Archive for the 'Market direction' Category
October 11th, 2011
How do I define a bull market?
I’m always looking for signs of a bull market. But how do I know when we’re in a fully fledged one? …
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October 6th, 2011
Why I’m always looking for long opportunities
In the last post I said I was a bit confused. One source of ‘confusion’ is a bias towards one …
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October 4th, 2011
I’m confused! A closer look at the S&P500
Does last night’s slump on Wall Street change the right trading strategy we should adopt now? Maybe. I recently stepped …
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December 7th, 2008
A truly amazing year in the market
The graphic I saw on Greg Mankiw’s blog really hit home how shocking the market has been this year …
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December 1st, 2008
Stocks are cheap. Buy! (for the long term)
A few days ago I was discussing with a friend what might happen in the market.
I said there was …
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August 5th, 2008
Is the bear market over?
When deciding if we’re at the end of a bear market, it’s important to know what stage we’re at.
Bear market’s …
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July 22nd, 2008
How to tell a new bull market from a bear rally
A new rally always gives hope that his is the start of a new bull market. But how do we …
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July 15th, 2008
Stocks going ok despite doom and gloom
Despite all the gloom and doom, the market is actually putting in a solid performance.
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September 19th, 2007
Have we got the big mo – momentum?
Last week I said the market wasn’t showing momentum traits. But it did it’s best yesterday to get some …
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September 11th, 2007
A cool equation to help analyse market risk
Conventional wisdom says market timing is impossible. I don’t agree. Here’s another tool I’ve come across to help analyse broader …
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