[Click on chart to enlarge]In the past, I have published this chart from time to time featuring some of the worst bear markets in history, and how they compare to each other in severity and duration. Thanks to Doug Short for constantly updating and publishing these Mega-Bears. You can clearly see how the S&P; 500 (blue) has fared since the …
Play The Calls
I have been playing tennis for over 40 years and, by the mere exposure to many opponents, had my share of disagreements over line calls. While we’ve never reached the level of outbursts of John McEnroe in the 70s, it’s been an issue from time to time, especially when playing with people whose personality makes it difficult to accept losing …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 10/1/2009
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpWeak economic data, along with lofty market levels, pulled the major indexes down another 2%. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has now crossed its trend line (red) to the upside by +7.43% keeping the current buy signal intact. The effective date was June 3, 2009. The international index …
Rebounding From The Lows
Yesterday, the markets repeated the behavior of the past few months which, a couple of days ago, I referred to as “back to normal.” After a sharp sell off at the opening, the bulls stepped in and slowly but surely pulled the major indexes out of the doldrums and, for a short period, into positive territory. The gains did not …
The Worst ETF Of 2008
The Natural Gas ETF UNG has to go down in history as one of the worst performers in 2008 and possibly 2009. The downtrend, which started in June of 2008, still has not come to an end and those investors holding on for dear life may have hard time making up their losses. Why bring it up now? If an …
Back To “Normal”
After the modest sell-off last week, M&A; was yesterday’s buzzword, and the markets rallied higher in “normal” fashion. These days, that can be interpreted that a slight pullback is always followed by a rally sufficient to make up the small losses; that is until it no longer works and the trend ends. Some readers have commented that they exited the …