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…
Category: Market Timing
Sonders "Relatively Optimistic"
Another top strategist who is discussing the perils of market timing is Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders. In her latest market commentary, written with Schwab’s Brad Sorensen,…
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…
Ritholtz: No Signs Rally Is Ending
Barry Ritholtz of Fusion IQ and The Big Picture blog remains bullish on stocks, saying that he sees no indication that the rally is in its final stages. “As long…
Mobius Says Latin American Markets to Turn Higher Soon
Templeton Asset Management’s Mark Mobius says he expects the Latin American stock market correction to end within a month, and says the region’s indices may well climb to new highs…
Is the Rally Done? Different Views from Two Market Minds
In interviews with BusinessWeek, Howard Ward (of Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO) and Whitney Tilson offer very different takes on where the market is headed following the recent pullback. According to Ward,…
Buffett on Investors' Greatest Mistake
In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC, Warren Buffett says he thinks there is support for the huge gain in stocks we’ve seen over the past 10 months, and stresses that…
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…
Top Newsletter Editor: Trend Is Still Up
Michael Cintolo of The Cabot Market Letter — which has an excellent track record over the past decade — says that the stock market for the moment remains range-bound, but…