As we move towards the mid-term elections it is appropriate that we recognize the historical significance of the "Presidential Cycle": Thus, although most of us are very nervous that we are close to all-time highs in the SPX (S&P 500 Index), US Equities are up ~14% so far this year in a year that has historically been the weakest, averaging only 5%. Add to that the fact that the third year … [Read More...]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 2): 20 December 2024
Mr Powell seems to be the Grinch who stole Christmas and blocked Santa's rally to the 6200 level. Investors did not react well to Mr Powell's statements that there might only be two rate cuts next year and US markets dropped close to 4% following his … [Read more]
Bullish Percent Indicator Data: 20 December 2024
The waiting is over as the market decline this week pushed two sectors into the oversold zone. In addition to the two recommended purchases there is a third sector on the brink of an oversold condition. In the next screenshot readers will see that … [Read more]
Copernicus Portfolio Review: 19 December 2024
Keep it simple is the philosophy of the Copernicus portfolio. Invest only in U.S. Equities such as VOO and VTI and never sell unless there is an emergency. Keep cash levels low and expenses to a minimum. One reason for including ESGV as part of … [Read more]
Pauling Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 17 December 2024
Dividends and the possibility of the owner adding new money create the opportunity to rebalance Asset Allocation (AA) portfolios. The Pauling is getting there as most of the asset classes are within plus or minus one percentage point (1.0%) of the … [Read more]
McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 17 December 2024
We have been waiting for what seemed like months for some action within one of the eleven sectors. This morning that action arrived as Materials dropped into the oversold zone with a reading of 24.13% bearish. Oversold is defined when the number of … [Read more]
ITA Portfolio Performance Data: 13 December 2024
After a number of down days for U.S. Equities and since I've not posted this performance information for a number of months, this morning seemed like a good time to update this data table. While most of the portfolios are much older than three … [Read more]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 1): 13 December 2024
Partial Remains of Hadrian's Wall - a 73 Mile Fortress of the Roman Empire across the North of England US equity markets were quiet again this week remaining in consolidation mode around the 6100 level in the SPX (S&P 500 Index): Prices closed … [Read more]
Einstein Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 11 December 2024
The Einstein is one of ten Asset Allocation (AA) portfolios I track here on the ITA blog. Eight are reported on regularly and two of the ten include the Schrodinger and Copernicus. The Copernicus is a special breed as I am only using U.S. Equities … [Read more]
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