In his latest column for MarketWatch, Mark Hulbert offers some interesting — and encouraging — data involving the “Presidential Election Year Cycle”. According to the PEY Cycle, the third year…
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Consumers As Contrarians Indicators
One of the reasons for the market’s tumble late last week was a much worse-than-expected consumer confidence reading. But according to Mark Hulbert and the research of Kenneth Fisher, the…
Mid-Term Election in Itself Not Cause for Concern, Says Hulbert
While many believe that mid-term elections mean bad news for the stock market, Mark Hulbert says the data indicates otherwise. In his latest MarketWatch column, Hulbert analyzes the performance of…
Hulbert: Two Top Forecasting Models Bullish
Given the recent economic and market turmoil, there’s been a resurgence of pundits warning of a double-dip recession, or another major market crash. But newsletter-tracker Mark Hulbert says two econometric…
Hulbert: Bearish Sentiment May Be a Bullish Signal
Hulbert Financial Digest’s Mark Hulbert says he’s seeing extreme pessimism among newsletter editors he tracks — and that may bode well for the market. ”I’ve seen perhaps one of the…
Hulbert: Market Flashing Rare "Buy" Signal
Newsletter tracker Mark Hulbert says that the market has recently triggered a rare “buy” signal that has historically been a precursor to strong stock gains. The indicator is termed “breadth…
New Study: Investors Fail Timing Test
According to a new study, mutual fund investors don’t just tend to buy high and sell low — they also tend to do so shortly before the stock market reverses…
Hulbert on Why You Shouldn't Fear the Presidential Cycle
Conventional wisdom holds that the second year of a U.S. president’s term in office — which, for President Obama, began this week — tends to be a bad one for…
Top Timing Newsletters Bullish Heading into 2010
As the new year approaches, the investment newsletters with the best track records of success in both up and down markets are on the whole bullish, MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert notes.…
A Cloudy Forecast
In his latest MarketWatch column, Mark Hulbert provides some interesting data on how the best — and worst — market-timers are viewing the current stock landscape. “There is today virtually…