Inside The Stock Market ...trends, cross-currents, and outlook
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Update on Client and “Street” Reaction to Neil Dolinsky’s Sell Report on Tele-Communications...Japanese Stock Market Update...Health Care Industry: Why Are Costs Skyrocketing?
The New “In Vogue” Game
I think the market looks quite impressive. Many of the formula types, the now in vogue “tactical asset allocators”, will have to scramble back into stocks if long bond rates continue to come down or if earnings growth assumptions go up.
Are Higher P/E Institutional Stocks Now Relatively Attractive?
Compared to low P/E institutional stocks, the high P/E institutional stocks are very cheap in terms of relative P/E’s. But don’t get too bullish yet. There is more to the story.
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Special Situation Stock Research: An Update…Budget Deficits Feature Provokes Some Reader Response…National Economic Commission
Somebody Out There DID Like the Market
The stock market did make a new low in May, a wimpy move below the twin lows of March and April. There was a lot of misery and retching on the part of professionals and technical types, but nothing much happened. Then our Early Warning Index of intermediate bottoms registered a buy signal.
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U.S. Politics and Fiscal Responsibility…The Japanese Stock Market…Aussie Bond Update
April: A Good Month If You Like to Watch the Paint Dry
How dull can a market get? In April, nobody wanted to buy stocks and nobody wanted to sell, at least nobody but the program gang and dividend passers.
Back on Track
After one week of a “neutral” reading in March, our Major Trend Index returned to positive territory the following week. I continue to think a 15%-20% move in popular measures is a good possibility in the next six to nine months.
The Shift to Secondary Stocks
March was another strong relative month for secondary stocks. We are now operating under the assumption that a significant shift in market character has occurred.
The Stock Market and Inflation: A Remedial Lesson
U.S. economic history, as I read it, does not support a contention that higher inflation means a stronger stock market. Some believe inflation may be heating up again, so maybe it is appropriate to provide a remedial lesson.
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Asset Allocation Today: The Age of Specialized Money Managers…Northwest Airlines: Smoke Free and Toilet Free Flights?
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Three weeks on holiday unclutters the mind and clutters the desk. I can’t get excited about New Zealand’s bond market. Yields, while down recently, are still high, but the Kiwi dollar may soon move significantly lower.
Yes, It Is True…
Our Major Trend Index has turned positive for the first time in almost a year. We expect a 15%-20% (best guess) move in S&P and DJIA. Secondary stocks should do even better.
January: A Pretty Good Month For Stock Pickers
January makes it three months in a row in which the Value Line Index, the NASDAQ Index and most secondary stocks beat the DJIA.
December Bottom Fishing Update
In early December, we sent all clients a list of trading stocks to buy in December and sell in January.
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here is a lot to write about this issue, including a number of equity portfolio changes and shifting sector strategies. But this publication must also uphold a cherished February tradition.
Fearless Forecasts....1988
Each year, along about February, this publication makes a series of "Fearless Forecasts". Readers should not confuse these forecasts with the more traditional economic and market predictions that appeared in last month's issue. Still, in the past, the "Fearless Forecasts" have, at times, been closer to the mark than the conventional predictions.
Was 1987 Really An "Up" Year For Stocks?
1987 closed with a pretty good rally, a rally extending into early January 1988.
When Should You Buy Secondary Stocks?.....Continued
The Leuthold Group's special research study on this subject was sent to clients last month.
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Another New Year has arrived.