Monthly Archive: September 2011

Daily Update Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Hopes that the Fed would do something to stimulate the economy pushed stock prices sharply higher most of the day today. However, reports that there has not been any resolution to Greece’s debt crisis bothered investors and the Major Indexes finished the trading session mixed. With one red light…

Daily Update Monday, September 19, 2011

News that European leaders did not come up with a plan to resolve the Euro Zone debt crisis over the weekend pushed the Major Indexes sharply lower most of the day today; however stock prices staged a late-afternoon comeback as investor concerns faded on the news of a potential…

Opportunity Is A’knockin.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite rose $0.88 per share since last Friday and has now gone up on a Friday-to-Friday basis in three of the last four weeks. While we saw a green light in the Price column of the Color Guard on two occasions this week, we are a…

Daily Update Thursday, September 15, 2011

News that central banks will support Europe’s financial system boosted investor confidence today and stock prices ended sharply higher. With one green light and an UpDn situation Prudent Investors may buy stocks long only if the market is rising. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with…

Daily Update Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Optimism that Greece will be able to avoid defaulting on its debt boosted investor confidence today sparking a rally on Wall Street and stock prices finished sharply higher. With three yellow lights and a DnDn situation Prudent Investors should not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and…

Daily Update Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Strong gains from General Electric and Intel offset global economic concerns today driving stock prices modestly higher. With one green light and an UpDn situation Prudent Investors may buy stocks long only if the market is rising. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias…

Daily Update Monday, September 12, 2011

Despite starting the day sharply lower on concerns over Greece’s debt, stock prices staged a late-afternoon rally causing the Major Indexes to finish the choppy trading session modestly higher. With three yellow lights and a DnDn situation Prudent Investors should protect profits and not buy stocks at this…

A Bird’s-Eye View of the Future.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite fell $0.98 per share over the last five trading days and September is demonstrating why it’s historically the worst performing month of the year. September is not a happy month for a lot of people. Summer is over and it’s back to the old grind….