It has become pretty normal over the last several years to see the Technology sector leading the market. That shouldn’t sound as strange as it might; after all, Technology is increasingly at the center of just about every part of our daily lives in one sense or another. That’s why technology can act as either […]
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that seeing stocks trading at or near historical lows tends to make a stock more interesting than when it is trading near historical highs. For growth investors, that sounds odd since growth investing puts an emphasis on upward trends and stocks trading at or near their yearly highs. Sometimes a […]
Read MoreOver the last few weeks, the market has been looking for a bullish hook on which to hang its hat. Speculation since the middle of March has centered around the theme that the Fed might finally be prompted to begin tapering the hawkish approach it’s been applying to monetary policy for most of the past […]
Read MoreWhen you filter through all the noise in news and market media, the one of the main questions so far this year has been whether the market will continue last year’s bear market action. That, of course begs the question, at least to me, of whether 2022’s economic headwinds – inflation, supply constraints, war, and […]
Read MoreUncertain market conditions complicate all types of investing methods and styles. That shouldn’t sound like a very surprising statement to make, since most successful systems rely, at least to some extent on clearly identifiable price patterns to help guide an investor’s decisions. Up, down, or even sideways – most systems can be adapted to work […]
Read MoreOne of the things that bargain hunters often like to look for in a stock is a price sitting at or near historical lows. That might sound counter-intuitive – especially if you’ve focused mostly on growth-focused investing strategies. It’s a little more natural to look for stocks that are trending upwards, and that are at […]
Read MoreOne of the best tools I’ve found to filter through the market quickly for fundamental strength is dividend payout. Dividends are one of the simplest ways for a company’s management to express confidence in its long-term prospects, and to return value to its shareholders. Talking heads and a lot of analysts tend to focus on […]
Read MoreIf you pay attention to the stock market, you inevitably become familiar with some of the personalities that take up space on market media to talk about it. On CNBC, for example, Jim Cramer is an ever-present commentator. Not only does he host his own “Mad Money” show in the afternoons on the network, you’ll […]
Read MoreOver the last three years, one of the sectors of market that experienced major shifts in its business models was the Healthcare sector. Every facet of the entire system, it seems, from local clinics, to hospitals, and more was forced to shift its focus through practically all of 2020 and 2021 from regular operations, and […]
Read More2023 has seen more than its share of economic and market-driven uncertainty, and that’s kept a lot of recognizable names trading near historical lows. The truth about the economy, of course, is that it is subject to a lot of forces that have a relatively high degree of variability. These include global, macroeconomic considerations, as […]
Read MoreWhen the uncertainty puts most sectors of the economy on edge, it can be hard to find industries that won’t be affected. In the same vein, finding a stock under broadly uncertain conditions that is likely to go up also gets harder. When you do come across one, it’s notable enough that even a hardened […]
Read MoreOne of the fundamental differences between growth and value investing lies in the way that the extreme ends of price swings are interpreted and used. Where growth-focused investors view a stock at or near historical highs as a great thing, for example, a value seeker will usually shrug their shoulders and move on to something […]
Read MoreOne of the things uncertainty in the markets does is to make investors hesitant about new buying opportunities, which makes some sense when it looks like the economy could be on the brink of a new recession. Economic uncertainty is a big reason that defensive-oriented stocks have remained an important part of my investing focus, […]
Read MoreOne of the core principles about technical analysis that was drilled into my head early in my investing career is that “the market is always right.” It’s one of those idioms that is good as a sound bite. It’s also useful in building a disciplined investing mindset, because it’s designed to disconnect a person’s bias […]
Read MoreThe market’s rough start to 2023 has kept a lot of stocks plumbing new, historical lows. See stocks on the low side of their historical movements is something that makes the typical, growth-oriented investor nervous. The longer that condition lasts, and an actual bear market is maintained, the more it tends to flush most of […]
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