Monthly Archive: July 2013

When to Buy Apple.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite gained $0.29 per share since last Friday to close at another all-time high of $33.53 per share. In keeping with earnings season tradition, the market rewarded shares that beat estimates and severely punished those that did not. Financials did well, technology did not. There’s still…

Daily Update Thursday, July 18, 2013

Stocks continued to rise today as Morgan Stanley and other companies reported better-than-expected earnings. With two green lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should only buy stocks long if the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the upside.Today’s Derby Winners,…

Daily Update Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Reassuring comments from Ben Bernanke coupled with a batch of positive earnings reports helped stocks end higher today. With two green lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should only buy stocks long if the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to…

Daily Update Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Stock prices dropped today as investors remained cautious ahead of Ben Bernanke’s upcoming testimony before Congress. With three yellow lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should only buy stocks long if the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market up or down as it develops…

Daily Update Monday, July 15, 2013

Strong earnings from Citigroup Inc boosted investor confidence today sending stock prices to a higher close. With one green light and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should only buy stocks long if the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to the upside.Today’s…

The Outlook for Q2 Earnings.

The Clarification. Dr. Bernanke let it be known that he is in no hurry to raise interest rates and they will stay low for a long time. The Price of the VectorVest Composite soared $0.85 per share since last Friday, closing at an all-time high of $33.24 per share. Given the…

Daily Update Thursday, July 11, 2013

Stocks rose sharply today after U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that stimulus policies would remain intact for the foreseeable future. With three green lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should only buy stocks long if the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market to…

Daily Update Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The major indexes ended relatively flat today as investors try to gauge when the Fed will begin to taper off from its stimulus. With three green lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors should only buy stocks long if the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the…