by cowts_admin | Jan 30, 2023 | Stock Market Recap
Upward price bias suggested by analytics the prior weekend did in fact occur. Prices of most stocks finished the week higher, as did the major indexes. It was not a smooth rise, however, as the week was another in which daily economic/corporate news moved prices up...
by cowts_admin | Jan 23, 2023 | Stock Market Recap
The prior week’s rally did not hold up, as economic data throughout the week returned investors to a pessimistic mood. Notably, retail sales and industrial production figures were weak. And in another case of “good news is bad news”, employment numbers remained strong...
by cowts_admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Stock Market Recap
Good start to the new year, as we finally saw a week in which most prices rose steadily and significantly – the first of its kind in a long time. This is what happens when sentiment among all investors – amateurs and professionals – is in agreement,...
by cowts_admin | Jan 9, 2023 | Stock Market Recap
For what it’s worth, there was a bit of a “Santa Claus rally” as the new year got underway, historically seen as a bullish indicator for the new year. Also, in a case of “bad news is good news”, economic and labor reports out Friday indicated the economy IS in fact...
by cowts_admin | Jan 3, 2023 | Stock Market Recap
2022 finished with a low volume whimper. An expensive year for passive buy-and-hold investors, who suffered capital losses of -8%, -19% or -33% (ouch!!) if invested and held in the DowJones or S&P500 or Nasdaq Composite Indexes, respectively. The S&P500 Index...
by cowts_admin | Dec 27, 2022 | Stock Market Recap
2022’s extreme market volatility continued through Christmas, as investors were in and out of stocks frequently depending on the latest comments from the Fed about interest rates – which has often been confusing and contrary. When investors are predominantly...
