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Sy Harding: It’s an old market maxim that the stock market often climbs a wall of worry. In the current rally the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) has gained 29% since its October low, and the wall of worry it climbed has been impressive. Reports in October showed the economic slowdown in the first half of the Read more…
Sy Harding: In Europe (NYSEArca:VGK), the euro-zone debt crisis has pretty much faded from headlines. The arrangements that will bail out Greece (NYSEArca:GREK)- at least for now – have been pretty much finalized. Read more…
In emotional markets, it’s often best to take a step back and view the situation as dispassionately as possible. For some, that means a stiff drink. For others, it’s a long walk or time with the kids. For me, the best way to remove the emotion of the market is by drawing pictures with a purple crayon. It’s a habit that works out particularly well for Read more…
Red flags are flying everywhere as we travel farther into the “sell in May and go away” period of the year.” At Wall Street Sector Selector, we remain in a defensive posture and continue to enjoy Read more…
Jeff Hirsch, editor of Stock Trader’s Almanac and the recent book “Super Boom: Why the Dow Will Hit 38,820 and How You Can Profit From It,”dropped by Breakout’s set to discuss the wisdom, or lack thereof, of the old Wall Street saw to ” Read more…
“There is an old Wall Street adage: Sell in May and go away. It suggests that markets perform better over the winter season, and that investors are smart to sell off over the summer. There have been Read more…
Believe it or not, we’re just ending the seasonally best six months of the year! Statistically the months from the end of October through the end of April, are in fact the best months of the year for Read more…
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