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What the Smart Money Did on Friday and Monday
February 2, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., News, U.S. Economy
My reaction to those big up days was probably like yours. Momentum (aka growth) stocks in The Bauman Letter’s model portfolio have taken a beating since the beginning of the year. So has my personal portfolio. So, when those stocks jumped like a frog off a hot highway on Friday and Monday, I breathed a sigh of relief.“ The worst must be over. The smart money is piling back in.” That’s what I wanted to think. But the facts tell a different story … and prove why smart investors ignore short-term moves like these. AT&T’s Out Of Time Warner; Dirty Digital Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
February 1, 2022 Great Stuff
Time Warner Keeps On Slippin’, Slippin’, Slippin’ Great Ones, remember last week when we reported on AT&T’s (NYSE: ) quarterly earnings report? T stock plunged nearly 9% following the report, despite beating Wall Street’s earnings and revenue targets. Part of the problem was that AT&T provided guidance that included soon-to-be-divested businesses WarnerMedia and Xander, AT&T’s […] Sony’s Bungie Leap Of Faith; Space Debris Debates; Beyond’s Big Upgrade
January 31, 2022 Great Stuff
Wall Street Hoth No Fury… Is there anybody out there?! Can anybody hear me?! Dude, I’m right here. You don’t need to yell. Oh, sorry … didn’t mean to go all Titanic on you. You might not be able to tell by the frozen tundra wastelands outside the window, but the market’s just heating up […] Time the Bounce for Profit
January 31, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investment Opportunities, U.S. Economy
In today's Your Money Matters, Clint Lee and Ted Bauman review the stock market's terrible start to 2022. But a bad start doesn't always mean a bad finish — just ask the tortoise about his race with the hare.
A big question, though, is how to know when the market has reached the short-term bottom.
If you can spot that, you can grab the opportunity to ride it back up to whatever level it's going to achieve later on.
Clint explains how you can identify that opportunity using easily accessible technical indicators … and why it's so important to wait for confirmation of a rebound before jumping in. Market Fears, GE’s Fall From Grace and Charles’ Canine Companion (2-minute read) Market pullbacks are normal. In fact, most of the stock market’s returns have been concentrated in periods of the greatest fear — like right now…