This morning the European Central Bank announced they’ll be joining the fun and adding their own Quantitative Easing. The Euro currency, which had already been falling since early May, cratered on the news. This should be “good news” for stocks. European stocks rallied on the announcement and the US market seemed poised for a positive…
Stock Market Update –
The stock market decided to end July with some fireworks! This is the volatility I was referring to in my last post. From a timing-cycle perspective, this drop is right on course. And the futures are indicating further downside today, although things could reverse course after the monthly nonfarm payrolls report due out at 8:30 AM.…
Why I Becoming Growingly Nervous About Stocks
Volatility and the monthly high-to-low range of the S&P 500 has been shrinking the past 3 months to the point that it’s becoming “compressed” and due to breakout. Volatility looks poised to pick-up in the very near future. Companies continue to increase Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activity and stock buybacks. Both are signals that management…
How Long Can the Rally in Stocks Continue?
In short, things look clear to continue another year or two, and possibly longer but it’s just too tough to see out beyond that right now. I am becoming increasingly concerned about stocks in the short-term though. The Volatility Index (VIX), which measures expected volatility of the S&P 500 over the next 30 days, is…
Stock Market Update – Where are we Heading from Here?
I’ve spoken with a few people over the past week about what’s going on with stocks so I figured it would be a good idea to post this video for everyone discussing why we can’t push higher right now. Enjoy! -Nick Like what you see here? It’s easy to subscribe using the box in the…
Where Stocks Currently Stand
Today’s video takes a look at the stock market from a long-term perspective. We could see some more selling over the next few days but the “Goldilocks” trend of “not too hot, not too cold” remains in tact for the time being. Thanks for following! -Nick Like what you see here? It’s easy to subscribe…
Where Will Stocks Go Moving Forward?
It was an odd week for the stock market and I’m not yet seeing the things I would like to for confirmation that stocks should move higher. We’ll see where things take us in the week ahead. Here’s a video discussing the the things I’m watching: I hope everyone has a great weekend…
The True Value of an Advisor/Investment Manager
There was news this week that Warren Buffett, famed manager of Berkshire Hathaway, did not beat the S&P 500 on a 5-year rolling basis for the first time in his career. Does this mean that he did a poor job and failed? He would probably say that he did because his stated benchmark goal has…