Prudent investors prepare for different scenarios. Right now, the stock market is assuming two things. First, regarding North Korea, that people in power on all sides are rational. Second, a buy-the-dip mentality will prevail and machines that trade large volumes every day will not make mistakes. To understand that latter
President Trump’s economic adviser, Gary Cohn, said that starting this week the administration expects to launch a tax campaign that will lead to major legislation by the end of 2017. That would have major implications for investors, and you should consider trying to get ahead of it. To be prepared
After languishing for a few days, FAANG stocks are back in a big way. That’s because FAANG cowboys are once again enamored about big technology stocks. I call those investors cowboys because they seem mesmerized by the potential rewards of buying into the momentum but appear mostly oblivious to the
There are times when it pays to look years ahead when you’re an investor. That time is now for Apple AAPL. Under one scenario, Apple’s stock could double. At first glance, such a possibility seems ridiculous given current Wall Street’s price targets on Apple. Isn’t Wall Street often behind the
In my 30-plus years in the markets, I can safely say that most popular analysis methods do not work well. Still, I can attest that a combination of forward-looking macro analysis combined with a review of earnings projections works most of the time. In plain English: Look for change. New
Prudent investors ought to pay attention to a menacing pattern developing in the stock market. Please click here for an annotated chart. The chart is of the Nasdaq 100 ETF QQQ, A similar pattern can be seen in S&P 500 ETF SPY, I picked QQQ because the pattern is more
I have been flooded with emails from investors who are asking: If they could buy only one stock or ETF, what would it be? The questions appear to stem from the decline in Alphabet’s GOOG, GOOGL, stock after the company reported great earnings but lower revenue per click. Alphabet has been
There is a classic investment strategy with a good track record: the so-called Dogs of the Dow. Simply put, you buy the worst performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.18% on expectations they’ll rebound and, possibly, outperform the other Dow components. The Dogs of the Dow strategy is
The stock market has been going straight up. And a new signal has just been given, showing that it’s possible that you haven’t seen anything yet. Let’s start with a chart to understand this. Chart Please click here for the chart, which compares the S&P 500 ETF SPY, with momentum
They’re neutral on FAAMG and FAANG shares, while the momentum crowd is still very bullish. Technology stocks have been hot this year. And excellent earnings are expected when big companies start reporting this week. Given the momentum and aggressive buying by the momo (momentum) crowd, expectations are widespread that earnings