by Chris Kimble | Nov 21, 2017 | Kimble Charting
Small cap stocks tend to offer a bit more risk and reward. That equates to higher beta, which in turn tends to mean stronger returns when the broader market is healthy, and weaker returns when the broader market is in the doldrums. So where are we now? Likely at an...
by Chris Kimble | Aug 17, 2017 | Kimble Charting
Historically stocks tend to “Start” to get soft this time of year. Below looks at the average performance of the S&P 500 during the month of August over the past 10 & 20-years. CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The typical decline in August is...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 29, 2017 | Kimble Charting
Tech has been a market leader for many a year, as it has been much stronger than the broad market and small caps. Could this trend be about to change? Whether it changes or not, Tech does face a key Power of the Pattern test, at this time! Below looks at the Nasdaq...
by Chris Kimble | Apr 6, 2017 | Kimble Charting
Although the major stock market indices are just a few percent from all-time highs, the market is clearly at an interesting and important juncture here. Since setting new all-time highs in March, the major stock market indices have churned sideways, with only the...
by Chris Kimble | Apr 3, 2017 | Kimble Charting
Most are familiar with the idea of “Sell in May and go away.” Should one take this advice and sell a month earlier this year? The chart below is from good friend Ryan Detrick, looking at monthly returns of the S&P 500’s performance, over four...
by Chris Kimble | Mar 3, 2017 | Kimble Charting
Below looks at the the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Russell 2000 over the past couple of decades. No doubt both of these remain in strong up trends, both creating a series of higher highs and higher lows. CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The strong rallies over the past...
by Chris Kimble | Dec 21, 2016 | Kimble Charting
In 1999, I had been in the financial planning business for the prior 19-years and something odd seemed to be taking place, which really had my attention back then. What did I notice? Junk Bonds were diverging against the broad market over the prior year. In hindsight,...
by Chris Kimble | Dec 13, 2016 | Kimble Charting
Small caps, in the long-term, have done very well over the past 25-years. Below looks at the Russell 2000 since 1990. CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Small Caps have rallied big time inside of rising channel (1). Right now small caps are attempting to break above the top of...
