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Spotlight on the Santa Claus Rally

January 6, 2022 Bob Weir

The Santa Claus Rally occurs during the last 5 trading days in December and the first 2 trading days in January. So, how did the latest Santa Claus rally fare this year? The Rally got off to a great start, then fizzled out as the period progressed, and ended up rather poorly. [more]

Technical Analysis – Chart-of-the-Day – Spotlight on the S&P/TSX Composite Index

June 4, 2021 Bob Weir

The S&P/TSX Composite Index (“S&P/TSX” or the “Index”) has reached a milestone. For the first time ever, it has closed above 20,000! From the March 2020 low, the Index has gone almost parabolic, with just a brief pause in September – October last year. This kind of relentless upward move usually ends with a pull-back, often resulting in a significant retraction. Downside support sits at 18,000. [more]

CHART OF THE DAY – Spotlight on the S&P/TSX Composite Index

January 23, 2021 Bob Weir

The S&P/TSX Composite Index has reached an important point at its current level. Right now, we have the forming of a possible Double Top around 18,000. A break-down from here could possibly lead to many months before the Index challenged the 18,000 level again. [more]

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Charting the Major World Stock Market Indices Since 1990

December 23, 2019 Chris Thompson

The S&P 500 is having its best December in over 5 years, closing in on the best year in over 20 years, and has increased 10 times its value since November 1990. How does the S&P 500 compare with the other world indices? [more]

Top Ten Portfolio Keeping Pace With S&P/TSX

November 23, 2019 Bob Weir

Our Top Ten Portfolio slipped slightly over the past two weeks by 0.5% while the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.6%. We are increasingly nervous about a possible near-term correction even though the market has entered its strongest seasonality period. Investors should be alert for tax-loss selling situations, where increased selling for window-dressing purposes could result in sharply lower prices for “loser” stocks. This often provides an ideal entry point for astute buyers. [more]

Canadian Top Yielding Stocks – Is there Danger in the Dividends?

October 10, 2019 Jay Yi

As income investors in Canada and the U.S. continue to face the challenge of a low interest rate environment, the equity market dividends continue to lure investment dollars. [more]

S&P/TSX Composite Index Pressing Against Resistance Level

September 13, 2019 Bob Weir

The S&P/TSX Index reach a new all-time intra-day high of 16,696.40. However, at the end of the day, the Index closed just slightly lower than its all-time closing high. [more]