Price volatility is the price all investors must pay when attempting to increase their wealth through the stock market. And while few complain about price volatility when stock prices rise, some complain, or at least become more concerned, when stock prices decline. Today I want to provide an example […]
Commentary: The US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index² (S&P) finished the month of September closing 6.00% above the Blue Line, down from 6.81% at the end of August. With the S&P remaining above the Blue Line we continue to categorize the primary trend as Positive. We […]
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com Commentary: The US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index² (S&P) finished the month of August closing 6.81% above the Blue Line, up from 5.11% at the end of July. With the S&P remaining above the Blue Line we continue to categorize the primary […]
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com Commentary for month ending July 2018: The US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index² (S&P) finished the month of July closing +5.11% above the Blue Line, up from 2.53% at the end of June. With the S&P remaining above the Blue Line we […]
After recently passing the half way point of the calendar year, the US stock market has so far provided low, single-digit returns. So, what might investors expect for the second half of the year? More of the same or something different? While no one has a crystal ball I […]
