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By May 21, 2013

Raymond James‘ chief market strategist Jeff Saut recently delivered a bullish forecast at Minyanville and elaborates on his discussion with Rich Bernstein, who believes the bull market is only in the 4th or 5th innings. Saut doesn’t see the market correcting in the near-term, but later in the summer the ...

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By May 18, 2013

The stock market rally has been unrelenting and it is rare to see it continue so long without a correction. The S&P 500 has been up six months in a row without a pullback of 5%. The market is up an impressive 18% year-to-date. In comparison, the average annual gain ...

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By May 9, 2013

Charlie Rose interviewed GMO’s Jeremy Grantham at length recently. It is a fascinating conversation with a self-professed numbers man. Several notes from the interview include: Grantham commented on the commodity inflation from 2002-2008 where the price of commodities rose faster than in World War II and erased 100 years of ...

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Ralph Acampora on Why the Bull Market Will Forge Much Higher
By May 4, 2013

Speaking to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo yesterday, Altaira Limited’s Senior Managing Director and long-time stock market technician and guru Ralph Acampora explained why he was so bullish on the prospects for equities. Acampora said we could see the Dow at 20,000 in the year 2017. Acampora stated that the U. S. ...

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Statistical Evidence for a Continuation of the Bull Market in Stocks
By May 2, 2013

Analysis of stock market historical patterns can serve up food for thought as to the probabilities for future gains or losses. For instance, the S&P 500 has closed higher in each of the six months leading up to April 30, 2013. The blog Quantifiable Edges, ASSESSING MARKET ACTION WITH INDICATORS ...

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By April 30, 2013

Mark Hulbert, editor of the Hulbert Financial Digest, was interviewed by CNBC’s Scott Wapner today regarding the validity of the “sell in May” motto. Hulbert said the statistical evidence for selling in May was surprisingly strong, in fact, “it’s incredibly strong,” he stated. “We all think its silly..why does the ...

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By April 29, 2013

The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system the following positions will be sold today. The proceeds will be placed in money market assets while awaiting the introduction of Vanguard’s new international bond ETFs [link]. Position (Symbol) BT Group (BT) Exxon Mobil (XOM) Marathon ...

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By April 11, 2013

Barron’s top-ranked financial advisor out of Maryland with over $10 billion in assets under management, David Zier, shared his insight on CNBC’s “Halftime Report” yesterday. Zier’s research reveals that stock market performance is overwhelmingly positive following an S&P 500 gain of over 10% in the first quarter. The S&P 500 ...

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By April 9, 2013

Bill Hardison at dshort.com recently presented the nominal level of margin debt compared to the S&P 500. It’s just another sign of the market being in the danger zone. Excerpt: What this chart is showing is that, despite the lack of participation in the rally that you hear about, account ...

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By April 4, 2013

In a debate on CNBC with regular contributor Michael Farr, newsletter writer Peter Eliades argued that the stock market could be approaching its peak. The cautiously optimistic Farr said, “you don’t fight the tape and you don’t fight the Fed.” Farr added that “this isn’t the year to sell in ...

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