In Friday’s update titled ‘Today’s Market Activity Holds Key to Potential BUY Signals,’ we made note of the fact that “we have a few sectors that are displaying oversold conditions and are getting ripe for some BUY signals. We will observe how today closes and will provide our subscribers a brief update Saturday morning.” Following […]
As an investment newsletter, we strive to bring the best information to assist those who want to become better, more successful investors. Bond yields: Investing in bonds. The recent market turmoil is predominantly driven by concerns over long-term bonds and their elevated yields, as investors brace for the prospect of enduring high borrowing costs. The […]
We are an investment newsletter and we strive to bring the best information to assist those who want to become better, more successful investors. The mainstream media is freaking out as US long bonds are selling off and yields skyrocketing. The 10-year bond yield has climbed to 4.81%, the highest level since 2007. This surge […]
As an investment newsletter our role is to identify and present investment opportunities for our subscribers. We warned our subscribers to be very cautious as we approached August and September because based on seasonality, these months represent the weakest period for stocks. That weakness often extends into the first half of October, at which point […]
Martin Straith of the Trend Letter was on This Week in Money with Jim Goddard in Friday. Below are some of the charts Martin was referring to in the interview. Martin’s interview starts at 11:05, click here to listen to interview. In an effort to help raise money for Special Olympics, at the end of […]
Inflation has become a significant concern for voters in both Canada and the United States, prompting politicians from all sides to promise solutions. But before we place our trust in their ability to address this problem, let’s review how this inflation problem evolved. After the financial crisis in 2008, the US Federal Reserve, which manages […]
Some investment news for those looking to invest in gold, invest in stocks, or currencies, and commodities. Each week the Trend Letter, displays weekly heat map of the S&P 500. It is a great visual of the equity market that holds stocks many North Americans own. Each of the 500 stocks is shown in a […]
Rising yields The significant surge in interest rates throughout 2022 has been extensively documented and has deeply impacted investors, leading to diminished performance in both the stock and bond (debt) markets over the past year. Coming into 2023, the common theory was that the pronounced and continuous escalation of rates would ease, as the primary […]
Following benign inflation data last week, Fed Fund futures highlight that traders fully expect a quarter point rate cut by Q1 of 2024. So, the pivotal question is: would the markets truly rebound if the Fed initiates rate cuts in Q1 2024? Though widely held, history contradicts this belief. Typically, markets experience a brief uptick […]
From Yahoo News: The stock market has soared so far this year, but expect the month of August to be lackluster if the past several decades are any guide. August is the second-worst month for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, and the worst for the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the last 35 years, according […]