2020 will go down as one of the most volatile trading years in recent history, if not ever. Traders and investors were subjected to a sickening meltdown of financial assets in the early part of the year. The financial world appeared to have had become totally unglued. The breadth of the selling panic in February/March … Continue reading Lessons Of 2020
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The Strength Of Breadth
Most of the time, the public is exposed to the statistic of price to measure market activity, whether the indices or their specific holdings. While this can certainly measure current action, it does not reveal any underlying strength or weakness. How can we be sure that price trends will continue? In order to have confidence … Continue reading The Strength Of Breadth
Cyclical Strategies
One of the comments I often address is whether only buying stocks that are making new highs is the best methodology. If you are an active trader, this makes sense because you want to go where the momentum is. While stocks do ebb and flow, it makes sense to be invested in the strongest stocks … Continue reading Cyclical Strategies
Position Check
It's hard to believe that we are fully 3 months past the contentious US general election. The verdict is in and it's been all good for the markets, save the speed dip immediately after the generally surprising result. Despite the ability of all markets to ratchet higher, there is still plenty of skepticism from many market pundits that things … Continue reading Position Check
