Monthly Archive: December 2006

The Year Ahead.

As with the Mighty Dow, the VectorVest Composite nearly closed at its all-time high Price of $28.55 per share set on 12/14/06. Overall, The Price of the V V C gained $3.21 per share for the year, up 12.7%. Not bad, but we expect it to do better next year. Nothing…

Daily Update Thursday, December 28, 2006

The market moved modestly lower today on light trading. With three yellow lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should remain cautious. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the upside. For those of you who are “Riding the Wave”, we are in…

Daily Update Wednesday, December 27, 2006

A better-than-expected report on new home sales, lower oil prices and year-end trading boosted stock prices higher again today. Although we have three green lights and an UpUp situation, this maybe just a year-end blip, so Prudent Investors may buy high VST-Vector, ‘B’ rated stocks long, but caution is…

Daily Update Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Lower oil prices triggered a modest rise in stock prices today in light trading. With three yellow lights and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the downside. For those of…

The Best Gift EVer.

Well, if there was a Santa Claus rally this year, I failed to see it. The Price of the VectorVest Composite peaked on Thursday, December 14th, and has been slipping lower ever since. History tells us that stock prices usually bounce back after Christmas and that may be a good time…

Daily Update Thursday, December 21, 2006

Weak economic data cast a cloud over the market today sending prices lower. With three yellow lights and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the downside. For those of you who…

Daily Update Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Stock prices traded narrowly today with the major averages ending slightly to the downside. With three yellow lights and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the downside. For those of you…

Daily Update Tuesday, December 19, 2006

An unexpectedly large increase in Producer Prices sent stocks sharply lower in early trading, only to have them recover during the day. Today was essentially a mirror image of yesterday’s trading, except that NASDAQ stocks remained underwater. With three yellow lights and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should not…