Archive for the 'Market direction' Category

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Note: it’s been a low-volume rally

After a correction I like to see a big-volume up day before buying. It’s usually necessary to give the market …

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Why I missed the recent big rally in the stock market, part II - 5 lessons learnt

In part I of this article I told how I had effectively botched the last seven months and missed the …

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Inflation is rampant but the stock market isn’t going down

One problem I’m working on is trying not to be too bearish too often. In the past year or so …

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