Sol Palha, Senior Analyst at Tactical Investor
Sol Palha is a self-taught Student of the Markets, having widely read conventional and non-conventional texts on all aspects of technical analysis, Mass Psychology and philosophy. He has been studying the markets for over 18 years. He combines the magnificent elements of mass ...more

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Stocks And Bonds Will Not Crash Soon
9 years ago

Gary

That is why we are suggesting that investors wait for a pullback (re the markets). This is one of the most hated bull markets in history. Bull markets usually end when the crowd is euphoric, and stocks are trading at insane levels and this is not the case yet.

In this article: CHL, CHKP, GOOG, TLT, BABA, TYX
Is China's Stock Market Crash Just Beginning?
9 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to comment

Is China's Stock Market Crash Just Beginning?
9 years ago

First of all, I have to add that we cannot give personal recommendations and that you should consult with your personal advisor before making any decision.

QIHO is a bit more speculative in nature. In general when one is looking at speculative stocks even though they offer great returns, one should wait for the broad market to bottom out. In other words there should be signs that a bottom is in place; the market trending sideways for several weeks to several months and putting higher lows would be one such indication that a bottom was in place.

The resource sector looks attractive from a long-term perspective and YZC falls under this category

Mass Psychology And Why The Average Joe Is Destined To Lose
9 years ago

Thank you. The most difficult part is to identify the problem. Once the problem is identified finding the solution is rather easy. Most traders do not even bother to consider how dangerous uncontrolled emotions are when it comes to investing and hence a solution is never found to this simple problem.

Mass Psychology And Why The Average Joe Is Destined To Lose
9 years ago

We think individuals who always focus on the gloom doom scenario must be lacking in humour. A bit of humour always helps ease the tension and perhaps makes the concept easier to understand. The concept in this article is very easy to understand, the problem is implementing it

Mass Psychology And Why The Average Joe Is Destined To Lose
9 years ago

John one of the ways it to monitor sentiment and be patient. For example, in the not too distant future Gold and Energy stocks will make good long-term investments. The adage to buy when there is blood in the streets was not coined without reason. If you can couple sentiment analysis with technical analysis you will be miles ahead of the average joe. There is one thing to have the emotions you speak of, but it is quite another thing to let them be the drivers behind your decision-making process when it comes to the markets. However, if you simply look at history, it is replete with examples illustrating how when the masses fully embraced an investment, a top was not far in the markings and vice versa

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