Before we look at tonight's chart I would like to reiterate once more that we have traded one of
the best bull markets runs in history.
Not exact matches
The eurozone and Japan are
best - placed for the continuing
bull run, according to Citi, since both regions have both strong earnings potential and central banks ready and willing to flush the
markets with more quantitative easing.
«The thesis that shorting the FAANG stocks would act like a turbo - charged portfolio hedge because of their out - sized
run - up in the
bull market was a
good call,» Ihor Dusaniwsky, managing director of predictive analytics at S3, told Business Insider.
«In many instances, the investors involved at the venture level and, of course, the people
running the business think they actually have a
good company,» notes Tom Stephens, director of Institutional Equity Sales at Tucker Anthony Inc.'s office in Washington, D.C. «But the truth is, in
bull markets people believe in bullshit.»
With U.S. stocks trading at a premium to other
markets, as
well as their historical norm, investors are reasonably wondering: Has the U.S.
bull market run its course?
Global bond
markets had been in a
bull market for around 2 decades, having had arguably their
best run in history.
EOS is making really
good progression and it looks as if it could breach $ 18.00 off its own back with no need to wait for the next
bull run or
market surge.
Stock
market bulls ran amok on Friday following a
better than expected jobs report.
We are most interested in stocks that appear currently undervalued relative to long - term business fundamentals, as
well stocks that offer some degree of counter-cyclical or contrarian defensive characteristics should the US - led, central bank - fueled
bull market eventually
run out of steam.
However, given the
good run of the equity indices over the last five years and the advanced stage of the
bull market, Charles Schwab's revenues and earnings will take a hit as soon as equity indices are tanking.
It's a
good reminder that the average bear
market loss represents a
run - of - the - mill
market retreat of about 32 % and wipes out more than half of the preceding
bull market advance.
I decided to
run some research that went back to 1950 and then back to 1928 which includes multiple secular
bull and bear
markets to determine whether the «Sell in May and Go Away» strategy had an edge or not and, if so, how
good an edge.
We would all do
well to recall David Ricardo's counsel: 10 months into a
bull market is no time to cut and
run.
He said: «Advisors who help their clients to re-adjust their portfolios today have the opportunity to help their clients retain potential for investment gains should the
bull market run longer and still be
well - positioned if
market volatility continues and / or we see a pullback and price consolidation.
Fundamentals might be
good for the first third or first 50 or 60 percent of a move, but the last third of a great
bull market is typically a blow - off, whereas the mania
runs wild and prices go parabolic.»
The key to developing an approach to buy - and - hold that stands a
good chance of working in the real world is to focus on giving investors a realistic picture of how stocks work in a long
run that includes both
bull and bear
markets.
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Bull Run Long - Term Analysis According to indicators, as
well as bullish consensus, prices are sliding