In older books about the stock market, there’s a pattern called a “coil.” Precise... Read More

In older books about the stock market, there’s a pattern called a “coil.” Precise definitions differ, but the general idea is that the price action is acting like a spring being... Read More

The S&P 500 remained above its 200-day moving average (MA) last week. The index is now up about... Read More

The S&P 500 remained above its 200-day moving average (MA) last week. The index is now up about 19% in the past eight weeks.  At Friday’s close, the index was at an important... Read More

My young boys ask a lot of questions. I know this isn’t unique. Almost all young children ask... Read More

My young boys ask a lot of questions. I know this isn’t unique. Almost all young children ask questions. And after a while, almost all those questions become extremely repetitive and, in all... Read More

There’s an old saying that trees don’t grow to the sky. In other words, there is a... Read More

There’s an old saying that trees don’t grow to the sky. In other words, there is a natural limit to growth. In the case of a tree, maybe the tree’s structure makes it impossible for... Read More

For the fourth time since this market selloff began in October, the S&P 500 has successfully... Read More

For the fourth time since this market selloff began in October, the S&P 500 has successfully broken above its 200-day moving average (MA).  If you’ve been following along with my... Read More

We’re barely a month into 2019, but the 2020 election season is already in full swing. ... Read More

We’re barely a month into 2019, but the 2020 election season is already in full swing.  Personally, I don’t have any opinion on the candidates who have thrown their hat into the ring... Read More

I saw an interesting chart recently that I believe summarizes the current state of the stock... Read More

I saw an interesting chart recently that I believe summarizes the current state of the stock market.  Essentially, it shows that U.S. stocks are extremely overvalued compared to the rest of the... Read More

One of the most important lessons I learned during my days in the Army was the KISS principle: Keep... Read More

One of the most important lessons I learned during my days in the Army was the KISS principle: Keep it simple, stupid. Outside of the military, one of the greatest minds of all time believed in the... Read More

The next week will be an interesting week in the stock market. Of course, there’s never any... Read More

The next week will be an interesting week in the stock market. Of course, there’s never any shortage of events that could change the outlook for the market one way or another… But... Read More

Generally, I believe, people are optimistic by nature. Many of us always look for that proverbial... Read More

Generally, I believe, people are optimistic by nature. Many of us always look for that proverbial silver lining. That is especially true when it comes to investing. Optimism explains the popularity... Read More