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• Thrilling Thursday – Learning to Love the Stimulus

  

  Up and up we go. I have to tell you, Biden's "restrained" $2.3Tn (it gets bigger by the hour) Infrastructure Bill really hit the sweet spot for the US economy. Read more

  The 01 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Happy Easter/Passover!

  

  Happy holiday! The markets are closed this morning but, for some reason, they are still releasing the Non-Farm Payroll Report, which is usually a market-mover. Read more

  The 02 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Monday Market Momentum – Still Heading Higher?

  

  Up and up we go. Of course Europe is closed on Easter Monday so it's a very low-volume affair and we'll have to see what sticks this week. We have a few early... Read more

  The 05 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• No Top Tuesday – Is There Ever and End to This Rally?

  

  Up and up we go. It's truly amazing that the Nasdaq has actually doubled off the March lows and it only fell 30% in March so we're up almost 50% from our... Read more

  The 06 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Which Way Wednesday – Fed Minutes and Fed Speak to Hold Us Up

  

  What are they so afraid of? Gravity, I guess, as the S P 500 is at 4,063 and the Dow is at 33,333, Nasdaq 13,561 and Russell 2,256. This isn't just high, this i... Read more

  The 07 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Faltering Thursday – 744,000 People Lost Their Jobs Last Week

  

  744,000! That's AFTER another round of $1,400 checks went out AFTER passing another $2Tn Stimulus Bill and AFTER another round of Business Loans have been hande... Read more

  The 08 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Fabulous Friday Finish

  

  $95,615! That's how much our Long-Term Portfolio has gained since our March 18th review and it's only April 9th! We only had $634,785 worth of positions on the... Read more

  The 09 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Mid-April Monday – Earnings Season Begins

  GDP estimates are down 40%. They never should have been at 10% in the first place but we can take the Fed's complete inability to accurately predict what will... Read more

  The 12 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Troubling Tuesday – Another Shot Bites the Dust

  

  Now the FDA and CDC are halting the JNJ vaccine. Like the AZN vaccine, blood clots seem to be the issue and, though they are rare side-effects, better safe... Read more

  The 13 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Record-High Wednesday – Dow 33,600, S&P 4,140, Nasdaq 14,000

  

  Bank earnings are good. Well, Goldman Sachs (GS) and JP Morgan (JPM) are good, Wells Farge (WFC) – not so much. And I'm not sure I'd call JPM "good" as $5.2Bn o... Read more

  The 14 April 2021 by   Phil's Stock World
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