The bull market continues to last longer than most people have expected.
Some investors don't even realized that stocks have been in a bull market. They haven't bothered to look.
So while the glorified gossip columns are telling you that only 7 stocks are going up, we keep seeing broadening participation in stocks all over the world.
It's the exact opposite of weak breadth.
Look at the German DAX, for example, going out this week at a new all-time high:
Another $73 Billion came in last week, as investors decide they would rather sit in cash collecting an inflation-adjusted, after tax profit of around 1%.
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq is up 50% from the October lows last year. The S&P500 is up a humble 30%.
Technology stocks are up 60%.
Bitcoin is up 160% this year.
But investors are deciding to close their eyes to the current market trends and, for some reason, hoping it goes away.
“If people weren’t wrong so often, we wouldn’t be so rich” - Charles Thomas Munger
R.I.P. Legend.
Charlie, of course known for his fundamental analysis alongside Warren Buffett all these years, was a closet Technician at heart.
His analysis of human behavior was top notch, particularly misbehavior and stupid behavior.
His comment to Warren about the reason they were so rich was because people are so often wrong, was spot on.
If you've been paying attention, we use this to our advantage quite a bit.
For example, twelve months ago Wall Street strategists forecasted an outright fall for stocks in 2023, the first time this century that they had predicted a loss...
Last night was our LIVE Mid-Month Strategy Session. It was probably one of the most important Live Conference Calls we've ever held.
It's odd because we're in the middle of a raging bull market, but it feels that almost no one is participating in it.
Just look around. Over the past 18 months people have told me how crazy I am for buying stocks. But you know, it's been really rewarding buying stocks.
It's the selling of stocks that has generally not worked out very well for investors.
But what do we do now, as we enter the early stages of the most bullish time of the year?