Depending who you ask, today is either the day the S&P 500 celebrates its longest bull market ever or it’s just another Wednesday in August. As regular readers probably know, we’re in the latter camp since we think in terms of secular bull markets, with secular in this
Predicting the future is hard. We have all seen the limitations of statistical models and betting markets across many different areas in the past few years – from politics to sporting events – but the financial markets are one area in particular where predictions often fee
The call for this week: Believe it or not, the McClellan Oscillator is not overbought despite last week’s rally. And as Barron’s wrote in today’s edition: If history is any guide, the stock market should have a decent 2018 second half. Research outfit Bespoke Investm
The word “bubble” gets thrown around a lot in this business, but true bubbles are actually quite rare and require more than just a large appreciation in price. The Dot Com Bubble of the late 1990s was certainly one such “real bubble” in stock prices, and it rem
“When the market gets good news and goes down, it means the market is very weak; when it gets bad news and goes up, it means the market is healthy.” …Marty Schwartz, as interviewed in Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager We have extoled the investing virtues contained within
