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This week’s hot topic has been the fact that many over-eager investors are trying to find a way or some reasoning to re-enter the market on the assumption that a bottom has been made. Reader Joao emailed me prior to the election and had this to say: I keep reading your blog with great interest. Observing your index graphs and …

My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpA tug of war between bulls and bears ended up as victory for the bears. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs remains below its trend line (red) by -15.43% thereby confirming the current bear market trend. The international index now remains -23.53% below its own trend line, keeping us …

As I mentioned yesterday, once the election is over, reality will most likely set in—and it did. Wall Street hates uncertainly and at long last the election outcome is now a cold hard fact. And so are the economic conditions we are in, which may justify sharp bear market rallies, but not necessarily a return to a bullish scenario. In …

Relief that the election mud slinging is finally over may have contributed to yesterday’s solid rebound, although some sense of reality may set in once the results of the Presidential race are known, which they were not at the time of this writing. Equally important will be the Senate results to see if there are any shifts in power. Historically, …

In a recent post, I said that in order to get out of a hole, you need to stop digging first. My solution, although admittedly not a perfect one, was for those who held on to losing positions to sell 50% and put a 5% sell stop under the balance. An opposing view was featured in MarketWatch titled “The high …

Reader Don had an interesting experience in that he is a trend follower by heart but also wanted to experience the other (dark) side of investment life by splitting his portfolio and going both ways; trend following and buy-and-hold. Here’s what he had to say: I subscribe to Al Thomas, read your blog, and get your weekly update. What a …