Is Dr. Doom Right about the Markets?

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Is Dr. Doom Right about the Markets?

By Jim Walker on Monday, June 26th, 2017 | Comments Off

There are contrarians who continually predict a fall in stock prices. The old joke is that even hypochondriacs get sick once in a while. Thus by analogy we might say that even the perpetual naysayer will be right about the market from time to time. One of these naysayers is Marc Faber also known as Dr. Doom. According to CNBC he predicts that stocks are set to plummet 40% or more.
If the man often hailed as the original “Dr. Doom” is right, the stock market could see another “lurch” higher – at which point investors may want to cash out […]

Another Dot Com Bust?

By Jim Walker on Monday, November 30th, 2015 | Comments Off

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The S&P 500 is trading up, near a 52 week high. This would make investors happy if it were not for the narrowness of the rally. Market Watch remarks on the similarity […]

Deciding Which Stocks to Sell

By Jim Walker on Monday, September 28th, 2015 | Comments Off

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As investors watch the market fall the issue becomes one of deciding which stocks to sell. A common problem when the market corrects is that investors panic. The Wall Street Journal notes […]

Dow Theory Predicts Correction

By Jim Walker on Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 | Comments Off

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A hundred year old stock market predictor has investors worried. The Wall Street Journal reports that Dow Theory is indicating a market correction. It has to do with surging industrials and lagging […]

Next Big Stock Market Crash

By Jim Walker on Monday, February 3rd, 2014 | Comments Off

In retrospect it is easy to see that the dot com bubble was going to burst and that the market was going to crash in 2008. Going back to the market crash that ushered in the Great Depression hindsight always tells us what should have been obvious. But the market always seems to have trouble […]

Posts Tagged ‘Stock Market Crash’