tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99203232024-03-12T18:33:58.244-07:00Bob Brinker Fan Club BlogKirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.comBlogger410125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-15157940682820430282023-11-02T07:57:00.003-07:002023-11-02T07:57:23.205-07:00AAII and II Sentiment Update 🐂📈Kirk Lindstrom's Investor Bull/Bear Sentiment Charts for 11/2/23 📉🐻Bob Brinker was the first radio host I knew who spoke of applying contrarian theory to investor sentiment. There is an old Wall Street adage, "Buy when there is blood in the streets" but Brinker gets kudos for bringing this theory to the small, individual investor. Reminder, you can follow this feed (Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-43921569124394501862023-06-24T08:46:00.008-07:002023-06-24T08:56:29.964-07:00Bob Brinker Closing Marketimer Newsletter Here is a copy of an email forwarded by a friend and subscriber to my newsletter. A friend forwarded this to me, thought you might be interested. I know you’re no fanboy, but still, goes way back.Received this in today's mail:"Due to personal reasons, the Marketimer Investment Letter is closing. The June 2023 edition was our final issue.Enclosed is a refund for the Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-50953331035909677192023-05-31T18:08:00.004-07:002023-05-31T18:08:28.177-07:00Market Update for March 31, 2023 Market Update for March 31, 2023Five of twelve months into 2023, we have a split market with the Dow and the Russell 2000 indexes down while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes are up.All four market indexes remain down double digits from their ATHs (All Time Highs) also summarized in the same table.S&P 500 Stocks YTD Heat Map where the size of the boxes represents the Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-70911445944499994622022-10-10T17:12:00.004-07:002022-10-10T17:19:13.490-07:00Bear Market Update - Brinker Missed AnotherThe bear market that began at the start of the year continues with all four major markets I follow down over 20% from their peaks.Using two significant figure accuracy, the markets are down between 21% and 34% from their peaks.If you have a horse in the November "off presidential year election" then President Biden has not made 401(k) investors happy unless their portfolios are filled with crude Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-7016593780427494242022-05-09T08:57:00.000-07:002022-05-09T08:57:02.196-07:00New Series I-Bonds Will Pay 9.62% Series I Bond News New I-Bonds Will Pay 9.62%!WITH THE 9.62% ANNUALIZED INFLATION RATE, SOME OLDER IBONDS WILL PAY AS MUCH AS 13.39% FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AFTER COLLECTING 7.12% FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.For the next six months, the Highest rate paid is 13.39% & the Lowest Rate is 9.62%My top paying iBonds have a 3.0% base rate so they will earn 12.76% annualized for their next sixKirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-58640805449299960352020-11-29T08:04:00.003-08:002020-11-29T08:10:47.565-08:00Market Update 11/27/2020 - New Record Highs!Market Update 11/27/2020: On Friday, 11/27/2020, we got new record highs for the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, the Russell 2000 small cap index and my Explore Portfolio!!! My Explore stocks are up about 28% YTD! Details below.I'm also mentioned twice in the most recent issue of Timer Digest! I'm tied for first in the 6-month category and tied for fifth place in the Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-63078805741390796762020-04-11T10:11:00.001-07:002020-04-11T10:57:06.169-07:00Market Update 4/11/20 - Best Week Since 1974Market Update 4/11/20: For the Easter holiday-shortened week, the S&P 500 surged 12.1% for its biggest one-week gain since 1974, while the Dow rallied 12% and the Nasdaq jumped 10.6%.
For the year, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 16.9%, 13.7% and 9.1% respectively with the Russell 2000 still in bear territory down 25.3% YTD .
While the the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-47544606073681633852020-03-14T23:10:00.000-07:002020-03-15T11:21:42.842-07:00Bear Market Update for March 13, 2020Happy Pi Day! Market Update for Pi
Day (3/14/2020):
Below these notes are a set of charts for this week's Market
Update.
I have a new set of
charts where you can watch the markets trade during the
day. I'm also adding 1-year charts to the individual stock
chart pages that have AI (Artificial Intelligence) to draw
resistance and Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0Los Altos, CA 94022, USA37.3694009 -122.140541337.2684319 -122.3019028 37.4703699 -121.9791798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-60332194510566439332019-12-31T22:00:00.000-08:002020-02-04T16:40:19.874-08:002019 Final ResultsWhat a great year 2019 was for the stock market!
I was bullish for 2019 but I sure didn't "expect" the markets to gain over 20%
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Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-77518071652161179182019-09-12T11:26:00.001-07:002019-09-12T11:35:28.043-07:00Record Highs, Market Sentiment Update and Market Timer of the Year RaceYesterday my Newsletter Explore Portfolio and my own personal portfolio closed at record highs.
Market Data for 9/11/19
Market Update - Closing Statistics
More Market Charts & Data
Despite the markets being close to record highs, investor sentiment is not as bullish as one might think. Below are some of the sentiment charts I follow.
The "pros" in the II graph are more Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-85564256471979698512019-02-23T16:51:00.000-08:002019-03-11T09:58:50.034-07:00Bull Market Update - New Record High!Weekend Market Update
After spending a short time down over 20% making a "Christmas Bottom" for the bear market, when it was a great time to buy (See Buy Alerts below) all major US markets are now out of the bear, out of the "10% correction zone" and nearing new highs again.
As of Feb. 23, 2019 I have a new RECORD high in my newsletter "Explore Portfolio" while the S&P 500 broke Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0Los Altos, CA 94022, USA37.3694009 -122.140541337.2684319 -122.3019028 37.4703699 -121.9791798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-70028851838921542582018-12-24T15:42:00.000-08:002018-12-26T09:13:54.716-08:00Official Bear MarketToday the S&P 500 and Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX and its ETF VTI) entered official bear markets.
These are painful, but if you raised cash following my newsletter, then you have plenty of cash to go shopping during the Holiday Sales!
An example of some of my sell alerts
The infamous FAANG stocks (table below) remind me of the "Nifty Fifty" in many ways.
On a Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-26844241718977690582018-11-26T18:24:00.000-08:002018-11-26T18:24:58.129-08:00Bulletin, Buy Alert and Market Timer WarningsFirst, a market update for today:
(Posted earlier today on Facebook)
Market Update - Special Bulletins and such nonsense.
I heard some scammer who has been a 100% in stocks, fully invested, permabull since 2003 was out today with a "buy signal."
He tried the same crap in late 2007 and 2008 with buys all the way down from 1500s to 800s with what seemed like a new buy Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com1Los Altos, CA 94022, USA37.3694009 -122.140541337.2684319 -122.3019028 37.4703699 -121.9791798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-21242560650538004802018-10-26T16:42:00.001-07:002018-11-01T14:22:22.361-07:00Stock Market Update After Major Sell-off - Buying & Selling OpportunitiesWhat a month for the bears! All indexes but the Nasdaq are down for the year.
Hopefully you took some cash out of the markets near the highs to use to buy near the lows.
Keep checking back as I add sentiment charts over the weekend.
Here is a look at the markets on a closing basis. All are down between 8.0% and 14.8% from their peak values!
Markets at a Glance courtesy of Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-41671623855629175112018-09-30T22:47:00.003-07:002018-11-07T07:26:06.955-08:00Moneytalk to End - Last Moneytalk Broadcast TodayIt looks like Bob Brinker's Moneytalk radio show is finished.
I got this Google Alert on Friday:
"ILoveYoga" reported on www.early-retirement.org that today was the last podcast for his "Moneytalk on Demand" podcast service.
That is not surprising. Few listen to the FREE Moneytalk podcasts:
What a change from 20 years ago!
I hosted a "Bob Brinker Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-12159488254631642422018-05-23T15:46:00.000-07:002018-05-24T09:47:48.248-07:00Bob Brinker Market Advice & Marketimer Special BulletinThis article gives a short update on the stock market followed by an update of Bob Brinker's May investment advice.
Email Alerts for New Articles: Click "Follow" on the right hand side of this blog and it (Google Blogger) should send you a FREE alert via email when I publish a new article here. I am pretty sure it does not send email alerts when I make updates to the articles Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-2994417506618841362018-05-23T14:41:00.004-07:002018-05-23T15:08:45.819-07:00Bob Brinker Stock Market TargetsThis article compares Bob Brinker's S&P 500 earnings estimates for 2018 and 2019 with those of one of my favorite economists, Dr. Ed Yardeni.
In almost every Marketimer Newsletter, editor Bob Brinker publishes his earnings estimate for the S&P 500, his estimate for a reasonable price to earnings (PE) ratio range, then a reasonable "potential" price for the S&P 500 index usuallyKirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-58873607509219411302018-04-07T09:28:00.004-07:002018-04-07T16:45:48.775-07:00Market Update & Bob Brinker's April Investment AdviceThis article gives a short update on the stock market followed by an update of Bob Brinker's April investment advice. Next Article: Be Your Own Financial Advisor
Email Alerts for New Articles: Click "Follow" on the right hand side of this blog and it (Google Blogger) should send you a FREE alert via email when I publish a new article here. I am pretty sure it does Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-71967608587794088822018-02-06T11:35:00.001-08:002018-02-10T09:06:42.248-08:00Bob Brinker's Market Outlook & Latest Investment AdviceBob Brinker has a weekly radio show "Moneytalk with Bob Brinker" and writes or contributes to two investment letters, "Marketimer" and "The Fixed Income Advisor." His Son, Bob Brinker Jr., owns the fixed income newsletter and Brinker Sr. is listed as a contributor. Bob Brinker Sr. started "Marketimer" in the 1980s when Bob. Jr. was just a lad.
Kirk's Stock Market & Sentiment Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-73217959491499807892018-02-05T09:07:00.000-08:002018-02-05T09:07:08.995-08:00Suncor to Replace 400 Truck Drivers with Self Driving TrucksBob Brinker first recommended Canada’s largest oil company, based in Calgary, Alberta, Suncor Energy (SU Charts) in 2009.
Suncore announced on January 31, 2018 that they will be cutting about 400 heavy-equipment operator positions over the next six years as they phase in a new fleet of self-driving trucks.
Suncor's plan to test the autonomous truck systems was Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-55482008152219775772018-01-07T14:44:00.000-08:002018-01-29T07:44:50.628-08:00Market Timer of the Year AwardsThe 2017 Market Timer of the Year Award is out and "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" Tied for 1st Place!
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Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0Los Altos, CA 94022, USA37.3694009 -122.140541337.2684319 -122.3019028 37.4703699 -121.9791798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-15113542608016889772018-01-06T07:35:00.000-08:002018-02-08T14:39:46.050-08:00Bob Brinker's Latest Investment AdviceBob Brinker has a weekly radio show "Moneytalk with Bob Brinker" and writes or contributes to two investment letters, "Marketimer" and "The Fixed Income Advisor." His Son, Bob Brinker Jr., owns the fixed income newsletter and Brinker Sr. is listed as a contributor. Bob Brinker Sr. started "Marketimer" in the 1980s when Bob. Jr. was just a lad.
Bob Brinker, in his January 2018 "Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-81999980408547427122017-11-02T15:36:00.000-07:002017-11-02T15:38:40.088-07:00New I-Bond Rate is 2.58%The Current I Bond Composite Earnings Rate is 2.58% and the Top Rate for older i Bonds is 6.12%! For a complete listing of rates, See Rates for Older Series I Bonds.
Yesterday the Bureau of the Public Debt announced earnings rates for Series I Savings Bonds and Series EE Savings Bonds, issued from November 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018.
Series I bond, or Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0Los Altos, CA 94022, USA37.3694009 -122.140541337.2684319 -122.3019028 37.4703699 -121.9791798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-62781299618844044242017-09-16T12:50:00.000-07:002017-09-16T12:54:14.601-07:00Market & Bob Brinker Marketimer UpdateFriday the S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at new record highs.
The Nasdaq & Russell 2000 are down 0.2% to 1.3%, respectively from their earlier highs.
Market Scan Charts
My Explore Portfolio, with many small cap & NASDAQ stocks, is just 0.3% below its record high.
Bob Brinker, in his September 2017 "Marketimer" newsletter, remains fully invested with his Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920323.post-91739794113814790822017-08-14T14:53:00.003-07:002017-08-15T07:58:10.176-07:00Bob Brinker's Market Outlook and Advice for New MoneyBob Brinker Market Update for August 2017. In this issue I discuss:
Bob Brinker's August 2017 Market Outlook.
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Advice for new money.
Series I-Bonds
Timer Digest Update
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#1 Bob Brinker's August 2017 Market Outlook. In his August 2017 Marketimer newsletter, Brinker Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.com1