Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 31, 2021 at 12:53 PM
I occasionally refer to myself as a Technifundahistorian, because I believe in technicals, fundamentals, and history. I practiced in public accounting in 20 years, so I cannot ignore those basics. Earnings matter... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 23, 2021 at 12:14 PM
When I began looking at my key index charts this morning, along with sector and industry charts, one thing became apparent very, very quickly. In the near-term, we appear to be running out of bullish momentum... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 21, 2021 at 09:16 AM
I guess the first question I'd ask is, "Are we talking about the short-term or the long-term?" Because I'd say there's very little chance that we've just reached a long-term top. But could this be a short-term top? Absolutely... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 15, 2021 at 08:30 AM
I follow the money. Not the hype. Not the talk. Just show me the money! I remember growing up and learning to play basketball. Defensively, my first coach told me to "follow their hips"... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 12, 2021 at 09:19 AM
I've seen it over and over and over again. Very short-term, almost inexplicable moves, seem to occur around the 3rd Friday of each month, which just so happens to represent monthly options expiration... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 09, 2021 at 10:19 AM
There's an assumption that ETFs are well-diversified and that buying leading ETFs will be profitable. That may turn out to be true, but it may not. ETFs are no better than the stocks they own and they could be extremely risky depending on the weighting of their top holdings... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley October 07, 2021 at 09:11 AM
That's never an easy question to answer while you're in the midst of a downtrend. It's a whole lot easier to be a Monday Morning Quarterback and say it's over when you've returned to a new all-time high. That's the challenge of what we do... Read More