Category: Relative Returns
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Interesting convergence between small and large company stocks
Market cycles and trends are dynamic, ever evolving, so labels such as big and small are subjective, relative, and change over time. Everything is impermanent, so nothing lasts forever. Investors expect smaller companies stocks to… Read More
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Stock market indexes lost some buying enthusiasm for the day
Buying enthusiasm reversed from positive to selling pressure today after the first hour. I observed notable selling volume at the close, which was the opposite of what I pointed out last Thursday.The S&P 500 Stock… Read More
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The Trend of the U.S. Stock Market and Sectors Year-to-Date
As of today, the below table illustrates the year-to-date gains and losses for the S&P 500® Index (SPY) and the 9 Sector SPDRs in the S&P 500®. We observe the current and historical performance to see how the… Read More
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Hasn’t Managed Downside Risk
Stephen Gandel shares an interesting observation in Fortune ” Warren Buffett’s Berkshire lost $11 billion in market selloff“. He points out that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A or BRK.B) is tracking the U.S. stock indexes on the downside. He says:… Read More
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Stock Market Decline is Broad
We typically expect to see small company stocks decline first and decline the most. The theory is that smaller companies, especially micro companies, are more risky so their value may disappear faster. Below, we view the… Read More
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Absolute Return: an investment objective and strategy
Absolute Return in its basic definition is the return that an asset achieves over a certain period of time. This measure looks at the appreciation or depreciation (expressed as a dollar amount or a percentage).… Read More
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Absolute Return as an Investment Strategy
In “Absolute Return: The Basic Definition”, I explained an absolute return is the return that an asset achieves over a certain period of time. To me, absolute return is also an investment objective. In “Absolute Return… Read More
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Absolute Return as an Investment Objective
In Absolute Return: The Basic Definition, I explained an absolute return is the return that an asset achieves over a certain period of time. To me, absolute return is also an investment objective. Absolute Return as… Read More
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Asymmetric Alpha? Completely Different Measures and Objectives
I was talking to an investment advisor about ASYMMETRY® Global Tactical and the objective of asymmetric returns when he mentioned “asymmetric alpha”. I explained the two words don’t go together. Asymmetric is an imbalance, or… Read More