The rose-colored glasses for the market were on again last week on the trade front. We had some good news, pushing out the car tariffs on Europe another 180 days was a positive sign for the market. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-05-21
The trade war is on with China, we have been concerned that the 25% tariffs were not a big deal for China, as they are stealing our intellectual property currently, which is perhaps more valuable. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-05-14
The market continued with “risk-on” in April, as the S&P 500 gained 4%. For April 2019 the PVG Large Cap Value strategy was up 1.45%. Defensive stocks lagged the market during the month. Please click the link below to continue reading: PVG – Large Cap Value Monthly 2019 may V3
On Monday the market opened down about 2% and looked like it was going to turn into a real rout. The S&P 500 was down only about .4%. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-05-07
Below is a 5-year chart for the S&P 500, which has had a V-shaped recovery from the low in December to set a new all time high. Is this a great spot to short the market or are we seeing a melt-up? Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-04-30
As we mentioned last week, there was not much interesting to drive the market and the market was pretty flat. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-04-23
On February 22nd the Dynamic Core Strategy had a positive signal and moved to being fully invested. The goal of the strategy is to take the volatility out of investing in the broad stock indices, specifically the S&P 500. Please click the link below to continue reading: PVG – Dynamic Core Monthly Update (April 2019)
The Tactical Total Return (TTR) strategy seeks to outperform the S&P 500 Index in two distinct ways. First, the strategy invests in the S&P 500, the NASDAQ, EAFE, the Russell 2000 and an Alpha Sleeve of our best individual stocks. Please click the link below to continue reading: PVG – Tactical Total Return Monthly Update…
The stock indices last year fell more than 20% from high to low, from the later part of September to latter part of December, which is the definition of a bear market. Now the market is close to were it was at its peak again. Please click the link below to continue reading: PVG –…
Thinking about the market over the last 6-7 months, the market fell roughly 20% in the later part of last year due to the Federal Reserve being too aggressive in tightening credit. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-04-16