Weekly Market Update for June 9, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Small-Cap Tech Stocks Rally
Weekly Market Update for June 9, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Small-Cap Tech Stocks Rally The market continues to march higher. The handful of large tech household names that have been leading the charge the past month or so are taking a breather, while a host of small-cap tech stocks take the reins. We’ve been saying […]
6.2.23 Market Update
Weekly Market Update for June 2, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: The US Stock Market After going slightly off the rails last week, we’ll try to control our ADD this week and focus on the US stock market. And that’s our advice to you. Stay focused on the important things. Here we break down what we […]
Investment Portfolio Performance
Investment Portfolio Performance With so many opinions on investment options, knowing if your financial advisor has you in the best investments for your future is overwhelming. Evaluating the performance of your investment portfolio is crucial, as even a 1% annual underperformance against a comparable index or benchmark can add up significantly over time. With the […]
Know Your Terminology: Margin Investing
Know Your Terminology: Margin Investing If you’re looking to venture into the world of investing, it’s crucial to familiarize yourself with the jargon used in the investment community. One term that often comes up in discussions about trading and investment accounts is “margin.” Understanding what margin investing is and how it can impact your investment […]
Weekly Market Update for May 19, 2023, from DeWayne Hall:
Weekly Market Update for May 19, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Upside Breakout Just when we were running out of patience, finally, the upside breakout we had been anticipating for quite a while. Took it long enough. This upside breakout is led by just a couple of dozen names, mostly all in the technology arena. When […]
Weekly Market Update for May 12, 2023, from DeWayne Hall:
Weekly Market Update for May 12, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Upside Bias Though the U.S. market has enjoyed an upside bias for the better part of 2023, we’re not particularly impressed with the recent action in stocks. For a while, we’ve been giving the bulls the benefit of the doubt and kept an open mind […]
Know Your Terminology: Shorting a Stock
Know Your Terminology: Shorting a Stock If you want to become a sophisticated investor, or at least sound like one, you need to learn the language. The lingo matters. You need to know and understand the basic language investment advisors and professional traders speak. Learning the language will help you at dinner parties or around […]
Weekly Market Update for May 5, 2023, from DeWayne Hall:
Weekly Market Update for May 5, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Cash Position It was Spring Break, 1980, and me and five buddies had just arrived at South Padre Island in deep south Texas late on a Saturday night. One of us decided that, after the ten-hour journey from West Texas, we should take the 1978 […]
Weekly Market Update for April 28, 2023, from DeWayne Hall:
Weekly Market Update for April 28, 2023, from DeWayne Hall: Stock Price Last week we said that stocks could move higher, but if they are going to, they better hurry up. Since we wrote that, the market has essentially gone nowhere. It dropped several percentage points early in the week, only to recover the past […]
Know Your Terminology: Drawdowns
Know Your Terminology: Drawdowns Thank you for returning for the fourth installment in our “Know Your Terminology” series, or if you are new, welcome. We’ve already discussed several types of investment types and their associated tools and strategies. Today I want to focus on one term you need to understand, “drawdowns.” What are drawdowns? In […]