Friday's Fizzle Isn't a Good Sign. Plus, Updated Stops.

Jul 9, 2020

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Welcome to the weekend, folks, and it should be a good one if you're a basketball fan. All four of my Final Four picks (Florida, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Louisville) are still alive, though Florida - my predicted tournament winner - had a pretty tough time with UCLA last night. And, Louisville faces a surprisingly tough Johnny-come-lately team in Kentucky tonight. It's going to be interesting.


Anyway, I didn't come here to talk to you about basketball and brackets. I came to talk about stocks and the market... which fortunately for you, I'm much better at than I am at handicapping sports.

Stocks Are Still Hanging by a Thread

Jul 9, 2020

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01:13 PM PST

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I continue to be amazed by how differently the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 charts can look and act. I know they're two completely different indices, but they're also supposed to be (relatively) marketwide barometers. Yet, the S&P 500 is still holding up reasonably well, while the NASDAQ continues to struggle. We have to look at both again, since the disparity between the two is the crux of the matter right now.


The good news is, the S&P 500 did end up finding support around 1840, which was the key floor we've been eying for a while. It didn't quite reach it, but it was close enough today to say we tested and pushed off of that support area. In fact, that low and subsequent bounce off what's become a fairly long-standing support level may be the beginning of a bounce back to the upper edge of the S&P 500's recent range... at 1884.

3 Reasons We're Still Bullish

Jul 9, 2020

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Hi folks. Happy Wednesday. While I wasn't originally planning on doing the core piece of today's newsletter today, after bringing it up to you in yesterday's newsletter, I figured there was no point in unnecessarily leaving you hanging ... especially after the market tanked.


What I'm talking about is the comment I made near the end of the rant about Blodget's bearish thesis, letting you know we're still bullish on stocks for the long haul... as in the next couple of years. Today, I'm going to tell you explicitly why we're still bullish.

A Tale of Two Markets

Jul 9, 2020

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Good afternoon friends and fellow traders. How was your Tuesday?


Before we get neck-deep into today's newsletter, I wanted to take a couple seconds to respond to something I'm sure at least some of you saw today, and something I'm willing to bet the rest of you will see (or see something like it) pretty soon.


That something is Henry Blodget's commentary he posted over at Business Insider today. I'm not going to regurgitate the whole thing, because the opening paragraphs more than make the point. He says,

2014's First Megatrend. Plus, the Worst Part of Friday's Meltdown

Jul 9, 2020

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Welcome to the first weekend of spring, everyone. Yes, the official first day of spring was actually yesterday, if you can believe that. The fact that we had snow on the ground just last week (where I am anyway) and may see some snow again next week meant thoughts of a change of season weren't on my mind. I just happened to look at a calendar today and saw it there. Geez. Surely April will usher in some sunshine and warmer temperatures.


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