12:00 TUESDAY – Bi-Weekly Market Report #227 – 1/3/24

by Robert Holman | www.DefensiveAdvisor.com

STOCK MARKET RATING (THE BIG PICTURE) … 6.5 (1-4 bearish, 5 neutral, 6-9 bullish).  We have entered a bullish phase with Fed Chairman Powell acknowledging that a monetary policy shift is ahead which will lead to multiple interest rate cuts in 2024.

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The bullish market got far ahead of itself as investors clamored to get into the market beginning in mid-November and continuing through year-end.  Patience is being rewarded as the market is now showing technical signs of a short-term peak.  So, we are watching and awaiting developments as we formulate and review on 2024 next-steps.

PORTFOLIOS … After reading this report, if you are not sure what to do to take advantage of these conditions, you may go to: www.defensiveadvisor.com/contact to send me a secure email, and I’ll reply with the information you need.

TO MY CLIENTS … THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST.  We’ve had great success since we started this RIA in mid-2018 and are doing better than the market since that period.

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