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A market that had been gaining momentum through the first half of the first quarter hit...
A market that had been gaining momentum through the first half of the first quarter hit turbulance during the early to mid part of the second half of the quarter has since stabilized and gained considerable momentum the last three trading weeks of the third month of the first quarter to rebound nicely and close out the first quarter with marginal to considerable gains on all three major market indices.

Paul Thurston
Apr 2, 20233 min read


Markets have been advancing rapidly since the start of the year as the...
Markets have been advancing rapidly since the start of the year as the DJIA, S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite all logged substantial year-to-date (YTD) gains. It has been nothing but positive for all major indices with the DJIA up 956.59 points or 2.89%, S&P 500 up 295.07 points or 7.72%, and NASDAQ Composite up 1,429.33 points or 13.76%. Is this the return of the 'BULL-Market' that we saw steadily gaining traction throughout 2021 which started to retract in the first quarter

Paul Thurston
Feb 1, 20232 min read


You may ask! What is the outlook for 2023 and will the...
You may ask! What is the outlook for 2023 and will the 'CORRECTION' or 'BEAR-Market' continue or will the 'BULL-Market' return for more action? Well we have to wait and see for at least another couple of days, months or even years as we are facing economic conditions that can and may change at any moment.

Paul Thurston
Jan 1, 20233 min read


All major indices have fizzled to close out what has been the worst year for the markets since...
All major indices have fizzled to close out what has been the worst year for the markets since 2008 and lowest levels since the 3rd quarter of 2020. While 2022 has been the worst calendar year since 2008 all major indices are still up substantially over the past 5-years. It has been the DJIA that has been up 31.2% with the S&P 500 up 39.97% while the technology heavy NASDAQ Composite has seen the most substantial gain over this time with it being up 46.66%.

Paul Thurston
Dec 30, 20221 min read


It has been a strong close to November with all major stock market indices ascending well over 5.00%
It has been a strong close to November with all major stock market indices ascending well over 5.00% for the month. It was the DJIA leading the way with a strong finish to the month as it closed the month up 5.93% and is even out of a year-to-date correction. Since the close on Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 the major stock market indices have faired quite well with the DJIA leading the way as it has improved by 5.93% to close the month at 34,589.77 points which was an improve

Paul Thurston
Nov 30, 20222 min read


It has been a see saw month for the major stock market indices with the DJIA leading the way...
It has been a see saw month for the major stock market indices with the DJIA leading the way with a strong finish to the month minus Monday, October 31, 2022 trading.

Paul Thurston
Oct 29, 20222 min read


All major market indices are on the move higher this week as the...
All major market indices are on the move higher this week as the DJIA, S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite are ascending to the positive with a major move yesterday and thus far today.

Paul Thurston
Oct 4, 20221 min read


After a promising mid-summer rally that saw the major indices on a mid-summer rebound the major...
After a promising mid-summer rally that saw the major indices on a mid-summer rebound the major indices have been in a tailspin of late with all major indices in a 'BEAR-Market'.

Paul Thurston
Sep 30, 20222 min read


After a promising start to August that saw the major indices on a continuation of a summer rally...
After a promising start to August that saw the major indices on a continuation of a summer rally all major indices have dropped considerably since Tuesday August 16, 2022.

Paul Thurston
Aug 28, 20221 min read


All major indices have rebounded nicely in the last...
All major indices have rebounded nicely in the last month since our last post as they all have moved considerably higher however all are still in at least a year-to-date (YTD) 'Correction'.

Paul Thurston
Jul 30, 20222 min read


It is now a year-to-date (YTD) 'BEAR-Market' for both the...
It is now a year-to-date (YTD) 'BEAR-Market' for both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite as the S&P 500 has been added to the list of major U.S. stock indices that have been and are in an absolute slump and tailspin without having any direction to go except up or down.

Paul Thurston
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Following a very turbulent and emotionally unsettling time could we be seeing...
Following a very turbulent and emotionally unsettling time could we be seeing another snap back V-Shaped recovery in the markets or will we see the continuation of the year-to-date (YTD) correction and once seen as imminent 'BEAR-Market' which has already taken the NASDAQ Composite.

Paul Thurston
May 27, 20222 min read


All major indices took a tumble the latter part of the week...
All major indices took a tumble the latter part of the week and especially today as all major indices were considerably lower with the DJIA lower by 981.36 points or 2.86% at 33,811.40 to close out the week. It was the S&P 500 that was lower by -121.88 or 2.77% at 4,271.78 while the NASDAQ Composite also lagged as it was lower by 335.36 or 2.55% at 12,839.29 which put both in a year-to-date (YTD) correction. Statistics for the year-to-date correction is as follows:

Paul Thurston
Apr 22, 20221 min read


All major indices have rebounded nicely since...
All major indices have rebounded nicely since our last post and have moved out of a year-to-date (YTD) correction. Since the close on Friday, March 11, 2022 the major indices have ascended nicely as the DJIA, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite all have had considerable gains with the DJIA improving by 1,874.08 points, S&P 500 improving 341.55 points and NASDAQ Composite improving by 1,417.69 points. More specifically these have been gains of 5.68%, 8.12% and 11.03% respectively f

Paul Thurston
Apr 1, 20221 min read


All major indices were once again lower...
All major indices were once again lower for the week as the market sell-off continues with the DJIA, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite all logging losses for the week and at or near a year-to-date (YTD) correction. It was the DJIA that moved ever so close to a year-to-date (YTD) correction as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite are already in a year-to-date (YTD) correction. Levels and percentage losses for the week for the major indices were: DJIA ended the week at 32,944.19 which

Paul Thurston
Mar 11, 20221 min read


All major indices were again lower for the week as...
All major indices were again lower for the week as the market sell-off continues with the DJIA and S&P 500 getting closer to a year-to-date (YTD) market correction as they are now lower year-to-date (YTD) by 6.85% and 9.33% at 34,079.18 and 4,348.87 respectively. It is the NASDAQ Composite that has slipped further into correction territory as it is lower year-to-date (YTD) by 14.43% as it has slipped well below 14,000.00 at 13,548.06. It has been a moderately volatile year th

Paul Thurston
Feb 18, 20221 min read


All major indices were lower today as they have been...
All major indices were lower today as they have been struggling to find a direction in the midst of what has been shaping up to be a year-to-date (YTD) market correction.

Paul Thurston
Feb 10, 20221 min read


All stock market indices were lower this week with a major...
All stock market indices were lower this week with a major market sell-off as the DJIA, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite all logged losses for the week as they were lower by 4.81%, 5.18% and 6.38% respectively.

Paul Thurston
Jan 22, 20221 min read


You may ask! What is the outlook for 2022 and will the...
You may ask! What is the outlook for 2022 and will the 'BULL-Market' continue? Well we have to wait and see for at least another couple of days, months or years as we are facing economic conditions that can and may adversely affect all major indices around the globe at any moment.

Paul Thurston
Jan 1, 20222 min read


All major indices were lower this week as...
All major indices were lower this week as the DJIA ended the trading week at 35,365.44 which was lower by 1.65%. Both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite were also lower as the S&P 500 ended the trading week at 4,620.64 which was lower by 1.90% and NASDAQ Composite ended the trading week at 15,169.68 which was lower by 2.89%. It remains to be seen whether this week was another buying opportunity for investors or if we are in the midst of a correction in the markets. As we clo

Paul Thurston
Dec 18, 20211 min read
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