Category Archives: Market Trends

September Investing Commentary via Investing for Cashflow Blog

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Joel Wenger

As if this ride hasn’t been wild enough already…could be an even wilder week. Two large coupon payments are due on some Greek bonds (2037 @ 4.5% and the 4.6% of 2040 @ 4.6%) for a total payment of 769 … Continue reading →

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Japan 2.0 Chart Pattern

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Joel 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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Market Commentary – Bear Market Far from Over

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Joel Wenger

Below is more commentary from another investing firm (Comstock Partners, Inc.) on the recent market turmoil. The market erroneously assumed that the recovery would follow the pattern of typical post-war expansions and rallied strongly from the early 2009 bottom to … Continue reading →

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Markets aren’t falling – Deja Vu – 2008

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Joel 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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Tactical Asset Allocation and Secular Bear Markets

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Joel Wenger

Excellent advice from B. Ritholtz: During a secular bear market, an investor’s job is to manage risk and preserve capital During a secular bull market, an investor’s job is to maximize return Before going further, a let’s review these key … Continue reading →

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Best Asset Classes – July 2011 Edition

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Joel Wenger

Source: July Recap… Fixed Income and Real Assets RollEconomPichttp://econompicdata.blogspot.com/2011/08/july-recap-fixed-income-and-real-assets.html

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Technical Analysis: SP500 Stock Index

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Joel Wenger

From the Big Picture: The SP500 bounced back to the 50 day moving average, but volume has been a bit soft (i.e. low). It looks like price action at the 1300 level will dictate a resumed uptrend, downtrend, or range … Continue reading →

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