‘Bullish or Bearish?’ Archive

This condition led to a 20% rally in the 500 index, 5 times in the past 10 years….Different this time around?

08/11/2011, filed under Bullish or Bearish?, S&P 500, VIX; 14 Comments.

  I am not a Bull nor a Bear…just attempting in these unique times to provide research that can “assist investors to enlarge their portfolios regardless of market direction.” Below is a pattern that looks to have influenced the S&P 500 to rally at least 20% in a few months, 5 different times in the [...]

Bullish or Bearish?

05/11/2011, filed under Bullish or Bearish?, TB&M; Comments Off.

I want to say hello and Thank you, to all of the new viewers to my blog and to those of you that are regular viewers since I started sharing my work on dshort.com last year.  If you haven’t checked out dshort.com you are missing one of the best financial blogs on the net!!!   I am aware [...]

Pocket Change gains taken on 10/19.

10/21/2010, filed under Brazil, Bullish or Bearish?, Colombia, Emerging Markets, Pocket Change, Thailand, Turkey; 9 Comments.

Anytime I HARVEST (sell) positions for a gain, I refer to them as “Pocket Change Gains.”   Using a baseball analogy, I am NOT looking to hitting HOME RUNS with positions, just attempting to hit SINGLES.  Hit enough of them, they all start adding up, creating more “Pocket Change” for investors.  If gains of 4-5% in a couple of weeks [...]

Bullish….Bearish… or Neither

09/24/2010, filed under Brazil, Bullish or Bearish?, Emerging Markets, High Yields, home builders, Pocket Change, real estate, S&P 500, world markets; 20 Comments.

Am I Bullish, Bearish or Neither? Choice “C”…neither! I am of the opinion, being Bullish or Bearish are emotional states of mind.  They are NOT STRATEGIES.  I believe that we should invest in each asset on its own individual merits/patterns, not based upon some global macro prediction. Did I suggest to buy the 500 index (see post) [...]