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(Please enjoy this edited version of my weekly commentary from the POWR Value newsletter). The stock market does not go straight up even during the most glorious bull market. There are periods of consolidation, pullbacks or even violent…

We have entered the “not so fun” part of the bull market. That is because after gains so fast and so furious, we now see a lot of pullbacks, sector rotations and overall volatility. Unfortunately, this is what I expect to be on the menu…

Inflation and the Fed once again are taking center stage for investors. First, were signs of wages inflation being hotter than expected last Friday. Next comes an unwelcome increase in the Producer Price Index this Friday. These are…

“Weak Manufacturing Measures Raise Specter of US Economic Slowdown” This headline on CNBC cracks me up that the market sold off on the first trading session of September because of increased fears of recession. That is utter non-sense…

Just 2 weeks from now…the Fed will show their hand at the September 18th meeting. Of great interest will be statements about the future pace of cuts. The faster cuts roll out…the better it is for the economy…the better it is for stock…

Oil stocks have been the one place to make some serious upside over the past year. But even the energy names are looking tired and toppy following a frenzied rally at current levels. Looks like it is finally time to take some profits…

My previous market commentary gave shared a sentiment held by many investors of late: This Stock Market is NO FUN! Namely the problem is that we are in a consolidation period which includes a rolling correction. The commentary to follow…

It’s that time of year again for investors. To put the past behind us in order to focus on the year that lies ahead. This led me to record a timely presentation and trading plan that you should watch now: 2023 Stock Market Outlook >…

This was a very interesting week for stocks. Several times the premarket activity pointed one way…and then the script got flipped. All in all, we have yet another week making new lows as inflation is not fading away, which means more…

The world is moving faster by the day. Not just technological change…but the speed in which industry peers find ways to beat their competitors. This makes buy and hold investing more difficult than ever as stocks that once looked…