Posted by Tom Hardin on January 9, 2012 @ 3:49 pm
The market’s movements are driven by the irrefutable law of supply and demand. The law of supply and demand is driven by the actions of buyers and sellers. Investors vacillate between two extremes: the rational intelligence of crowds and the irrational :: continue
Posted by Tom Hardin on December 7, 2011 @ 3:25 pm
What a difference a week makes. On the day of my last blog, Tuesday 11/24, the S&P 500 registered a short term bottom at 1158.65. The market had declined -9.84% in just 19 days. This is a paragraph from my last blog: Currently the market is oversold, :: continue
Posted by Tom Hardin on November 23, 2011 @ 2:38 pm
The Bear market continues. The S&P 500 has declined -9.55% from 10/27 through 11/23 (19 days). The recent decline has had very little, if any, effect on our portfolios.Our Canterbury Portfolio Thermostat Matrix, shifted to Bearish (Market State 12*) :: continue
Posted by Tom Hardin on November 17, 2011 @ 12:58 pm
Believe it or not, markets spend most of the time in rational and stable environments as opposed to the post 8/4/11 irrational period. There are always a few abnormal days, in a normal market environment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average may experience :: continue
Posted by Tom Hardin on November 2, 2011 @ 1:56 pm
Picture yourself, standing in front of an elevator, on the 30th floor, in a 60 story building. There is a sign on the door that says, "This elevator is VOLATILE and will surge up and plunge down at any time." "Enter at your own risk." Would you get on? :: continue
