I did a late night webinar for the Whiterock Shareholders club in BC last night. One question that came up was my outlook on Canadian bonds. The Canadian bond outlook is rather important for investors who play the TSX. That’s because the TSX is concentrated in a few sectors that are largely bought by retail Read More
Small stocks might be ready for big gains
Recently, the ValueTrend Equity Platform took a position in a small capped ETF. We only took a bit of the position to start with. But we’re seeing evidence for adding to this, and other small capped positions over the coming weeks. Below is a re-print from our Valuetrend newsletter concerning a potential rotation over the Read More
Short termed timing of the SPX
Some of my long termed readers might recall the “Near termed timing system” I look at for finessing entry/exit points. It’s actually fairly reliable in its signals–albeit very, very whippy. Because its so whippy, it’s not necessarily something you want to trade off of. Executing buy and sells based on this systems signals will have Read More
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
Roughly every month, I try to post the results of a compilation of financial indicators that measure the current risk/reward picture for US markets. Long-time readers are familiar with this compilation, which I call the “Bear-o-meter”. For those new to my blog: The Bear-o-meter is a risk/reward measurement against the US markets. It is not Read More
Learning to walk
A reader sent me an email recently asking about a chart I had posted on a blog many months ago. Thanks to Paul in Calgary for inspiring the revival of this chart, which illustrates the period between 1997 to now. Scroll down to view it. You’ll note on the left side of the chart the Read More
Will Canadian energy break out?
I was on Bloomberg/BNN’s Market call last Friday at noon. One discussion that came up was the outlook for Canadian oil. After four years of ignoring the importance of the Canadian oil scene, imposing carbon taxes, and no support for pipelines, the PM of Canada has apparently pulled his head out of his water box. Read More