Monthly Archive: March 2009

Daily Update Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Despite some weak economic data, investors snapped up financial and technology stocks today, sending the Major Indexes modestly higher. With three yellow lights, a DnDn situation and a rebound possible Prudent Investors should protect profits, but be ready to go bottom-fishing tomorrow if the market moves sharply higher, i.e.,…

Daily Update Monday, March 30, 2009

Rejection of turnaround plans for automobile makers General Motors and Chrysler, along with weakness in the financial sector, sent stock prices tumbling today. With two red lights and a DnDn situation Prudent Investors should protect profits and not buy stocks at this time.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the…

Time to Transition.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite moved higher for the third consecutive week this week and gave a Confirmed Up, C/Up, signal on Thursday. Unfortunately, today was a nasty down day, not unlike the one we experienced the day after our previous C/Up signal of January 8, 2009. Although that experience…

Daily Update Thursday, March 26, 2009

Strong demand for Treasury debt along with positive earnings reports gave investors reason to buy today, driving stock prices sharply higher. More importantly, the Price of the VVC moved higher again today and the BSR is now above 1.00, signaling a Confirmed Up situation. Therefore, with three green lights,…

Daily Update Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Stock prices opened sharply higher in early trading today, but retracted as the day went on as investors grew nervous on how the government is going to raise money to fund its economic rescue package. However, the Major Indexes were able to recover some of their afternoon losses and…

Daily Update Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Profit takers took control of Wall Street today, driving stocks, especially financials, mostly downward. With three yellow lights and an UpUp situation, we should expect the market to rebound tomorrow. Therefore Prudent Investors may continue to go bargain hunting and bottom-fishing if the rally resumes.Aggressive Investors and Traders…

Daily Update Monday, March 23, 2009

The government’s plan to help banks eject toxic assets and a surprising jump in existing home sales spurred a major rally on Wall Street today, pushing stock prices sharply higher. With one green light, an UpUp situation and bullish sentiment re-ignited Prudent Investors may continue to go bargain…

Off to See the Wizard.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite did indeed give a preliminary signal of a sustainable uptrend last Tuesday by going up for the second consecutive five-day period. Now it has gone down for the second consecutive day amid souring investor sentiment. The great feeling this rally had has now fallen prey…