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Sometimes it is hard to find glimmers of hope in the midst of a bear market. Maybe last Thursday’s 1200 point surge in the Dow was an indication the worst is over. Time will tell. Seasonals, however, are very bullish right now. Here is what we mean: First,...
It was easy to get wrapped up in all of the negative headlines when stocks hit their bear market low on September 30th. But there were reliable technical factors that indicated the selling had gone too far – at least in the short term. Here are three of those...
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, there were 13 separate bear markets in the U.S. There have been 11 confirmed recessions since the Queen was coronated in 1953, and we are on the verge of a twelfth now. During each of these economic and market downturns, it...
The S&P 500 is up 17% since June 16th, yet market fundamentals seem to be deteriorating. Profit margins are falling, consumer price inflation is still high at 8.5% year-over-year, higher interest rates are slowing down many sectors of the economy (especially...
Higher interest rates are not only hitting stock and bond markets, they are also hurting the housing market. Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates are off the recent high of six percent, but mortgage applications are plunging, consistent with an outright collapse in sales...
