Category Archives: Historical Data

Market Insight from JP Morgan

Posted on April 3, 2012 by J.Wenger

It is that time of year again! Time for the quarterly market outlook from JP Morgan Asset Management (hat tip to B. Ritholtz for reminding me!). Each quarter, you can find this little gem of a PDF on JP Morgan’s … Continue reading →

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Market Timing vs Risk Management

Posted on March 19, 2012 by J.Wenger

Question from an investor: “What do you think the market is going to do?” My answer: “I have no idea…but when it does it, I’ll be ready.” Question from an investor: “So you’re a market timer?” My answer: “No…I’m a … Continue reading →

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Japan 2.0 Chart Pattern Revisited

Posted on March 7, 2012 by J.Wenger

As an investor, I always like to go back and review my thoughts and see if I still agree with myself. Back in August, Barry Ritholtz (The Big Picture) posted a chart comparing the US and Japanese markets, with the … Continue reading →

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Safe Investing Principles In Action

Posted on October 23, 2011 by J.Wenger

A recent article for the Portfolioist (Asset Allocation: An Alternative View) is a great example of Safe Investing Principles in action. 6 – Continually measure the performance of your plan or system; there is always something that can be improved … Continue reading →

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Bad News for Beta – Stock Correlations Soar

Posted on September 13, 2011 by J.Wenger

From the desk of Tyler Durden over at Zero Hedge: …look at the correlations between the 10 industry sectors of the S&P 500. At 97.2% average correlation, U.S. stocks are moving in lock step to a degree we haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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Japan 2.0 Chart Pattern

Posted on August 23, 2011 by J.Wenger

With the sell-off in equities in the month of August, the U.S. markets are now mirroring the Japanese sell-off back in 2000. From a technical analysis perspective, the chart below is creepy. It suggests that US stocks could fall a … Continue reading →

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Markets aren’t falling – Deja Vu – 2008

Posted on August 8, 2011 by J.Wenger

Remember…the markets aren’t falling…they’re just undergoing a gravitational altitude correction. http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:164179 The Daily Show – Crisis in the ChartlandGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-17-2008/crisis-in-the-chartland

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