Market Commentary by: James Investment Research (7/13 - 7/17)
Stock Market AnalysisA relief rally seemed to take place last week as the issues in Greece and China briefly subsided. Large stocks were up about 1.5% and small stocks advanced about 1.0%. Advancing...
View ArticleStock & Bond Market Update (7/20-7/24)
Stock Market Analysis Here is a riddle: When is down good and bad? The answer: When you are talking about oil and stock prices. Oil dipped below $50 a barrel while stocks also hit a slick patch. Pun...
View ArticleStock & Bond Market Update (7/27-7/31)
Stock Market Analysis In contrast to the gloomy headlines, most stocks rose last week, and NASDAQ and transportation stocks were especially strong. The Dow advanced 0.69% and smaller cap stocks, as...
View ArticleStock & Bond Market Analyses (8/3 - 8/7)
Stock Market AnalysisOnce again it appears our market was taking cues from Greece. Their market opened again to a torrent of selling, losing over 15% for the week. This seemed to spill over to the Dow,...
View Article8/10 - 8/14 Market Commentary by James Investment Research
Stock Market Analysis Last week we said, "Ron Paul, Stansberry and others have come out with reasons why we are getting ready for a crisis that will wipe out a lot of wealth. In our 40 years in...
View ArticleWhat happened in the stock/bond markets last week (8/17-8/21)?
Stock Market AnalysisLast week the Dow was down a surprising 5.8% with its worst weekly loss this year. The S&P 500 stock index lost a similar amount but small cap stocks lost a little less....
View ArticleSept 9, 2015 - Recent Market Commentary by James Investment Research
Stock Market AnalysisIt was a difficult week for stocks with the large-cap S&P 500 Index declining 3.4% while smaller issues, like those of the Russell 2000, falling 2.4%. No major sector was...
View ArticleStock & Bond Market Update (9/7-9/11)
Stock Market AnalysisBetter... Stocks may be down over 6% on the Dow year-to-date, however on a total return basis they rose 2.13% last week. Tech, health care and consumer stocks led the way as...
View ArticleSept 22, 2015 - Here's what happened in the stock/bond markets last week
Stock Market AnalysisThe stock market continued its zig-zag pattern. For the past 10 weeks the stock market has alternated between a week of advances followed by a week of declines. This week was no...
View ArticleStock & Bond Market Update (6/1-6/5)
Stock Market Analysis Mixed messages, I hate mixed messages. But that is what the market is giving us. The Dow fell last week and is only ahead 1.25% for the year. On the other hand, small cap stocks,...
View ArticleStock & Bond Market Analyses (6/8 - 6/12)
Stock Market AnalysisLast week the Dow managed a weak 0.35% gain, while its return year-to-date was only 1.60%. To investors, it has been encouraging that small stocks may have begun to make their...
View ArticleWhat happened in the stock/bond markets last week (6/22-6/26)?
Stock Market Analysis The Dow fell 0.38% last week. We also saw similar losses in smaller cap stocks. Overall we had more stocks fall than rise but we still had more new highs than new lows. Six out of...
View ArticleJuly 7, 2015 - Recent Market Commentary by James Investment Research
Stock Market Analysis Last week both the Dow Transportation and Utility indexes led the way lower, and the Dow Industrials joined in with a 1.15% decline. Barron's reports twice as many stocks declined...
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