1106 days ago
"over the past 3 months, a net 29 days have seen stocks fall during the last hour of trading." And to visualize, ST shows a chart of the Cumulative Last Hour Indicator (not to be confused with the Smart Money Flow indicator) which reveals the biggest 3-month drop since 1997 even as the S&P has continued to levitate to all time highs.
1106 days ago
Despite the latest stimulus check, US call options volumes have retreated. It seems that the army of individual investors who disrupted the market decided to spend their cash on plane tickets and restaurants rather than restocking their portfolio.
1106 days ago
The first three months of 2021 have not profited Chinese stocks as much as last year. The CSI 300 index of Shanghai and Shenzen stocks has dropped over 5% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with rallying US stocks. This trend could potentially persist in the second quarter, as the pandemic recovery accelerates elsewhere in the world.
1107 days ago
As repeated many times by Warren Buffett, one of the best way to invest for most investors is to buy indices, such as the S&P 500. This has the advantage of spreading the risk, while also faring better in the long term than individual stock picking (for most). As you can see on the chart below, the majority of actively managed funds have not beaten the market since 2013.
