Investment Strategy

Ned Davis wrote the book “Being Right or Making Money” in 1991. We mention it this morning, because we are doing a conference call today with Ned at 10:00 a.m. (register here). As most of you know, Ned is one of the best on Wall Street. The book resides on my desk, because I often […]

Recently, much has been written, and said, about a retest. The reference is about the major indices pulling back to their recent December closing lows, creating a double-bottom in the charts. In the case of the S&P 500 (SPX/2596.26) that would mean a pullback and retest of the December 24, 2018 closing low of 2351.10. […]

Most people acknowledge that losses will happen regardless of the type of business venture. A light bulb manufacturer knows that two out of three hundred bulbs will break. A fruit dealer knows that two out of every one hundred apples will rot. Losses per se don’t bother them; unexpected losses and losing on balance does. […]

Winter officially began last Sunday, with the arrival of the winter solstice. Recall that solstice means “standing-still sun;” and on December 21 at 5:23 p.m. EST the sun stood still over the southern Pacific Ocean (Tropic of Capricorn). At that time the sun’s rays were directly overhead, giving the impression the sun was truly standing […]