ITM BLOG

Is It A Bear Trap? Maybe. Maybe not. As with all things in the stock market we will only know for sure after the fact. Just to refresh your memory of bear traps and bull

Didn’t see the downgrade coming! In case you missed it, Fitch downgraded the sovereign rating of the United States, from an AAA rating down to AA+.  The last time this happened was 2011 when S&P

Bear With Me? It’s rather uncanny. I was wandering through Biarritz (France) last week, pondering on the 2% drop in the Nasdaq and whether I should be worried, when I felt I was being watched. 

Why The Angel Bear? Going into Gare Du Nord (Paris) the other day to pick up a hire car I noticed the big red bear with wings. Why was it there? And why am I

Bearing Up? Finally, we’re out of the bear market  – but the euphoria was short lived. Things aren’t going swimmingly (groan). This week hasn’t been easy. First of all – an apology – this is

Finally, End of the Bear Market? Has it finally happened? After all the pain of the last eighteen months are we finally out of the bear market? It’s pretty close. After flirting with the bear