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Predictions From the Past

By Barron Maestro on March 3, 2007

British American Tobacco Added
British American Tobacco (BTI) was added to the SMA Portfolio...
- Posted July 28, 2021
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Scorpio Tankers Reduced
The allocation to Scorpio Tankers (STNG) held in the SMA...
- Posted June 23, 2021
- 0
Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF Added
Today the Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF (BSV) was added...
- Posted June 17, 2021
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Blackrock Resources & Commodities Fund Reduced
On June 11th, the allocation to the Blackrock Commodity and...
- Posted June 14, 2021
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XOP and PEO Reduced
Strength in energy related names has allowed an opportunity to...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF Allocation Reduced
The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF...
- Posted June 1, 2021
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iShares Silver Mining ETF Allocation Increased
The price of silver has been declining due to rising...
- Posted March 30, 2021
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British American Tobacco Added
British American Tobacco (BTI) was added to the SMA...
- July 28, 2021
- 0
Scorpio Tankers Reduced
The allocation to Scorpio Tankers (STNG) held in the...
- June 23, 2021
- 0
Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF Added
Today the Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF (BSV) was...
- June 17, 2021
- 0

Is the Retirement Crisis Really a Crisis?
PBS Frontline recently presented a documentary called “The Retirement...
- April 25, 2013
- 12
Alarming Chart of the Stock Markets of 1987 and 2012-2013
Several days ago I posted a chart showing the...
- May 22, 2013
- 8
Bill Ackman Thinks Diversification is for the Lazy
Bill Ackman made a speech at the Active/Passive Investor...
- March 4, 2010
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Based on a scale of 1 (major complacency) to 10 (extreme fear): Current and Selected Past Readings:

Date	Index	SMA Comment
1/20/2021	2.3	Massive stimulus and Fed support have nearly eliminated fear
3/23/2020	7.0	Coronavirus and oil price war panic investors to the highest level of fear since October 2011
12/26/2019	2.3	Lowest level of fear in nearly two years (January 2018)
12/21/2018	6.7	Raised fears likely setting up a buying opportunity
1/11/2018	1.8	Unusually low fear could mean we're near the top in valuations
1/13/16	6.3	Terrible start to 2016 raised fears
10/3/11	8.5	A good tradable bottom (S&P 500 @ 1,085) based on lots of nonsense
3/9/09	7.0	Market bottom (S&P 500 @ 666); end of the world was nigh
10/27/08	8.8	Market had dropped 28% in 5 weeks, Paulson pulled out all stops to save Wall Street bankers
10/12/07	3.2	Market top (S&P 500 @ 1,562); worldwide housing bubble pricked

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