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It’s (Still) Scary How Well the Halloween Indicator Keeps Working… By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

Before you start wondering if the VTI editorial team has lost their wits, just jamming any note about Halloween into this week’s newsletter, please know that I was informed that Ron William had written an article about the Halloween Effect. And I wrote an additional tag-back to that article anyway. It’s not like there’s nothing […]

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Stock Correlation is Jamming, Pounding Higher…Again By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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I’ve written about asset correlation multiple times in the past three years. And guess what. We need to chat about it again. This time we’re dropping back to just the correlation between stocks (spoiler alert for my next follow-up article: Correlations are high for lots of assets right now, including crypto). But for today, let’s

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Double Bottom Déjà vu? Or…Just a Mirage? By, D.R. Barton, Jr.

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Every single person who knows I am a market watcher has asked me the same question for the last two weeks. This past Monday (September 26th, 2022), I was asked at least three times as often. In fairness, the S&P 500 Index chart that many of them were looking at does beg this question. And

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Markets Get Slammed: Some Things to Remember By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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The huge sell-off early on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, had both the perma-bulls and the end-of-the-world gang pushing their agendas hard and fast. In particular, I had just read a piece, late last week, from an investor and writer that I really like. But, it was pushing the bullish agenda, big-time. And to be honest,

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Find Your “One Thing” to Optimize Your Study Time By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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I remember the first time I sat down in one of the best private financial libraries that I know. So, so, many great books, both new and old, surrounded me. I felt truly inspired. The thoughts of so many people were there for the reading. The stronger feeling at the time, I must admit, was

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The Market at a VERY Interesting Juncture By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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Wednesday mornings are just about my favorite (well, for a weekday). That’s the time I usually prepare my notes to send to the production staff for my Thursday appearance on Varney & Co. Plus, I often use that same time in my thoughts for my contribution here at the Van Tharp Institute. It’s a full

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Sector Rotation, and What It’s Telling Us About Market Direction By, D.R. Barton, Jr.

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For a couple of years before covid, my lovely and talented wife and I made an annual trek to Scotland. I wrote about it back then in this same space (in 2018 and 2019). Today I get to write about this favorite country of mine again. Since international travel is getting back to normal, we

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The Line in the Sand (That’s Now a Long Way Away) By, D.R. Barton, Jr.

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Well before the Covid pandemic, and even before there was much of a trade war between the U.S. and China, I wrote about the concept of drawing a “Line in the Sand” as it related to a simple moving average in the S&P 500 that just wouldn’t be broken for many years in a row.

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Nostalgia and Inflation – Plus a Trade Gone Wrong and Trading Emotions By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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“Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.” —Peter de Vries, American satirist Who doesn’t love sitting around with old friends, reminiscing about the good old days? Even the most jaded soul will have plenty of fond memories stored in the recesses of his or her mind. But inflation talk is ruling the markets right now.

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The “What is Forever Changing” and the “Stuff That Lasts” for Traders and Investors By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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My completely packed flight from Edinburgh, Scotland landed today (June 29th) just minutes after 12 Noon. We quickly drove the two hours home and I finished up this brief article just in time for the VTI newsletter team to add it to today’s publication! Here’s a quick summary of the market action and the state

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