This should be an interesting week in the markets. We have the end of the quarter which typically produces some volatility for the market. We also have the very important unemployment report that will be due out on Friday. The unemployment indicator has become one of most important monthly indicators. Although employment is considered a lagging indicator [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Unemployment Numbers Due This Week
Posted in Unemployment, tagged Bob Brooks, Bush Administration, Deceptive Money, employment, John Mauldin, Obama Administration, Prudent Money, S&P 500, Stock Market, unemployment report on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cash Levels of Mutual Funds Can Be a Good/Bad Indicator
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bob Brooks, cash levels, mutual funds, optimism, stock market indicators on September 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There all types of indicators that you can look at in the stock market that can give you an idea of what might lie ahead. Many of the indicators that I follow would suggest that we are nearing the end of this stock market rally which began March of this year. One of the areas [...]
Unprecedented Times Create Unprecedented Events
Posted in Price Levels, Stock Market, tagged bear market, Bob Brooks, bullish, cycles, Dallas Morning News, Deceptive Money, foreclosure crisis, Great Depression, Price Levels, Prudent Money, recession, S&P 500, Stock Market on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A recent article in the Dallas Morning News states that we just don’t have anything to worry about going forward regarding a “double dip” recession. A double dip recession is one where you go through one recession, the recession concludes, and then it comes back again. Of course, that would mean that the stock market [...]
The Main Question Might Be Getting Answered
Posted in Stock Market, Unemployment, tagged bear market, Bear Market Rally, Bob Brooks, bull market, Deceptive Money, Department of Labor, Elliot Wave Theory, Government, investors, Obama, Prudent Money, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, Stock Market, Unemployment, unemployment report on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Back in March of this year when the stock market found a bottom, I posed a question that I felt would be “the” question for investors. Is this a bear market rally or is this the beginning of a bull market?
I have felt all along that this is nothing more than a bear market rally. [...]