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Stovall, Lee and Belski Share Current Market Views
On CNBC this week, Sam Stovall, Brian Belski and Tom Lee opined on the current state of the markets.
- Posted January 11, 2017
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What Sentiment May Portend
Paul Lim, N. Y. Times, writes about the recent swoon in sentiment and what it may mean for returns going forward. Lim cites studies by James Stack, editor of the InvesTech Market Analyst newsletter, and Brian Belski,...
- Posted July 25, 2010
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Ameritrade Clipped Me for $38 Again
A big source of aggravation for me is Ameritrade's policy...
- Posted March 30, 2020
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International Seaways Added
The oil tanker companies were in the middle of a...
- Posted March 25, 2020
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Going Off the Rails
Today I made wholesale changes to the SMA Portfolio; now...
- Posted March 23, 2020
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The Cure Might be Worse Than the Disease
The quote from the illuminating article above is relevant to...
- Posted March 22, 2020
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Ameritrade and Onerous Reorganization Fees
this is a warning to Ameritrade customers. Be congnizant of...
- Posted March 20, 2020
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Markets Unraveling
Coronavirus fears have created a contagion of panic on Wall...
- Posted March 19, 2020
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The End of the SMA Portfolio
It's hard to do this, but this brutal blitz krieg...
- Posted March 17, 2020
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Ameritrade Clipped Me for $38 Again
A big source of aggravation for me is Ameritrade's...
- March 30, 2020
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International Seaways Added
The oil tanker companies were in the middle of...
- March 25, 2020
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Going Off the Rails
Today I made wholesale changes to the SMA Portfolio;...
- March 23, 2020
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Is the Retirement Crisis Really a Crisis?
PBS Frontline recently presented a documentary called “The Retirement...
- April 25, 2013
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Alarming Chart of the Stock Markets of 1987 and 2012-2013
Several days ago I posted a chart showing the...
- May 22, 2013
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Gary Shilling’s Favorite Investment: 30 Year Treasuries
Larry Kudlow interviewed Gary Shilling last week. Shilling continues...
- June 23, 2011
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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
3/23/2020	7.0	Coronavirus and oil price war panic investors to the highest level of fear since March 2009
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