John Bollinger
John Bollinger
John A. Bollingeris an American author, financial analyst, contributor to the field of technical analysis and the developer of Bollinger Bands. His book Bollinger on Bollinger Bands, John Bollinger, McGraw Hill, 2002, ISBN 978-0-07-137368-5, has been translated into eleven languages. He has published The ’’Capital Growth Letter’’ which provides technical analysis of the financial markets since 1987...
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The seasonal patterns are very clear and they can be a good guide. 'Sell in May and go away' is generally correct, but not absolutely so.
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The stock market has been going sideways for a very long time now, and it looks to me like it will continue to do so.
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These massive market consolidations are caused by massive overvaluation. What happens is the market pauses and waits for earnings to catch up. It does that by going sideways.
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Technical analysis works precisely because people look at it. And if people care, I care.
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Current market action is unconvincing. Volume is simply far too low for confidence.
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The problem remains uncertainty on the part of investors.
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What worries me is that we haven't really seen a sign of strength, a point where the bears are overpowered by the bulls and throw in the towel, ... That would indicate a dramatic shift -- essentially the breaking of the camel's back.
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Typically, in the year of an election, 'Sell in May and go away' doesn't hold very well,
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Today's swings reflected uncertainty at the end of a week in which investors were pelted by wildly conflicting news on both earnings and the economy, ... Every good report this week has met with a bad report. Yes, the market is trying to establish a bottom but it's not a done deal yet.
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I would have thought that with the negative tenor of the news -- economic and geopolitical -- more damage would be done, ... That suggests to me the market is in a constructive mode.
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We're taking a lot of the people out of the market permanently. We're losing a whole generation of investors.
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The psychology that led to the decline has been digested.
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With today's dips and testing of the July lows we might find a sustainable low here, but only if the information picture for investors changes, ... I don't see that happening anytime soon.
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We're still in a position where stocks are too widely owned, ... and the people that own them own too much.