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Jan 04 2009

Playing The Bounce Update: Big Bounce At Year End After Plunge In October

  • Jan 4, 2009

“Playing The Bounce” strategy produced impressive gains in December, but results are still negative from October introduction.

Dec 02 2008

Playing The Bounce 2008—Market Due For A Bounce In December

  • Dec 2, 2008

It may not be a very good “Playing The Bounce” year. Not very many investors or portfolio managers have capital gains to offset.

Nov 05 2008

Playing The Bounce 2008—Market Due For A Bounce In November

  • Nov 5, 2008

It may not be a very good “Playing The Bounce” year...

Oct 05 2008

Playing The Bounce 2008 - Most Of The Market Due For A Bounce

  • Oct 5, 2008

October brings our annual exercise in the “Playing The Bounce” strategy. This month’s “Inside The Stock Market” presents the initial run of stocks which may be subject to heavy tax loss selling. Traditionally, these stocks may be poised to “bounce” back early in the next year as selling pressure wanes.

Feb 05 2008

Playing The Bounce Final Update: Bounce Stocks Small Rally (Finally) In January

  • Feb 5, 2008

We did get a bounce stock rally in January, but it still was a disappointing bounce year overall.

Jan 05 2008

Playing The Bounce Update: Activated In Managed Accounts As 6% Holding

  • Jan 5, 2008

In mid-December, readers were notified via an Interim Memo of our decision to “Play The Bounce” in our managed accounts.

Dec 05 2007

Playing The Bounce 2007 Update

  • Dec 5, 2007

May “Play The Bounce” if stocks sell off in December.

Nov 05 2007

Playing The Bounce 2007 Update—Caution Advised

  • Nov 5, 2007

We have had some concerns about playing the bounce this year. The stock market has absorbed (ignored) an abundance of bad news only to move higher, placing its faith in further Fed rate cuts.

Oct 03 2007

Playing The Bounce 2007 Update—Caution Advised

  • Oct 3, 2007

It’s that time of year when we roll out the annual “Playing The Bounce” strategy.

Feb 05 2007

Playing The Bounce Update: Bounce Losing Steam...Exit Strategy In Progress

  • Feb 5, 2007

This year’s Bounce faded in December and January, reversing what looked to be an excellent bounce season to just a “so-so” one.

Jan 03 2007

Playing The Bounce Update: Bounce Falters In December (Individual Investor Tax Selling)

  • Jan 3, 2007

The weak December performance is to be expected, as many of these “Bounce” stocks likely came under additional selling pressure as individuals were cleaning out their portfolios at year end.

Dec 05 2006

Playing The Bounce Update: Bounce Working Nicely So Far

  • Dec 5, 2006

Prior to 1992, the returns generated by this exercise were in the 15% to 20% range before being closed out in the subsequent year. 2006-2007 performance is so far on track to match or exceed this range.

Nov 05 2006

Playing The Bounce Update: We Are Now In The Traditional “Bounce” Season

  • Nov 5, 2006

Prior to 1992, the returns generated by this exercise were in the 15% to 20% range before being closed out in the subsequent year. 2006-2007 Performance is so far on track to match or exceed this range.

Oct 04 2006

2006 Could Be A Good “Playing The Bounce” Year

  • Oct 4, 2006

“Playing the Bounce” screening strategy details and 2006 initial “bounce” stock qualifiers.

Feb 05 2006

Playing The Bounce Update: Good Bounce In January

  • Feb 5, 2006

Small caps and large caps had a nice bounce in January, so-so for mid caps.

Jan 04 2006

Playing The Bounce 2005 Update

  • Jan 4, 2006

Good but not a great “Bounce”, so far.

Dec 04 2005

Playing The Bounce Update: Nice Bounce In November

  • Dec 4, 2005

The strong November results (across all three market caps) has now propelled the 2005 “Bounce” strategy to superior performance.

Nov 05 2005

Playing The Bounce Update: We Are Now In The Traditional “Bounce” Season

  • Nov 5, 2005

No rebound yet in the “Playing The Bounce” stocks. Could see turnaround in November.

Oct 05 2005

Playing The Bounce 2005-2006

  • Oct 5, 2005

It’s Bounce season again, and Jim Floyd and Patrick Magnusson present the preliminary list of potential stocks that may rebound after being beaten down in 2005. Consumer Discretionary stocks are most plentiful on the list.

Sep 05 2005

Heads Up....It's Almost Time To "Play The Bounce"

  • Sep 5, 2005

Buy early and avoid the December rush. 2005 stock market could be shaping up as a good year for buying the big losers, as the institutional tax selling deadline approaches (October 31st).