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Lance Roberts has been involved in the investing world for more than 25 years. From private banking and investment management to private and venture capital, he has pretty much been there and done that. Mr. Roberts common sense approach and real world examples have appealed to a broad investing audience for two decades. He is the chief investment strategist for RIA Advisors and lead editor of the Real Investment Report, a weekly subscriber-based newsletter distributed to over 100,000 people nationwide. The newsletter covers economic, political, and market topics as they relate to your money and life.
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We just marked the start of the last two weeks of December, which investors closely watch due to a well-documented seasonal pattern known as the “Santa Claus” rally. Historically, stock indices such as the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) tend to rise during the final trading days of December and the early part of January, observes Lance Roberts, editor of the Bull Bear Report.
Ray Dalio is considered by many investment professionals to be a market maven. While he paints a disturbingly bearish picture, he also warns that markets may have more room to the upside. Indeed, there is a decent setup for a short-term, tradeable bounce, advises Lance Roberts, editor of the Bull Bear Report.
Markets climbed above key moving averages on Monday, retesting the 50-DMA three times before pushing higher. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) hit new all-time highs as tech led the rally. But the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) lagged — showing how narrow the market’s leadership has become, writes Lance Roberts, editor of the Bull Bear Report.
Recent data from Morgan Stanley jumped out at me. Simply put…retail investors are all in. When retail flows hit extremes like this, it’s a sign you’re late in the cycle, not at the start, suggests Lance Roberts, editor of the Bull Bear Report.