All good things
. . must come to an end And that includes bull markets. All bull markets end, as do all bear markets. In the last blog post I warned to look out for the 10/200 death cross, and to wait for ‘white space’ between the MAs to confirm that they had actually crossed. Well, now they […]
Bull or Bear?
ITM Update 13 Feb 22 I had hoped for something definitive to have happened by this weekend – but no such luck. We are still on the rollercoaster, being whipped this way and that way with no idea where it is going next. The funny thing is that it is hard to see what is […]
That Bull Still Looks Sick!
Is the bull on life support? Hi everyone! I concluded the last blog post by saying: By the next Blog Post we’ll probably know whether or not the bull market is over or not. But do we? Unfortunately, not. If the stock market were human, it would be diagnosed with ADHD. It started with the […]
Is The Bull Dead??
That Bull Looks Sick! Well, the ‘January Effect’ certainly isn’t working this January so far. In the first 21 days of 2022 SPY is down 8% which equals the biggest drop since 2000, during the GFC of 2009 and not a happy comparison. More recently, I can remember thinking that January 2016 was exceptionally painful, […]
The January Effect
The January Effect – is it a thing? Google ‘January effect’ in the news tab and you’ll see plenty of headlines, like this one: Jan 2, 2022: JPMorgan still expects a boost from “the January effect.” The phrase refers to the belief that the market’s best month tends to be the year’s first. Notice the […]
The Santa Rally
Is It A Thing? Popular stock market wisdom is that there is a ‘Santa Rally’ at the end of the year. As with all stock market sayings it’s a good idea to check out whether it really exists or not by looking at the actual data rather than rely on someone’s idea of what the […]