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Is the Current Highly Volatile Market Really Bearish?

In the following article, Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital Management looks at the current market volatility compared to similar occurrences in past years to determine how much risk is in the market today.

Price Action Year-to-Date:- What Can We Learn from History?
Reference Points Provide Context
A December 2016 post highlighted similarities between late 2016/early 2017 and the 1994-1995 period.  The analogy proved useful in 2017 with stocks posting a rare low-volatility year that featured a strong bullish trend, which compared very favorably with the strong-gains/low-volatility year of 1995.

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After the 8 year Rally

A Correction or a New Bear Market?

Corrections are a normal part of any “Bull Market” and a 10% correction is necessary every now and then to shake out the “weak hands”.  Even a 20% correction can be no cause for worry. Today Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital Management looks at the recent correction and where the market now stands. Are we in for a new bear market or is this just business as usual for a bull market correction?

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Post_Massive Bear Market Rallies

The Nature of Rallies that Follow Massive Bear Markets

Typically the best time to buy is when everyone else is selling. This one motto has made Warren Buffett a billionaire. He’s said,

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it…

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.   Warren Buffett

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