MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert says the stock market’s May-June correction failed to do what corrections are supposed to do: knock excessive optimism out of the market. Hulbert says that the average…
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Hulbert: Contrarian Analysis Says Beware
Contrarian analysis has done a good job of predicting recent market moves, says MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert, and right now the contrarian take is flashing a warning signal. “Stock market timers…
Momentum Not Dead, According to Study
Are momentum-focused investment strategies dead? MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert recently highlighted some new data that indicates they are not. Hulbert says that after “spectacular losses” in parts of 2008 and 2009…
Top Strategists Turning to Banks
Bank stocks have been getting little love amid the European debt crisis, but MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert says some top-performing strategists have been diving into the much-maligned area recently. Hulbert looked…
Dividend Data Points to Market Being Undervalued
MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert says that the stock market is “closer to undervalued” than overvalued, and that the market is “poised to produce above-average returns over the next couple of years.”…
Has the Market Topped? History Says 'No'
If the stock market has indeed already topped out, it would be an aberration by historical standards, Mark Hulbert says. In his MarketWatch column, Hulbert looks at a handful of…
Hulbert: Value Should Return -- Big Time
Growth stocks have been outperforming value stocks for several years now. But if history is any guide, it may be time to tilt not toward those outperforming growth stocks, but…
Sell in May and Go Away? Not So Fast
“Sell in May and go away,” the old adage goes, meaning that investors should sell their stocks at the start of May and not buy back in again until September…
History Indicates Market Hasn't Peaked, Says Hulbert
MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert says that, if history is a guide, we’re not yet near the top of the stock market’s run. Citing a study from Ned Davis research, Hulbert says…
Hulbert: Data Shows Correction Should Be Mild
MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert says he doesn’t think the market is headed for another 10%+ April correction. “Might the stock market be embarking on a 10% or more correction, just as…