SOME REASONS FOR A BEAR MARKET RALLY Written Friday, October 17th, 2008: 6:30 am 1. Obviously, IBD says we’ve set up properly for a rally as I spelled out above. Schwartz View: Diluting the strength of yesterday’s bullish follow-through day in the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 was the fact...
UPDATE ON THE STOCK MARKET . Written Wednesday, July 30th, 2008: 6:30 am EST. Another ‘ fl as hy - sp la sh y ’ rally yesterday So typical of bear markets, especially those with much further in time and points to go. Grizzly bear markets thrive on investors’ hope and adamant investor...
PORTFOLIO STRATEGY This year’s mid-March to mid-May bear market rally was the first rally versus the new primary bear market downtrend. Usually the first rally is the best rally (just like the first loss is the best loss) because many investors believe the bull market still lives and thus it’s...