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by Bill DeShurko | March 12, 2021 | Finance | 0 Comments

President Biden has just signed the 2021Covid Relief Package authorizing the borrowing of $1.9 Trillion dollars. This is on top of the 2020 relief packages that totaled $3.41 Trillion dollars. Combined we will have borrowed $5.31 Trillion dollars to support...

Time to Short the Fangs?

by Bill DeShurko | July 23, 2020 | Finance | 0 Comments

Most investors know popular indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are usually capitalization weighted. The biggest companies by market value have more influence on the index change. The Nasdaq leaders are commonly referred to as the FAANG stocks –...

And the Dam Bursts…

by Bill DeShurko | July 20, 2020 | Finance | 0 Comments

Like an Orc being washed away by the waters behind the dam after its destruction, markets shorts are finding it equally hard to find their footing. While many market pundits keep talking down the economy and scream that the market is “overvalued” leading to crash...

Can the Rally be Trusted?

by Bill DeShurko | Oct 26, 2011

Article originally appeared on October 20th at www.HorsesMouth.com. After a solid market rally, sentiment seems to have changed from financial Armageddon to Rally Time. But is the exuberance warranted or irrational? Looking at Chart 1 below of SPY the SPDR’s...

So How’s That Asset Allocation and Diversification Working Out For You?

by Bill DeShurko | Aug 25, 2011

Since the market top in 2007 adherents to a buy and hope investment strategies have been pretty disappointed with their results. Headlines have asked “Is Buy and Hold Dead?” Trading has become king. The whole idea of a buy and hope with a diversified portfolio is that...

S&P Downgrade

by Bill DeShurko | Aug 8, 2011

I fully expect the markets to be extremely volatile over the next few weeks as investors try and sort through the ramifications of the Standard and Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. During this time I hope to post frequently and offer a perspective on events as they...

Just Saying – Debt Ceiling

by Bill DeShurko | Aug 4, 2011

This has been a brutal post Debt Ceiling Debate Agreement -week in the markets, eight consecutive down days resulting in a drop of 6.76% for the S&P 500. Then on Wednesday, with the market down nearly another 1%, the market turns and rallies into the black by...

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