Category: Investment Ideas

Over the last several weeks, we have reviewed several valuation methodologies for the market, and all of the tradition valuations has the market being expensive or extremely expensive. To continue reading click link below: Market in a Minute 2020-1-28 a  

Over the last several weeks, we have reviewed several valuation methodologies for the market, and all of the tradition valuations has the market being expensive or extremely expensive. To continue reading click link below: Market in a Minute 2020-1-21

We start a new year after a massive recovery in the markets in 2019, from a very large sell off during the 4th quarter of 2018. The net result is the market is up just 9.9% from the high in 2018 to the close of last Friday, but up 38% from the December 2018 low…

Our technical algorithm is in a positive mode as the market is trending up and is above all the major moving averages. The issue we are concerned about, which is incorporated into our algorithm, often right before an end of a bull market you get a euphoric rally, called a blow-off top or a parabolic…

The Employment report last week was very strong, total jobs increased 266,000 in November. The strong jobs report was not consistent with the Purchasing Managers Index reported on Monday, which was weaker than expected. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-12-10

The Dynamic Core Strategy was up 3.4% gross of fees in November in line with the S&P 500. Our technical algorithm that drives the allocation of the strategy is positive. As long as the trend of the market is positive the strategy will remain fully invested. Please click the link below to continue reading: PVG –…

The consensus, and our belief as well, earnings should begin to re-accelerate into 2020. The third quarter earnings for the S&P 500, that was just reported, is down -1.5%. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-11-26

This week, the economic calendar is not very interesting, but the earnings calendar has Cisco Systems reporting on Wednesday and Walmart on Thursday. Please click the link below to continue reading: Market in a Minute 2019-11-12

From last week, the news was good, the Federal Reserve did what was needed, Apple had a good earnings report relative to expectations, and the October ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index was up versus last month’s decline, coming in at 48.3 versus September’s report of 47.8 percent. Please click the link below to continue reading:…