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Monday – March 9, 2020

Market opens gapped down as the Futures Market hit limit down (5% decline) in the overnight session in response to the war on Oil launched by the Saudi’s and the Russians. At one point, Crude…
March 9, 2020
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Investing is a Journey

Market volatility is back, big time. The S&P has experienced six 3% daily moves, both up and down, in the last two weeks. This type of price action had not occurred in the previous 24…
March 6, 2020
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Monday – March 2, 2020

Market opens higher after another wild overnight session. It came after the worst week for the Stock Market since the Financial Crisis. The S&P fell 15% in just over a week. Interest rates kept falling,…
March 2, 2020
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Please Read This

There is no sugar coating. This was a bad week for stock investors, whereas bond investors had one of the better weeks in history. It set all kinds of records for bad. It was the…
February 28, 2020
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Monday – February 24, 2020

Market opens sharply lower in the wake of the accelerated cases of coronavirus beyond China. The S&P fell 100 points. The Dow fell nearly 1,000 points. The Tech-heavy NAS is feeling the most pain, down…
February 24, 2020
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What Lies Beneath

Fear is back in the Market, triggered again by the coronavirus spread. The media will certainly cite this explanation over the weekend. However, a sell-off was way, way overdue after an almost reckless rally the…
February 21, 2020
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Tuesday – February 18, 2020

Market opens lower to start the new week. Apple guided lower, stating the impact of the coronavirus has hurt its ability to manufacture products and has hampered demand in Asia. Apple is the first company…
February 18, 2020
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The American President

The President of the United States is generally considered the most powerful person on the planet. It's been so since World War II. These days, the American Presidency gets more publicity than pretty much anything…
February 14, 2020
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Monday – February 10, 2020

Market opens lower as the Coronavirus death toll surpassed the SARS outbreak amidst predictions the number of cases will rise before peaking in mid-late February. 97 more people died in China yesterday. The Press discussed…
February 10, 2020
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Fear, Greed and Blow-off Tops

I find myself writing to you for the second consecutive Friday that brought sharp declines for stocks. These Friday declines bookended a massive rally, which sent the S&P 500 to fresh, all-time highs. It hasn't…
February 7, 2020

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