January 13, 2020
Near-term Market Forecast: The market environment is neither favorable or unfavorable for appreciation of these stocks in the weeks ahead.
Large caps continue to make new highs while the small cap Russell 2000 is barely positive for the year. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed above prior highs today while the small cap Russell 2000 is still a few percent below the highs. The ten-year treasury yield continues to struggle to get past 1.95%. The yield curve continues to be flat but not inverted. The NYSE advance/decline line continues to in a very solid trend higher along with the Nasdaq and S&P 500. The transport index looks poised to finally break through the highs. The VIX volatility index continues to be near multi-year lows. Earnings season starts tomorrow morning so we expect more volatility but we are not seeing the classic signs of a large correction looming. The strategy is calling for holding positions in the 3 stocks below until the next update:
This Weeks Stocks:
This week we have 1 new stock. So, to follow the system, you would sell TDY and use the proceeds to buy LULU. If you are just starting, you would buy an equal dollar amount of all 3 stocks when the market re-opens in your risk-capital account dedicated to this system. Be sure to view the complete introductory video before getting started.
Stock #1 – MA
Optional Protective Stop-loss Point: $249.70 (Be aware that a tighter stop-loss will likely severely reduce performance over the long-term based on back-testing for this strategy. See upgrade and performance video for further information and insight on optional stop-loss orders.)
Stock #2 – LULU
Optional Protective Stop-loss Point: $198.90
Stock #3 – RH
Optional Protective Stop-loss Point: $178.79
All 3 stocks were higher for the week with MA making a real nice move for us. It was up nearly 5%. TDY made a solid 3% move higher and RH was up as well. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up a little over 1%. It would have been a real good start for the new year but RH leaving a small cap index and graduating to a mid cap index caused a drawdown. Apparently, mid caps are not as desirable in the current market.
Brian C Neall
Founder – Investtobefree.com
email: info@investtobefree.com