The market continue its uptrend trajectory and is up 4.5% for the year and we are only one month through. Leading the market higher are the Nasdaq which gained 5.8%. However, the lagging area is small cap or Russell which dropped 2.5%. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading
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The market picked up steam this week as the S&P 500 rose to its all-time high and push YTD gain to 2%. We will keep an eye out for Nasdaq to see if it can achieve all-time high level of 16,000. Despite strong up swing, there are more companies showing up on our watch list. Continue reading
We started 2024 on a downbeat for the market as the S&P was lowered by nearly 2% for the week. Nasdaq slid nearly 4%. On the larger scale, we are near all-time high territory so a pull back should be expected. As a by product of that pull back, our watch list contains more companies this week. Continue reading
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December has been a strong month thus far and this Santa Claus rally could push the market to all-time high by end of 2023. This rally pushed many companies our of our range for the watch list. As a result, the number of companies reduced dramatically from a month ago. Below is the last dividend watch list for the year. Continue reading
It has been a strong November for the market as major indexes rebounded toward year end. S&P 500 is approaching 4,600 level and up nearly 20% for the year. Nasdaq rose 37% YTD. The weakest area is small cap with Russell 2000 up only 3%. Continue reading
It was a tough week for the market as the market continue to give back gains for the year. The S&P 500 was down 2.4% for the week. The number of companies on our watch list continue to grow and you will find many Aristocrats that is trading near historical valuation metrics like P/E or P/B. Below is the watch list for week. Continue reading
The market continued to bounce around and the S&P 500 bounced off the 4,280 level this week. That being said, the chart shows lower-low and lower-high which is a bearish technical pattern. Will see if the market can breakout of this pattern and establish a new pattern.
Below is our dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading
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Market was relatively flat for the week but there are pockets of weakness. Small-cap (Russell 2000) is trading in range and struggle to break above 2,000 and is looking to test 1,700 level. Breaking out of this range of 1,700-2,000 will indicate the direction. Continue reading
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The market rebounded this week risking nearly 2% for the week. YTD, the S&P 500 is up 18% and the Nasdaq is up 35%. Since 1985, the Nasdaq ended the year higher at 35% or higher 7 times (18% of the time). Will have to wait and see how 2023 will end. Below is the dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading
Tough week for the market as the S&P 500 pulled back 2%. Zooming out to look at the yearly view, we are still up 14% for the year and got a full quarter to push through. Good chance we’ll end the year in the green but at what level is yet to be seen. Recent pull back opened up some opportunity for companies to get into our watch list. Below is the dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading
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The market continue to progress higher with the S&P 500 almost reaching YTD gain of 20%. Nasdaq is putting up impressive number with YTD gain of 37%. Below are 41 companies on our dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading
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It was great week to be long the market as the S&P 500 rose 2.3% while the Nasdaq added 3.7%. and Russell 2000 gained 2.7%. A strong market naturally reduce the number of companies trading near the low. Below are 57 companies on our watch list for the week. Continue reading
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Market closed 1.8% lower for the week. Despite a down week, bullish sentiment hat pushed the market up 13.7% in 2023 continue to remain in tack as Call Options volume for S&P 500 rose. Below is the watch list for the week. Continue reading
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The S&P 500 rose on Friday pushing the market up 2.6% for the week and YTD gain of 12%. Interesting, the Dow is lagging the overall market with gain of only 1.9% YTD. With recent surge in the market, there are less companies on our watch list. Continue reading
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It was a rocky start to May and market is down 1% one week into the month. Would “Sell In May and Go Away” set in? That is an interesting question and theory to explore. Without going deeply into different scenario, here are a quick assessment of Dow Jones Industrial return in May. It appears that we have more positive return than negative return in May. Note that negative return of greater than 10% occurred in 1931, 1932, and 1940.
With context of market return in May behind us, let’s explore our watch list below. Continue reading
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