Market 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 2-year category!

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Record Highs, Market Sentiment Update and Market Timer of the Year Race

Yesterday 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 bullish than individual investors in the AAII graph with the number of bullish individual investors back above the number of bullish investors.

II Bulls-Bears Sentiment Graph - Log Scale

AAII Survey: Bulls minus Bears vs. Log DJIA

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TD: Timer Digest ST (1-yr) Bulls - Bears vs. S&P 500  

TD: Timer Digest Gold Bulls - Bears vs. GLD 

Put Call Ratio ($CPC)

TD Timer of the Year Race
(I'm tied for second for 2019!)

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Market Timer of the Year Awards

The 2017 Market Timer of the Year Award is out and "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" Tied for 1st Place!

For the Long Term Timer of the Year, "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" Tied for 2nd Place!

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Timer Digest Update - Bob Brinker's Marketimer

Marketimer Update:  As of the latest (March 2017) Marketimer newsletter, Bob Brinker remains bullish and fully invested with his model portfolios one and two 100% in stocks.

Annual Timer Digest (1/31/17 Issue) Update:  Bob Brinker hasn't had a buy or sell signal in 14 years (since March of 2003) so he's fallen off the radar of the frequent updates of Timer Digest for one, two and three year market timing but Brinker still scores well for longer periods:

For Long Term Stock Market Timing:

• 2 Yrs: 12/31/14 to 12/30/16: Bob Brinker's "Marketimer" wasn't listed while "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" tied for 4th place.
• 3 Yrs: 12/31/13 to 12/30/16: Bob Brinker's "Marketimer" wasn't listed while "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" tied for 4th place.
• 5 Yrs: 12/30/11 to 12/30/16: Bob Brinker's "Marketimer" and "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" tied for 2nd place.
• 10 Yrs: 12/29/06 to 12/30/16: Bob Brinker's "Marketimer" was in 6th place while "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" wasn't followed.  (Timer Digest started following me in 2010)

For Short-Term (1-year) Stock Market Timing:

• 1-Yr. 01/27/16 to 01/27/2017: Bob Brinker's "Marketimer" wasn't listed while "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" tied for 2nd place.

For 1-Year Bond Market Timing:

• 1-Year 01/27/16 to 01/27/2017:  Neither Bob Brinker's "Marketimer" or "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" were listed on the "Top Five Bond Timers" list (Timer Digest concentrates on stock market timing) but we both won "Timer of the Year" in past years:

May 25, 2017 Update:

• Read my 5/2/17 Article: New Series I Bonds Offer Attractive Rates With Older Ones Paying Up To 5.6%

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