Is The Materials Sector Playing Along?
The major indexes have been setting recent-era (since 2000) or all-time highs. But the Materials sector has been struggling. XLB, the ETF whose top-10 holdings …
Read MoreThe major indexes have been setting recent-era (since 2000) or all-time highs. But the Materials sector has been struggling. XLB, the ETF whose top-10 holdings …
Read MoreThe major indexes dropped last week, although the pullback was rather muted. The oil sector pulled backed. So did the consumer-related ETFs and the technology …
Read MoreWithin this space during past months, we have frequently alluded to the importance of: 1) sound asset allocation; and 2) disciplined risk management. The …
Read MoreThose of you who regularly consume financial media reports (print, TV/Radio, and/or Internet) have become extremely familiar with a basic axiom inherent within …
Read MoreOver the past few decades, I've investigated and experimented with countless ways to analyze stock charts and pick promising trade candidates. Not every …
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Read MoreIn my work writing for the MarketTamer blog, I have discovered that “inspiration” can come in many forms – some stranger than others. Over the weekend, …
Read MoreWithin the past week, Ron Haydt caught my attention (during a market brief) when he wondered aloud how long the iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) had been …
Read MoreAt times, analogies between the world of investing and the world of literature become so obvious that they cannot be ignored. Consider the parallel between …
Read MoreIn our article “Failure To Communicate”, we offered a synopsis of the extremely volatile market dynamics set in motion on May 22nd by Federal Reserve …
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