http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/ This is the SignalPoint Blog description Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:11:33 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 SignalPoint Asset Management http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-02032012/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-02032012/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:11:21 GMT SignalPoint's Market Risk Indicator (MRI) showed clear reduction in equity market risk during 2011. http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/4th-quarter-commentary-2011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/4th-quarter-commentary-2011/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:59:33 GMT 4th Quarter Commentary 2011 As you may already know, the S&P 500 Index finished 2011 essentially unchanged from a year earlier. It proved to be a frustrating year for investors who adopt a “Buy and Hold” strategy. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-01202012/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-01202012/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:11:24 GMT New Year View of Market Risk shows uncertainty has not disappeared. Current risk is viewed as modestly bullish. http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-12222011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-12222011/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:40:15 GMT Watching the Herd helps us understand their past and maybe their future movements. Have they depleted their feeding grounds? Are they looking for better pastures? http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11162011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11162011/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:45:02 GMT Consistency During Turbulent Markets - Maintaining consistent response to market pressures is a necessary part of portfolio management strategy. http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11032011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11032011/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:41:29 GMT Market Risk remains relatively low and steady. Prices have risen to near 26 Week Moving Averages. http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/3rd-quarter-commentary-2011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/3rd-quarter-commentary-2011/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:47:36 GMT 3rd Quarter Commentary 2011 Portfolio performance for the third quarter of 2011 was quite divergent depending on the allocation between stocks and bonds.  The performance of these two asset classes took very different paths during much of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/some-advisers-dont-understand-etfs-managers/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/some-advisers-dont-understand-etfs-managers/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:23:58 GMT MarketWatch Article 10/24/2011 http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-10102011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-10102011/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:32:10 GMT Our policy of careful deployment of reserves of cash during market declines continued in the first and second weeks of October. Many business sectors completed their third round of buying since the start of the late summer decline. Not only did ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-9132011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-9132011/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:50:40 GMT Reality Check…………… Investment risk as measured by our Market Risk Indicator (MRI) is currently the lowest it has been since April of 2009. We are measuring a need for only modest cash reserves for our ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/market-commentary-8112011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/market-commentary-8112011/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:04:59 GMT In the year since the "flash crash" the SignalPoint Process has had little reason to be buying any additional inventory in our various equity portfolios - until the recent weeks. Beginning in late July and accelerating this past week, the number ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/market-commentary-852011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/market-commentary-852011/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:44:37 GMT In recent months SignalPoint’s process has been teased by the markets. We’ve watched several times as ETF prices have fallen to near our buy targets only to turn and rise again with no activity. The teasing finally ended this week - ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/2nd-quarter-commentary-2011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/2nd-quarter-commentary-2011/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:07:29 GMT 2nd Quarter Commentary 2011 Index investors had little to cheer about at the conclusion of the second quarter 2011. Although April gave the markets a nice lift to begin the quarter, performance in both May and June eliminated the April gains ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-07112011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-07112011/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:59:35 GMT Most of the month of June was spent in worry mode on Wall Street. The problems in Greece that had surfaced quite a while ago seemed to need firm resolution in June. It’s not that the problems suddenly appeared, but that they had not been ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-06152011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-06152011/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:37:44 GMT We’ve now had six weeks of relatively orderly market consolidation. As the weeks have passed, we’ve seen relatively low day to day volatility with small rallies and dips. Cumulatively, however, the markets seem to have had a six week ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-052711/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-052711/ Fri, 27 May 2011 15:07:47 GMT Watching the market activity recently shows there are some raw nerves exposed. While we've not seen a large increase in risk, there has been some upward pressure in recent weeks. Investors seem unsure about how the end of Quantitative Easing II ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-05112011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-05112011/ Wed, 11 May 2011 13:55:10 GMT Some minor signs of change in investor sentiment have started to surface. First off we see less consistency in the Advance/Decline ratio on a weekly basis. Next we see a slight rise in the High/Low Logic index. We find that three out of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-05012011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-05012011/ Sun, 01 May 2011 16:50:18 GMT Over the first four months of 2011 our Market Risk model had been range bound in the lower end of its average risk zone. Currently three of four components are neutral but in the lower half of their own ranges. One component remains bullish ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/1st-quarter-commentary-2011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/1st-quarter-commentary-2011/ Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:05:21 GMT 1st Quarter Commentary 2011 The shifting sands of the first quarter created interesting results. While market risk remains low by historic standards our measured risk has noted that more speculative investors have shown some heightened concerns ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-04182011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-04182011/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:33:32 GMT Overall market risk continues to be in the lower 15% of our database starting in 1982. The last few weeks have seen risk steady to slightly lower as the markets sorted themselves out after an unusual March. With the end of the 1st Quarter ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-03172011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-03172011/ Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:40:47 GMT We are watching our portfolios closely in conjunction with the current events unfolding after the huge quake near Japan. The business news is buzzing with prognosticators, but it is too soon to tell what the long term effects are going to be on ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-03112011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-03112011/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:59:01 GMT In the last couple of weeks it appears the Wall Of Worry has become a bit steeper for investors to ascend. The extra effort necessary for the markets to climb higher has proved fatiguing in the face of a steady stream of international and local ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-02152011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-02152011/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:07:23 GMT While the last few weeks have had significant new geopolitical activities and news, the markets have remained reasonable when viewed on a weekly basis. Money flow seems to be positive for the entire stock market as advances lead declines by ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-02032011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-02032011/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:04:23 GMT “Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.”  Peter Drucker   It can be frustrating to attempt to outguess the future of the stock ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/4th-quarter-commentary-2010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/4th-quarter-commentary-2010/ Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:04:27 GMT 4th Quarter Commentary 2010 In a year of generally good stock market gains looking at the end results doesn’t always tell the story. The S&P 500® Index rose nicely in the 1st Quarter (almost +5%) only to fall back more than double ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-01282011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-01282011/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:12:08 GMT Recent unrest in North Africa and indications that it might spread elsewhere in the Middle East have shaken the equities markets.  As one might guess, this has also reversed the recent slide in Gold prices and has also shown signs of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-01202011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-01202011/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:01:29 GMT Our overall measure of Market Risk has been very steady since the end of November.  However, starting the first week of December, the Speculation component of our model has been bearish. This indicates “too much, too fast” ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-0172011/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-0172011/ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:06:20 GMT Our market risk assessment model continues to show steady and relatively low levels of concern. In recent weeks three out of four components of the model were steady or slightly in decline while the one component rose slightly. We see ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/webinar-unfetter-your-potential/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/webinar-unfetter-your-potential/ Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:11:12 GMT Unfetter Your Potential Webinar Series Get more out of your life - your business - you! You know often people say the best things in life are free, so consider this free offer.  Many driven people tend to believe they have it figured out ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-12202010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-12202010/ Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:23:40 GMT For the last few weeks we have seen our Speculation component issuing an early warning that some speculative excess has returned to the stock market. We see it in such simple signs as the 13 week best and worst performers. Large and mid cap ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-12072010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-12072010/ Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:02:53 GMT Much of what has happened in the last two years has been a change in the state of mind of the investor. In 2008 we had a full blown panic that drove down essentially all asset classes. Investors didn't know where to turn. Initially there ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/3rd-quarter-commentary-2010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/3rd-quarter-commentary-2010/ Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:49:47 GMT Back when the second quarter ended, SignalPoint™ saw significant buying occurring, while simultaneously our Market Assessment Model™ was showing signs that the market had lower risk and was somewhat over-sold. Then as the third ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11182010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11182010/ Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:43:56 GMT Navigating through troubled waters…….  Our market risk indicator rose slightly in the previous week.  All components contributed to a small degree.  Overall risk remains moderate with most components in their neutral ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11082010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-11082010/ Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:07:31 GMT Market risk continues to rise mildly but remains in the low risk area (bottom 10% of our database). This last week three of the four components rose,  while the fourth dropped in risk assessment. Overall, mild upward risk pressure is ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-101210/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-101210/ Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:50:27 GMT For a few weeks now we’ve seen both the smaller and larger cap stocks starting to rebound from summer lows. This is putting some pressure on our Speculation component of the Market Risk Indicator. It had been bullish back at the beginning ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-9202010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-9202010/ Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:44:48 GMT There has been a recent intensity to the reviewing of “very high frequency trading systems” in the media. CNBC labeled it “Man vs. Machine.”  While I welcome the subject being reviewed by the media, the SEC and ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-91010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-91010/ Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:55:37 GMT The Fear Cycle At the beginning of the New Millennium we saw a bear market that awed a new generation of investors. Where all news had been good news for nearly two decades the markets found themselves caught up in a selloff of major ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-09072010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-09072010/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:38:40 GMT In recent weeks we’ve had a variety of our bond funds rise to the point where we’ve trimmed back our positions. While the yield is still quite good compared to money market funds, so was the capital appreciation. The trimming of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08162010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08162010/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:42:06 GMT At the risk of seeming too contrary, a few comments on something called the Hindenburg Omen – an obscure market catastrophe indicator.  Late last week there was discussion about this item as, apparently in concert with being Friday ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08092010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08092010/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:01:15 GMT Market risk remains at historically low levels. While only one component, Relative Valuation, shows a current bullish signal, the other three are near their own bullish thresholds. Speculation, which had been troublesome earlier in the year, has ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/2nd-quarter-commentary-2010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/2nd-quarter-commentary-2010/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:04:49 GMT 2nd Quarter Commentary 2010 The Second Quarter of 2010 proved to be unusual, in that not all of what transpired could be explained in terms of normal market activity.  April started out well with our various portfolios selling across ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-7262010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-7262010/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:50:51 GMT As of Friday the 24th of July almost all of the components of our various portfolios were at or above their 26 week moving average prices.  For all the market chaos of the last two months, the moving average price shows that not much ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-07202010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-07202010/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:09:46 GMT The sell-off in the markets that has occurred since the beginning of May has managed to bring our risk indicator back to a bullish stance.  At that time the Dow 30 Industrial Average sat at 11000, the NASDAQ Composite at 2460 and ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-6252010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-6252010/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:20:29 GMT Similar to other times when there has been rapid price movement across most asset classes, it takes some time for all the data to catch up with reality.  In the most recent case it is just winding down now.  Two components of our risk ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-6142010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-6142010/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:20:51 GMT Recently the realization has come that the government deficit spending will have to eventually be paid off, written down or inflated to being inconsequential.  This has been happening not only in the U.S. but in countries around the world. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5282010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5282010/ Fri, 28 May 2010 16:39:59 GMT “Something feels different” I’ve been hearing this off and on for about a month. We’ve had several very large one day sell-offs recently.  We’ve also had some solid upward moves, generally immediately ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5192010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5192010/ Wed, 19 May 2010 13:54:56 GMT The last few weeks have brought back a large amount of volatility to the markets. We see this reflected not only in the day to day trading but in the component we call Divergence. It is a measure of divergent thinking by market participants. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5132010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5132010/ Thu, 13 May 2010 16:43:34 GMT This link is to an article which does a good job of of providing some perspective as to the current monetary and fiscal policies with a “big picture” analysis.  The article discusses the views of Lacy Hunt, who is an ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/market-commentary-572010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/market-commentary-572010/ Fri, 07 May 2010 16:42:29 GMT It would appear at first blush that yesterday’s (May 6, 2010) unusual activity – world wide – was not a result of market fundamentals.  Our process, which seeks to take advantage of highly volatile conditions in the market ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5042010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-5042010/ Tue, 04 May 2010 15:50:48 GMT The first four months of 2010 have gone well for investors. Even as share prices have been rising market risk has remained relatively calm over the same period. This week we have three of our four risk components rising from the previous week. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-4192010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-4192010/ Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:24:17 GMT Our measurement of market risk has been relatively unchanged so far in April.  Moderate risk is seen with above average Speculation and a high P/E.  Should earnings continue to be reported on the healthy side, this may keep the markets ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/1st-quarter-commentary-2010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/1st-quarter-commentary-2010/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:45:55 GMT 1st Quarter Commentary 2010 In the first quarter, the US markets began well on the back of the very solid 2009 performance.  During the quarter, we saw a market lull followed by an 8% correction in late January and early February.  ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-422010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-422010/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:33:18 GMT Our market risk measure has been showing some stress with the rise in the general prices of stocks and mutual funds. While we are pleased to see our portfolios rising in value, it isn't necessarily comfortable to see the risk also rising. While ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-3262010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-3262010/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:41:49 GMT The rising market has now pushed the Speculation component of our risk indicator to Bearish thresholds for both the smaller and larger cap markets. This can be appreciated when we see the Best Performing stock in the last 13 weeks up over 276% ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-3112010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-3112010/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:12 GMT The recent rise in the major securities indexes has helped many portfolios to look better. It has also been creating some upward pressure on our Market Risk Indicator. The moderate rise in market risk has freed up some selling pressure in a ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/recovery-starts-with-trade-deficit/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/recovery-starts-with-trade-deficit/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:23:08 GMT In thinking through all of the issues that plague our country and economy in particular, there is one issue that continues to trump them all: the trade deficit. It has existed for more than three decades, since 1976. The United States has seen ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-352010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-352010/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:04:22 GMT There's been little change in our market risk indicator in recent weeks. It has been hovering in the same general area while oscillating slightly upward and downward. Speculation remains moderate through the latest update while Relative ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-2262010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-2262010/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:22 GMT This week we had Relative Valuation and Speculation rise slightly while Divergence and IPO Zeal both fell.  The net effect was no change in our overall risk profile for the securities markets. We are nearly a full year from the market lows ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-2192010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-2192010/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:46:48 GMT Over the last few weeks some weakness has occurred in several business sectors along with some geographical locations.  However, the only drop in price that warranted repurchasing shares occurred in the Pacific Rim (less Japan) and in Latin ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/4th-quarter-commentary-2009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/4th-quarter-commentary-2009/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:24:55 GMT 4th Quarter Commentary 2009 2009 is a year some people will always remember and one that some people will want to forget.  There was much more than the usual amount of “noise” mixed with the “signals” we were ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-212010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-212010/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:56:51 GMT For three of the last four weeks we've seen "cumulative breadth" in the market place suffer even as the number of new highs has exceeded the number of new lows. As mentioned before, considering the market place a year ago, there's little wonder ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-1182010/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-1182010/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:51:03 GMT Our market risk model has changed direction from a slow decline to the beginning of a slow rise.  Overall risk remains at the low end of its historical average range.  The stock market gains of late 2009 and the first two weeks of the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12282009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12282009/ Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:05:16 GMT This has been one of the most unusual years I’ve experienced in the market place. Even the 12 months surrounding the 1987 “crash” were of a far different nature.  Rarely do we see such large price movements across so many ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12142009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12142009/ Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:00:44 GMT Much is made of the Price / Earnings ratio in the financial news and press.  It is one of the oldest fundamental measures that is used in analyzing whether market prices are too low, too high or “just right.”  It is a ratio ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11302009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11302009/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:53:23 GMT As November closed we saw the continuation of the surge in Precious Metals price appreciation. With the continued strength in this sector, we also continued to manage the risk of ownership by trimming the position to keep a relatively constant ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11252009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11252009/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:54:38 GMT Each week recently there’s been more and more discussion about whether the U.S. Dollar is going to continue to decline against foreign currencies or whether it’s just another speculative excess. Last week we mentioned how this has ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11202009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11202009/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:01:18 GMT This week we’ve seen a recurrence of some earlier worries about future inflation resurface. Back some months ago this had started to capture the attention of Wall Street and probably was part of the reason the markets stalled last summer. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11132009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11132009/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:12:44 GMT The first two weeks of November have helped to erase the nominal declines that occurred at the end of the previous month. International and global portfolios did the best while domestic portfolios kept pace. Currency and income portfolios were ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11062009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11062009/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:35:59 GMT Looking back over the last 12 months with political, economic and market activity all being remarkable, I find the situation relatively pleasant. Market risk is higher now than a year ago, yet only in the mid-Average Risk range by historically ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10282009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10282009/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:53:20 GMT While there was only a slight change in the NYSE, Dow 30, S&P500 and NASDAQ Composites last week, there has been an internal shift in our risk assessment model.  Short term interest rates remained essentially unchanged, but our ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10222009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10222009/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:17:45 GMT While the market recovery has been dramatic, it has not been linear. There's been a very steep wall of worry that investors have been climbing along the way. The first consolidation happened in the summer. With the Dow now at around 10,000 we ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10092009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10092009/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:39:46 GMT It’s been a busy two weeks. The international content of our portfolios have traded in all but Japan and the intl telecom sectors. Further, we’ve seen domestic sales in the high yield bond funds, consumer staples sector, REIT sector, ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09222009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09222009/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:42:55 GMT This week we have experienced all four of the Risk Indicator’s components rising in apparent risk.  Two remain bullish (Relative Valuation and Divergence) while one is quite bearish (Speculation) and one neutral (IPO Zeal).  The ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09182009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09182009/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:30:17 GMT After a very interesting year, I thought this chart would be of interest.  It shows the various components of our income portfolios, their current prices and where those price ranges have been over the last 12 months.    Please ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09112009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09112009/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:33:42 GMT Yet another anniversary of 09/11/2001 passed. On that day, two of my cousins were at work in NYC, one had just a few weeks before transferred from the WTC to another office. Near Miss.  A childhood friend, George Spencer, died that day ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09022009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09022009/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:22:55 GMT The Trading “Pit and the Pendulum”   In Monday’s Wall $treet Journal (8/31/09), an article by Jason Zweig, starts off with “Don’t be Happy; Worry!”  He mentions the very low P/E back in March of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08282009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08282009/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:07:02 GMT Our risk indicator has settled in just below 10th percentile of our database. It is showing a Low Risk reading again this week with Price/Earnings ratio dropping back. The other components changed only slightly from a week ago. Selling ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08202009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08202009/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:51:09 GMT It would appear that there’s more action in the market place if one were focused on the day to day moves and news with no longer term outlook.  As dipicted below, all three major indicies are moving essentially in harmony ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08132009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08132009/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:43:25 GMT In recent months we have seen our stock portfolios selling shares into the strong market rally that has taken over since the March lows. Different from a Sector Rotation type of activity, we’ve seen selling in across most of the business ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-842009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-842009/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:16:25 GMT With the healthy rise in market indexes has come a moderate rise in our measure of market risk. While only “average risk” we know this means something other than no risk. The SignalPoint Process recognizes this and has been making ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-07272009-/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-07272009-/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:05:57 GMT The rising market values have again taken our SignalPoint portfolios back to or near selling prices. This is good news as we like to see rising cash reserves when market risk is also rising. Selling has occurred in many of the stock portfolios ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/normal-psychology/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/normal-psychology/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:26:33 GMT It’s still an interesting time these days economically, and while it seems much has changed in the world around us, so many things appear to remain the same. Recently I was having a conversation with a business associate about the classic ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-07132009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-07132009/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:39:31 GMT The consolidation has been working now for several weeks. The market risk spiked with the speculative rush to put money back into the markets between March and June and now has fallen back to more moderate levels. It is quite rare that we see a ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06292009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06292009/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:09:31 GMT The consolidation of rapid gains of the last quarter continued this last week. While not as exciting as watching a Cape Canaveral launch, it still has been far more comforting than the previous two quarters. The Price/Earnings ratio as ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06222009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06222009/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:32:41 GMT The market consolidation continues this week while we see some moderation in the i-Wave. The Speculation component that had alone been driving the IW toward a High Risk reading has started to fall back toward a more normal range. The other ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06152009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06152009/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:48:54 GMT This week has started with more consolidation working its way through the system. This is to be expected after the massive gains seen in the last 13 weeks. The i-Wave is short term bearish because of the apparent Speculation in the market place. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06082009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06082009/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:45:30 GMT It is 13 weeks from the market’s low point in March. If we assume all stocks were pushed down about as far as they can go at that time only then can we understand the apparent rush which has driven the i-Wave statistics into a frenzy in ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06012009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-06012009/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:57:43 GMT Isn’t it amazing how the markets can change fixations so quickly? Recently we’ve seen a complete turnaround from worries of “deflation” to worries of “inflation.” While neither is pleasant, they are part of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-05252009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-05252009/ Mon, 25 May 2009 14:50:36 GMT Each component of our i-Wave Market Risk Indicator takes on its own life at various times. Recently we’ve seen the buildup of speculative activity pointing to a need for market consolidation in the shorter term. The statistics again this ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-05182009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-05182009/ Mon, 18 May 2009 20:28:12 GMT Since last week’s edition we’ve seen a variety of information coming to the markets all burdened with a heavy lacing of noise. Our SignalPoint process is designed to help filter out the noise so we can concentrate on the signal. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-05112009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-05112009/ Mon, 11 May 2009 20:30:15 GMT For several weeks now I’ve mentioned concern in the rising level of Speculation in the broad markets. The last three weeks have seen it surge all the way from its bullish area to being into its bearish zone. While much of the last quarter ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-0542009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-0542009/ Mon, 04 May 2009 21:05:56 GMT SignalPoint portfolios continue to trim various positions including: Corporate Convertible Bonds, Telecommunications, High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt, Emerging Markets, Consumer Cyclicals, Energy and Information Technology. It is interesting ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04272009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04272009/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:07:04 GMT SignalPoint’s various portfolios continued in the Sell mode last week with REIT investments beginning to capture some profit and rebuild cash reserves. We are seeing some signs of stress as the markets have moved upward strongly in the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04202009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04202009/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:36:37 GMT For the first time in 23 weeks our i-Wave has risen enough to be showing above the zero mark. All four components of the IW rose this week with one returning to its Neutral zone. The other three remain in their own Bullish territory. Overall, ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04132009-/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04132009-/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:13:55 GMT Progress has been made in many of our portfolios in the last week. We are starting to rebuild our Cash Reserves slowly through sale of various components. The long period of seeing only small buys has now been replaced with a more even posture ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04062009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-04062009/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:37:39 GMT The first quarter ended with erasure of much damage. Some of the gains will need to be consolidated in the short term. Value Line now shows 53 companies whose stocks have risen more than 100% in the latest quarter. That’s only 1% of the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03302009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03302009/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:33:27 GMT March proved to be a reasonable month; certainly a welcome change from the previous six months. The good news is the i-Wave risk indicator remains very bullish. All four components remain in their own very low risk territories (below their 10th ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03232009-/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03232009-/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:35:31 GMT The week has started off to be busy. Some selling occurred in both the Energy and Basic Materials sectors for two of our portfolios. That’s an encouraging sign as we’ve been mostly doing buying for many months in these two sectors. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/beyond-stimulus-give-us-stability/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/beyond-stimulus-give-us-stability/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:00:37 GMT The last time I wrote for the Springfield Business Journal I talked about the change we need. My column focused on the major crises we face; a severe trade deficit and our $10T+ and growing federal deficit. With the imminent cost of the American ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03162009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03162009/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:37:55 GMT The strong close to last week’s market surprised some market participants. Surprise and delight was probably the reaction from those who have invested for the long term. Surprise and some in trepidation probably greeted some of the short ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03092009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03092009/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:35:43 GMT Only if we tune out the bad news can we even begin to hear any positive information. The bad news has been unrelenting. Whether true or just “headlines”, the pace of the talking heads chattering about the end of the world has brought ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03022009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-03022009/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:12:27 GMT The i-Wave Risk Indicator is only slightly changed this week and is still showing an incredibly low risk threshold for new investments. Within each component, and when I look at other data outside my usual sources, I find persuasive evidence of ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/the-stimulus-package/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/the-stimulus-package/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:38:12 GMT The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 This is the Stimulus Package as passed by the United States Government in February 2009. The links provided herein will provide direct information about the Stimulus package details with an ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02232009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02232009/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:33:59 GMT This week didn't start out well unless you've been sitting around with bundles of cash waiting for a market decline to come along. Last week ended poorly and directed three of our four i-Wave components downward. Only Speculation rose slightly. ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02162009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02162009/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:07:01 GMT This morning I heard Rick Santelli (CNBC's Bond Reporter) speak his mind and what appears to be on the minds of others as well. His comments are starting to come to voice with many tax payers. Here's the link: http://www.cnbc.c... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02092009-/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02092009-/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:47:54 GMT The i-Wave continues in unprecedented territory for yet another week. In only two weeks since 1982 have we seen all four of our i-Wave components all giving bullish signals simultaneously up until the panic of '08. The i-Wave has now finished ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02022009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-02022009/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:57:23 GMT There's been enough unsettling news around that the markets, if they were poised to drop further, could have declined and maybe even eclipsed the November lows by now. I'm somewhat surprised by its resilience. Inside the data we review weekly ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01262009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01262009/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:02:29 GMT During the last few weeks I've heard from a number of people whose confidence in the concept of investing money in stock markets has been deeply shaken. It seems every night there's news of another shady character with a fancy title bilking ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01192009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01192009/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:08:45 GMT For yet another week we have the i-Wave showing a very low level of risk in the general market place as compared to history running back to 1982. Relative Valuation remains very low, Speculation is low and bullish, too. There is no "divergent ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01122009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01122009/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:50:58 GMT We are starting into a period of time where we see some knee-jerk reactions to the very low market levels of November. This week we have three of the four i-Wave components rising in risk profile, but all four are now officially in their own ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/sbj-2009-profile-in-business/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/sbj-2009-profile-in-business/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:14:37 GMT Download a PDF of the Springfield Business Journal's Profile in Business on SignalPoint Assest Management, LLC. http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01052009/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-01052009/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:20:02 GMT Last week’s close boosted the spirits of many investors. After enduring a very tough year in 2008, the first trading day of ’09 was a fresh look. The i-Wave continues to show no market risk stress for the start of the New Year. While ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12292008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12292008/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:42:33 GMT The market has now been plus or minus 2% for the last 5 weeks and plus or minus 11% since the second week of October. The most recent five weeks show considerably less of the panic volatility than the previous 7 or 8 weeks. Between ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12222008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12222008/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:20:59 GMT As the year is winding down, it appears that there's less and less hardcore selling going on. The market averages again last week were only slightly different Friday over Friday. Again this week we see three of the four i-Wave components rising ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12152008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12152008/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:26:06 GMT While the rest of the market has been treading water since apparently bottoming out a couple of weeks ago, the 20 Year Treasury fund has been working its way to new highs. This is symptomatic of investors' "flight to safety" during the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12082008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-12082008/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:24:49 GMT The previous gains were all but used up at one point last week but by Friday’s close the markets had recovered most of the early losses. The i-Wave is responding in a similar fashion showing values unchanged from a week ago. Three of the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/the-change-we-need/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/the-change-we-need/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:36 GMT While the country is basking in anticipation of change, which for many means something completely different than for others, I’m still wondering when we are going to address the real issue: the trade deficit. It is arguably the single ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11242008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11242008/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:26:03 GMT The theme song for last week’s market was, “Momma told me there’d be days like this……” Searching hard for a silver lining I find that all four of our i-Wave’s components dropped in their own risk ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11172008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11172008/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:30:27 GMT This week we again see the i-Wave showing very low risk levels - in fact, the lowest ever recorded since 1982. From the onset of panic in October of 1987 to the market lows took 6 weeks. Our current peculiar market started really unraveling the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11102008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11102008/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:33:04 GMT While nobody liked the look of the market several early days last week, it ended on a better note. Even so all three major market indexes fell for the week. Declining stocks were about double advancing stocks last week. New Lows for the year ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11032008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-11032008/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:00:57 GMT The last few weeks we've seen the i-Wave Market Risk indicator lower than it's ever been since the beginning of 1982. The composite of the four components shows market risk to have essentially evaporated for diversified portfolios. Again this ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10272008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10272008/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:52:40 GMT While the new lows posted last week aren’t down that much from a couple of weeks ago, it is getting a bit monotonous seeing the markets decline. Our i-Wave risk indicator is again showing there’s little need for accumulated reserves ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10202008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10202008/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMT The i-Wave continues near the record low it posted last week. We're seeing fewer double digit changes in the share prices and more uniform price movements. It would appear there's some stability returning at least for now. While all news has ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10132008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10132008/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:43:20 GMT This is one for the record books. Back in the '80s when I structured the i-Wave to use with the investment model, I purposely designed it so that it would not be easy to give me a "negative" number as the Cash Reserve suggestion. It would take ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10062008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-10062008/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:36:43 GMT This is the final act in a play called "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Stars in the play are current and former members of the legislature along with stand up comic and sax player Billy C. While the storyline could be considered a ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09292008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09292008/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:59:00 GMT It appears that Wall Street and Main Street are unhappy with the congress right now. Lawmakers' hesitation caused significant deterioration in financial markets when they failed to act as of last Friday. The majority opinion is nicely reflected ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09222008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09222008/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:52:42 GMT It is amazing how small the movement in the Dow 30, S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes were by week's end. If you'd been away for a week and didn't know about the crazy market fluctuations that had occurred during the week the indexes would ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09152008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09152008/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:29:56 GMT Should I write this week's column based upon Friday's closing data as usual, or should I write it as though I watched today's market open and the "news" on CNBC? Should I write it taking into account the extreme efforts on everyone's part to get ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09082008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09082008/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:50:55 GMT This week we see a slight risk rise in three of the four components of the IW. This still leaves three of the four in the low end of their Average Risk range while the Relative Valuation component remains bullish.Only our Zeal component fell ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09012008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-09012008/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:55:15 GMT An interesting week for the markets gets us started with September. Last week's risk levels were basically unchanged from the previous week, so we continue to be in a period where the markets look quite oversold.The latest convention and the ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08252008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/weekly-risk-report-08252008/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:53:59 GMT This week's i-Wave shows the stress of the markets we saw last week. While the Dow 30 and the S&P500 moved downward only slightly, the Nasdaq Comp. gave up the most. Declining stocks were nearly double the number of advancing issues. New 52 ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-08182008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-08182008/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:58:14 GMT This is a double report this week. While both the smaller and larger cap i-Wave are showing Low Risk levels, the last two weeks have seen a rise in their valuesThe week of 08/11 seems to be the turning point for this latest very low risk ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-08042008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/risk-report-08042008/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:11:03 GMT Another week's gone by and there has been little change in the markets overall. However, they've sure been jumpy. It's pretty rare in the last 5 years to see moves of 2.5% either up or down on a daily basis, but it's been nearly "common" in ... http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/june-2008/ http://www.signalpointinvest.com/signalpoint-blog/june-2008/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:11:18 GMT Report unavailable at this time.