Spooky season is upon us, even on Wall Street: October has seen 7 out of the 10 worst days in stock market history. The panic is historical; in the 1800s,…
Tag: Investor Behavior
The Case For "Doing Nothing" In Volatile Times
After its steep plummet at the beginning of the year, the stock market rally last month seemed like cold comfort, and it continues to wobble up and down without much…
Bear Market Will Near Its End When Investors Panic
Extreme pessimism is usually an indication that the market is hitting bottom, and this current bear market is not there yet, contends an article in MarketWatch. While it feels like…
What We Should Remember About Bear Markets
From time to time we have guest posts on Validea’s Guru Investor blog from others who we admire, respect and are providing valuable insights to investors. Today’s post is from…
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trend Following
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — Something has happened recently that hasn’t happened in quite some time – of the seven major market indices we apply our trend following model to…