Years ago I remember watching Warren Buffett and his sidekick Charlie Munger from the press seating area at a Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Buffett, of course, commanded most of the attention. Munger, vice-chairman of the company, prefered to play the…
If someone were to set up a marquee on the corner of Broad and Wall Street displaying the names of companies reporting earnings this week, it would read like a "Who’s Who" of Technology. Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL),…
We are about to close out another month of trading and enter the month of May. Now, most of you know the old market adage, "Sell in May and go away". In fact, Chris Rowe just wrote a great piece…
You know that age-old trader’s expression, “Sell in May and go away?” It refers to the fact that the stock market tends to be much weaker during the warmer half of the year than it is in the colder half…
Hi there, ‘Big Bill’ Spencer here, and thanks for stopping by. I began this week’s report after watching a few scenes of a horror movie I happen to enjoy. It's the sequel to Steven Spielberg’s horror classic, Poltergeist. Poltergeist II opens with…
Editor's Note: Today we're very pleased to present a second fine column by guest editor Jeff Yastine. Jeff is a veteran market analyst and researcher with a vast knowledge of the financial markets. You can read more about Jeff here. ****************************…
After a year of pure hell on so many fronts, I can't believe I'm about to say this only 112 days into 2021, but here goes: It's hard not to be optimistic about the rest of the year and beyond.…
One of the core concepts we teach at TMI is the idea of using relative strength to identify the "strongest of the strong" sectors of the market. Sometimes the difference in return between the market's average-performing and a top-performing sectors…
When it comes to my own industry (financial publishing), I'm probably 10x more skeptical and cynical than you are. I mean, I'm sure you've seen or experienced your fair share of scams. Or to put it a tad softer than…
Good morning and welcome to Small-Cap Monday. I'm "Big Bill" Spencer... for now. But soon you may have to start calling me "Small Bill." Let me explain... I live in Queens, New York. And I'm lucky to be surrounded by…