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A Crash Or Will This Bounce Continue…..What’s Next?

daily chart AOctober 24 2014

10/24/2014 – Another up day with the Dow Jones up 128 points (+0.77%) and the Nasdaq up 31 points (+0.69%)

When the market hit bottom on October 15th, I told my subscribers to cover their short positions and to go long as soon as the reversal confirmation was obtained. That confirmation arrived the following day and as you can imagine we have benefited greatly on the long side. Yet, the main question remains…….what’s next…….will the market crash or will it bounce? You can find the exact answer by CLICKING HERE. For now, lets discuss the case for a crash.

The Case For A Crash……

Over the last couple of months a lot of hoopla has been made about comparing 1982-1987 bull market (including the 1987 crash) to today’s stock market environment. Below is one of such charts for your consideration.

1987 crash

One of the primary things that people miss about these comparisons is the time frame associated with such moves. For instance, the bull market between August 1982 bottom and August 1987 top lasted exactly 5 years. The bull market between March 6th, 2009 and today has been in existence for 5 years and 4 months. Making the comparison between 1987 top and 2014 top obsolete.

Great news…..right? Not really.

Today’s market matches another pattern and this pattern makes 1987 crash look like child’s play. Over the last 224 years (since the market first started trading in 1790) the market exhibited only ONE 5-Year uninterrupted bull market cycle that extended for 5 years and 4 months. The longest bull market cycle ever (when counted as a separate unit). That ONE pattern led right into the 1929 stock market crash.

To be more specific, the Dow set a secondary bottom in early May of 1924 and then went on a rampage bull market that terminated on September 3rd, 1929 (exact top). Again, exactly 5 years and 4 months later. Thereafter, the Dow distributed for 6 weeks before initiating its crash sequence on October 24, 1929. By November 13th, 1929 the Dow was down 49%. A devastating collapse.

Now, I know what you are thinking. “People were kind of dumb back then. The market was clearly in a speculative bubble and even a monkey with half a brain could have seen the 1929 crash coming from a mile away”.  WRONG. Human nature never changes. Case and point, I present to you probably the smartest and the wealthiest businessman who ever lived, Mr. John D. Rockeffeller (his net worth was over $200 Billion in today’s money).

October  30, 1929: The Dow Jones Industrial Average has one of its best days ever, rocketing up 29 points, or 12.3%, to 258 as John D. Rockefeller, Sr. announces: “There is nothing in the business situation to warrant the destruction of values that has taken place on the exchanges during the past week. My son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks.” The Dow goes on to lose 84.1% more of its value before bottoming out on July 8, 1932.

I think his quote speaks for itself.  Just as in 1929, 99.99% of people today are not aware of where we are. Back to 2014. I have already beaten the fundamental/economic/market horse and today’s stock market overvaluation/speculation levels to death. Both, in my daily blog and in my weekly updates. If you need more information, please revisit my comprehensive report The Bear Market of 2014-2017 Is Starting. Why, How & When

With that said, my precise mathematical and timing analysis works on a completely different level. Instead of anticipating what will happen based on fundamental analysis or economic data, my work tells you exactly what will happen and most importantly, WHEN. Making technical, fundamental and economic analysis obsolete.

So, will we have a 1929 style crash over the next few months?  Unfortunately, such information is only available to my subscribers. Including the exact date of the 2014 market top and what will happen thereafter.

Think about it this way.  You really have two options.

  • You Decide To Ignore This Warning:  If the 1929 type of a crash does occur, you will lose 50% of your net worth in a matter of days.  By that point, it will be too late.  It won’t be too late to jump out of the window, but it will be too late to do anything about it.  And for what, to save $49 a month?
  • If You Are To Check Out My Member Section:  If the 1929 type of a crash does occur you will be able to

1. Avoid the crash, preserve your capital and buy stocks at giveaway prices.  
2. Make a fortune on the short side (if you trade on the short side). 

So, at the risk of sounding too salesy, I am beating this drum as hard as I can in order to warn as many people as I can. This newsletter service is not my primary source of income (not even close) and it won’t make one bit of a difference to me if you sign up.  Again, I am just trying to warn as many people as I can. So, what are you waiting for? Reserve your spot (limited space and we only have a few spots left for October) for your FREE 14-day trial today and check out our forecast. I cannot stress how incredibly important this update is. Trust me; the grandchildren of your grandchildren will thank me.

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MATHEMATICAL & TIMING ANALYSIS:  

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Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short & Cover Summary

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Continuation from yesterday…..(Why Warren Buffett Is Wrong About Trading In and Out)

Summary & Conclusion

We have started this book with a simple premise of trying to figure out which investment approach is the best. During the process we have looked at number of investment strategies most commonly associated with the industry. Including value investing, growth investing and various disciplines of active trading.  We have discussed short selling and why the process is not as risky as industry insiders make it out to be. Shortly thereafter and rather quickly we have arrived at a juncture where our priorities were clarified. At the end of the day, most investors want the following.

  • A massive capital gain.
  • In the shortest possible period of time.
  • While taking on very little, if any, risk.

Yet, most of the traditional investment strategies had failed in satisfying all three requirements. As it stands, most commonly practiced investment approaches concentrate on either risk minimization at the cost of ROI or higher returns at the risk of capital.  A new approach was needed.

The author introduced such an approach in the form of Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short and Cover investment strategy.

Although the strategy initially appeared to be complex and unattainable, in reality, it was straight forward and fairly easy to implement.  A simple set of rules was provided.

  • Rule #1: Buy Substantially Undervalued Securities (Minimizing Risks & Maximizing Returns).
  • Rule #2: Sell & Go Short When Technical and Timing Indicators Confirm (Trading)
  • Rule #3: Cover Your Short Positions & Go Long When Technical and Timing Indicators Confirm (Trading)
  • Rule #4: Know Exactly Where You Are At All Times.

In other words, follow the chart.

To Be Continued On Monday……

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I Made My Fortune By Selling Too Early

daily chart AOctober 9 2014

10/9/2014 – A big down day with the Dow Jones down 335 points (-1.97%) and the Nasdaq down 90 points (-2.02%).

So, the guy below believes that the market will top out sometime in mid 2015. Why? No legitimate reason was given. In the meantime investors should continue to pile in. Well, at least according to the guy below and the talking head interviewing him. Perhaps they are right. But maybe, just maybe you should follow the advice of Baron Rothschild who so famously said “I made my fortune by selling too early”.

In other words, don’t be the last fool playing the game of musical chairs. 

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2014-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2014-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE

(***Please Note: Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. October 9th, 2014 InvestWithAlex.com

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Why Warren Buffett Is Wrong About Trading In and Out

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Continuation from yesterday…….(What Will Happen To Netflix When A Bear Market Starts)

Justifiably, some will argue that constant trading in and out of your position can increase capital gains taxes and therefore reduce returns. Let’s take a quick look at the numbers based on the Netflix’s trading pattern above to settle the matter once and for all.  First, we have to make the following assumptions.

  • You fall into the 25-35% tax bracket and your long-term capital gains tax is 15%.
  • Your average ordinary income tax is 30%.
  • We liquidated our position as of today at $460. Giving us a net realized total return of 1,740% for “Buy and Hold” and 10,817% for “BLSH”.
  • Original investment of $100,000

If we run the scenario above our total after tax return on investment for the “Buy and Hold” investment strategy will yield a return of $1,479,000 or 1,479%.

For the “Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short & Cover” investment strategy and based on the trades above, an after tax return on investment will be equal to $6,977,321 or 6,877%. If you are counting, that is still more than 4.5 times higher than a simple buy and hold approach used by most investors out there.

Finally, there is yet another hidden benefit to our newly discovered investment strategy. Investors who follow the “Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short & Cover” strategy should be able to avoid company or industry specific risks associated with investing in certain companies.

One of the most common mistakes all investors commit when making long-term investment decisions is relying too heavily on the fundamental analysis. And while fundamental analysis is great, it is fairly useless when it comes to identifying proper entry and exit points. In fact, in 99% of the time the underlying stock price will either surge or collapse by the time important fundamental factors flow though the company’s financial statements or press releases.

Remember, the stock market is a future discounting mechanism.  That means the stock price is likely to reflect all changes before they become evident on the fundamental level. For instance, earlier in the book we have looked at the Nasdaq’s trading pattern over the last 20 years.  And we don’t have to go further than 2007 top and 2009 bottom to illustrate this principal in action. At 2007 top most market participants were incredibly bullish. The US economy was doing great, fundamentals looked good and the FED Chairman Bernanke was concerned about the economy overheating as late as second quarter of 2008.

Yet, the stock market topped out on October 11th, 2007 and accelerated down. By the time fundamentals caught up to the stock market in 3rd and 4th quarter of 2008, about 75% of the entire decline was complete.  The situation was entirely reversed at 2009 bottom. If you recall, most media and financial outlets were calling for the next “Great Depression” and the sky couldn’t be darker.  Luckily, the stock market bottomed on March 6th, 2009 before staging a massive 5.5 year rally.  And again, it took the fundamentals about two years to catch up with all of the positive developments.

Point being, once again, by the time underlying fundamentals filter though, it is oftentimes too late to either get in or get out.  The same line of thinking applies to all individual stocks. When we apply “Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short & Cover” investment strategy we gain the ability to avoid the risk of being caught on the wrong side of the trade. It allows us to eliminate the risk of waiting to see what happens from the fundamental perspective. It allows us to avoid losses most often associated with unforeseen consequences associated with investing.  Most importantly, it puts us in the position of power.

For instance, Netflix’s 2011-2012 collapse gives us a perfect illustration of the subject matter. Outside of its general overvaluation there were no fundamental reasons for Netflix to go through a 75% correction during that time. Certainly not in 4 months. Yet, the stock price topped out in July of 2011 and quickly collapsed.  Followers of “Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short & Cover” wouldn’t care why the stock price was collapsing. They would have exited the stock and gone short as soon as the technical confirmation was obtained.

Subsequently, investors would find themselves at the bottom of the trading range were all of Netflix’s “Fundamental Bad News” would have come out. And while it would be too late for traditional investors who would be sitting on top of massive losses, followers of BLSH would find themselves in a position of power. Trying to decide whether the fundamental news are indeed bad or if the fears are being overblown and the stock price is likely to bounce. Allowing them to re-enter the position right at the bottom or as soon as the stock begins to break out.

In other words, Buy Low, Sell High, Go Short and Cover allows investors to minimize risks most commonly associated with relying too heavily on fundamental analysis.

To Be Continued Tomorrow……..

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How This Market Is Destroying Both Bulls & Bears

daily chart AOctober 8 2014

10/8/2014 – A big up day with the Dow Jones up 275 points (+1.64%) and the Nasdaq up 83 points (+1.90%). 

The market continues to perform exactly as anticipated…..CLICK HERE.

By 11 am EST today the bulls were literally shitting their pants and bears couldn’t be happier. Various indices were approaching major support levels that could have spelled doom for the overall market if breached. By 4 PM bulls were turned to absolute geniuses thanks to Janet Yellen and bears were viewed as retarded idiots.  An exact opposite of what had happened yesterday.

Why is this important? 

This is incredibly important as per market psychology. Think about it in the following fashion. At this juncture bulls are incredibly emboldened. Every sell off over the last few months and years has been recovered in record time as the market keeps pushing higher. In short, this market can’t do wrong and every declined is viewed as a buying opportunity.

The situation is completely reversed for the bears. The second remaining bears get excited about a decline the market tends to completely annihilate them. As was the case today. Forcing most bears to be too afraid to take a short position.

So?

Well, this sort of a psychological setup can only play out in the following fashion……99% of bulls will be trapped when the market crashes and 99% of bears will fail to initiate a profitable position. 

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2014-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2014-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE

(***Please Note: Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. October 8th, 2014 InvestWithAlex.com

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What You Ought To Know About Corporations Setting This Market Up For A Crash

daily chart AOctober 7 2014

10/7/2014 – A big down day with the Dow Jones down 272 points (-1.6%) and the Nasdaq down 70 points (-1.56%).  

We have discussed this before, but it is an important point worth revisiting.  S&P 500 Companies Spend 95% of Profits on Buybacks, Payouts 

Most people assume that corporate buybacks represent the smart money. After all, it only makes sense that the money flows back to shareholders when underlying stocks are deemed undervalued. Right? Nothing could be further from the truth.

First, you have to understand what had happened behind the scenes. When the FED cut interest rates to zero and introduced QE to “rescue the US Economy from depression” that money simply flowed thought our economy and onto corporate balance sheets. Unfortunately, due to low interest rates and no CAPEX needs, many companies didn’t know what to do with their cash. The only reasonable option was to buy back their stocks, driving the stock market into today’s bubble territory.

Second, corporate money is dumb money, not smart.  And you don’t have to look further than 2007 top and 2009 bottom for clarification. At 2007 top most corporations were buying shares hand over fist. Obviously at extreme valuation levels and just as they are doing today. Yet, no one was buying when stocks were being given away at 2009 bottom. I rest my case.

When you put the factors above together, it is yet another confirmation that the stock market is in for a massive correction.

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2014-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2014-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE

(***Please Note: Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. October 6th, 2014 InvestWithAlex.com

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