Category Archives: Market Trends

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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Tactical Asset Allocation and Secular Bear Markets

Posted on August 4, 2011 by J.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 J.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 J.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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Comparing Major World Indexes Since March 9, 2009 – Michael Covel

Posted on March 22, 2011 by J.Wenger

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Oil Price Spikes: Historical Data Point

Posted on March 5, 2011 by J.Wenger

I have received several questions on the impact of oil price spikes (both personally, via invest-safely.com, and comments on this blog). I do have an opinion, which is based on my limited knowledge of the facts. I am no expert … Continue reading →

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Rule-Based Investing Saves the Day

Posted on February 10, 2011 by J.Wenger

Right now, the market has been in an uptrend for almost two years. Statistically speaking, the rally is one of the longest uptrends on record. So it is only natural for people to begin questioning “when will we see a … Continue reading →

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