarter has a controlled range of volatility with different industries and stocks producing a diversified movement for the market as a whole. However, occasionally things come unglued and a strong trend affecting most stocks takes hold (either positive or negative). Of the past 200 quarters... »
Market Signals A Bottom: Time To Own Stocks
The headlines would have us believe the stock market plummeted – again. The explanation is that everything is going wrong, capped by those frightening words: “Global Recession.” However, last week’s stock market message isn’t what it did, it’s what it didn’t do. This article is posted on SeekingAlpha.com »
Dig In To The Dow For 20% To 30% Potential Return
During last year’s market drop and mega-fears (concerns about the global economy, European/Greek debt, Asian growth and our financial system), analysts correctly forecast company earnings growth would stay on pace. They were right, and the good company results pulled the stock market out of its slump and produced significantly good returns. So how about... »
Double Bottom — UPDATE
The exhibits below, from “Double Bottom? This Powerful, Positive Indicator Could Be Forming,” have been updated through Friday’s close. »
Double Bottom? This Powerful, Positive Indicator Could Be Forming
The formation of a double bottom (a second drop to, but not below, a previous low) is a well-liked, positive indicator. This price support in the face of previous weakness shows that buyers are stepping in and offsetting sellers. This sign, in turn, can produce confidence that the previous decline is ending, thereby bringing... »
The 3 C’s Needed for Investment Success – Now More Than Ever
News reports, pundit predictions, radio talk shows and reader comments have reached loud, negative levels. Unbridled pessimism has sprung up regarding just about everything. Like last year at this time, events and facts have been blown out of proportion and only negative indicators are taken as the “truth” with which to forecast a trend.... »
Mass Panic Selling Generates Some ‘Positive’ Indicators
Identifying the turning point of a runaway down market is nearly impossible. It requires figuring out when emotions and shares offered for sale will peter out. However, there are some signs that crop up when markets get ugly. August 8, was one of those days, and here is the picture. This article is posted... »