Despite yesterday’s rally in the major indices, the underlying breadth statistics were historically weak. After a steep selloff to begin the day yesterday, the stock…
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Good Things Come In Small (Cap) Packages
December pullbacks in small-caps have led to extraordinarily favorable returns into year-end. This post is an addendum to our piece on Monday regarding the strong December…
The Janu, er, December Effect
What used to be the “January Effect” of out-performance by small cap stocks has moved to December Typically in life, we see that when a…
“Less Than Meets The Eye” Nasdaq Rally – Part 100
As we’ve demonstrated in previous posts, the quality of the recent Nasdaq rally has been less than impressive. A common theme among our recent posts…
Has The Post-Crash Rally Run Its Course?
Is the post-September rally already over…or is it just getting started? The answer likely depends on what market climate we’re in now. Back on September…
Another “Less Than Meets The Eye” Nasdaq Rally
Since the initial spike off the September lows, rally participation among all stocks has been lackluster; the Nasdaq provides us with more evidence of this.…
Broad Market Survives Another Test…For Now
A key broad market index overcame an important hurdle, buying it more (though, perhaps limited) time and space. On September 29, we penned a not…
“Just Remember…To Come Back In November”?
The flip side of “sell in May and go away” doesn’t get as much attention, but the historically best 6-month stretch of the year for stocks…
Is The Small-Cap Under-Performance A Big Deal?
After the initial pop off the September low, small-cap stocks have significantly under-performed their larger peers – is that trend as troublesome as some are…
Is There Still “Value” In Small Caps?
Small cap stocks have generally lagged following the early October spike; however, the VALUE portion of the space still looks constructive in the near-term. In…