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Market Timing

Wearing Out the Weak Hands

October 4, 2011
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I hope you won’t take it the wrong way if I say that I hope you’re feeling bad about how the market is acting. It’s nothing personal, and I certainly hope you’ve been following our advice and have the growth portion of your portfolio heavily in cash. I hate to see anyone (including myself) losing money in the market. My hope that the market depresses you just reflects the reality of what it takes for a bear market to turn itself around, which is for a vast majority of investors to get discouraged and sell out. This is a...

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Stock Market Video: A Bad Week

September 30, 2011
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Stock Market Video: A Bad Week

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report Editor Paul Goodwin said it was a bad week in the market, with the indexes looking very unhealthy. When the market is in a downward trend, it puts a lot of pressure on stocks, which was evident this week. We recommend holding mostly cash right now to preserve capital for the next uptrend. Stocks discussed: U.S. Steel (X), Ford (F), General Electric (GE), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL). Click below to watch the video!

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A Word About Whipsaws

September 29, 2011
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I wanted to write briefly about some events that transpired in Cabot Market Letter during the past couple of weeks, and some feedback I got about them. As you know, the market put on a decent, but not great, show of strength a couple of weeks ago, and it was enough to flip our intermediate-term indicator (which simply follows the market’s trends) back to bullish. (It had been negative since August 2.)  In response to that, I advised subscribers to take a couple of small–emphasis on small–steps back into the market; we went from a huge 73% cash position...

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Weighing the Evidence

September 27, 2011
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Weighing the Evidence

Last week, I had the opportunity to report for jury duty. (I know there are hundreds of jokes that can be inserted here, but I’ll spare you.) I was put in a jury pool for a burglary case and listened as the judge, the prosecutor and the defense attorney took turns asking questions of the potential jurors. In the end I was not selected to sit on the jury, but I learned something that I think can relate to the stock market. Because this was a criminal trial and not a civil trial, the defense attorney pointed out numerous...

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Stock Market Video: Back in the Soup

September 23, 2011
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Stock Market Video: Back in the Soup

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot Top Ten Trader Editor Mike Cintolo says that the market has really fallen back into the soup this week, so it’s time to head into your storm cellar. Mike talks about Cabot’s trend-following market timing indicators, the current state of the market and some stocks that are still resisting the downtrend. Stocks discussed: Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Under Armour (UA), Universal Display (PANL) and MAKO Surgical (MAKO). Click below to watch!

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