Are We In A Secular Bull Market?

by Lance Roberts | Jan 7, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice, Secular Bulls/Bears

Just recently, Jeff Saut from Raymond James made a very interesting statement with respect to the recent market decline. “Speaking to last week’s Dow Theory sell signal, we really cannot decide to ignore it, as we did with two previous false sell signals, or honor it...

The Problem With Wall Street’s Forecasts

by Lance Roberts | Jan 4, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice

Over the last few weeks, I have been asked repeatedly to publish my best guess as to where the market will wind up by the end of 2019. Here it is: “I don’t know.” The reality is that we can not predict the future. If it was actually possible, fortune tellers would all...

The Biggest Threat To The Market – Loss Of Confidence

by Lance Roberts | Dec 31, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice, Secular Bulls/Bears

Yesterday, saw a record surge in the markets. Such was not surprising given the extreme oversold condition in the market. More importantly, throughout market history, the biggest bull rallies have occurred during bear markets. $SPX +5% or greater days since 2000. Big...

Weekend Reading: Last Chance For Santa Claus

by Lance Roberts | Dec 21, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice

So far, the month of December has sucked. From Powell to Gundlach, to Trump, and a falling oil prices, there hasn’t been much “holiday cheer…” However, with the market very oversold, there is still hope that “Santa Claus” could soon appear. If we take a look back at...

You Have A “Trading” Problem – 10 Steps To Fix It

by Lance Roberts | Dec 18, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice

In April of 2018, I wrote an article entitled “10-Reasons The Bull Market Ended In 2018” in which I concluded: “There is a reasonably high possibility, the bull market that started in 2009 has ended. We may not know for a week, a month or even possibly a couple of...

Technically Speaking: Has “BTFD” Become “STFR”

by Lance Roberts | Dec 18, 2018 | alerts, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice

Kevin Wilson recently penned a piece for Seeking Alpha that made a great point about where the markets are currently. To wit: “Famous market observer Art Cashin mentioned a metaphor in October 2017 that resonated with me. He said (words to the effect that) at that...