Let me begin by saying that my proprietary mix of six different internal indicators from www.decisionpoint.com remain on buy signals and the same goes for the other 4 internal indicators that I follow on TC-2000. However, there are some negative divergences among the internals, general technical observations, as well as some fundamental concerns that are worth noting. Read More …
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Market Needs a Breather?
Posted August 27, 2012 By Ryan Parker in Blog, Market Analysis With | 2 Comments
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Market Analysis: This Rally Looks Like the Real Deal
Posted June 7, 2012 By Ryan Parker in Blog, Market Analysis With | No Comments
At first glance it appears to me as though this rally should carry into the 1333-1340 range on the S&P 500. That is the first hurdle. The second hurdle will be 1358-1371. Get above that second hurdle and a rally to new highs is likely in the cards. Read More …
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MicroCapClub: Current Market Outlook
Posted May 7, 2012 By Ryan Parker in Blog, Market Analysis With | 1 Comment
On 4/20/12 I mentioned that I thought that the S&P 500 was headed down to 1300-1340. I still believe that is the most likely scenario but there is a very good chance that it could be a very choppy affair that frustrates the bulls and the bears. Read More …
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Overcoming the Herd’s Instincts
Posted March 9, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Market Analysis With | No CommentsI found this article By Josh Levine very interesting as it relates to micro-small cap performance going against the grain of fund redemptions.
The Russell 2000 Index is up a healthy 30% since October. The small-cap benchmark remains within striking range of its April 2010 high even after its pullback during the past two weeks. Despite the upbeat trend, the action has done little to ignite the animal spirits of investors. In fact, a nearly year-long string of net redemptions for small cap funds continues to occur.
Retail investors have pulled more than $18 billion out of small-cap funds over 37 of the 40 weeks through February, even as the Russell 2000 has climbed significantly higher over the past 20 weeks. The charts below illustrate how the herd’s instincts were proven wrong once again.
The sad reality is individual investors make this mistake repeatedly — selling when they should be buying (and buying when they should be selling). Read More …
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Micro Cap Stocks Showing Signs of Recovery
Posted January 21, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Market Analysis With | No CommentsAs I sit here at my desk with flu like symptoms looking like I’m ready for a Nyquil commercial, at least micro caps seem be finally showing signs of recovery after a brutal second half of 2011. Many of the micro caps I follow have seen significant bounces off their lows of mid-December. Here is the 6-month chart of the Russell MicroCap Index. Microcap stocks make up less than 3% of the US equity market (by market cap). The Russell Micro Cap Index represents the smallest 1000 securities in the Russell 2000 index.
