Lots of fear out there surrounding the potential US tariffs. But, there may be some positives to look at. In fact, today I’ll list more than 20 potential plays that could actually benefit by Big-Daddy Donald’s tariffs! I examine them today. But first, the bad news… “If the Trump team goes ahead with its 25% tariff […] The post Canadian investments poised to benefit by US tariffs appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

Musings…no conclusions today, just some charts and notes of interest… SPX- note the potential support, and negative divergence on moneyflow momentum (MFI) and RSI. MACD, which is the longer looking indicator, looks to be hooking down. But that may be temporary. Meanwhile, the 200 day (40 week) SMA is around 5600. Overall, one could see […] The post Musings on the markets appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

The Canadian stock market may take a turn for the better after 15 years of underperformance against the S&P 500. Today, I discuss six reasons why that may become the case. Before my 4 reasons, here’s a chart of the TSX 300. The lower panel illustrates comparative relative strength vs. the S&P 500. 1. Trudeau […] The post 6 reasons the TSX could outperform the S&P 500 in 2025 appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

We enter 2025 with an unprecedented number of off-normal market relationships. That can spell opportunity! Historic precedents suggest these anomalies don’t last forever. Unusual market relationships do tend to return to normalcy. Today I present 10 big-picture “mean reversion” opportunities.  I hope some of these ideas inspire profitable trades for you in 2025! The upside […] The post 10 contrarian investment opportunities for 2025 appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

We’re starting to see some overbought signals in market trend now. Today’s blog addresses two longer termed indicators that can help us spot points of market inflection. Understand that trend is still bullish on NA markets. But there is neartermed potential for a pullback. Lets discuss that potential…   “The first step to making money […] The post neartermed potential for a pullback appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

I believe that we are in a situation where the concept of risk has been totally distorted. I’ll talk about that today, and what we can do to protect and/or profit by this distortion. Investors have become hypnotized to believe in an investment world where there little differentiation between what is risky, and what is […] The post Its all about the risk appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

WARNING: THIS IS NOT A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS BLOG, IT IS AN OPINION ARTICLE AND SHOULD NOT BE READ BY THOSE SENSITIVE TO POLITICALLY OPINIONATED AND POLARIZED ARTICLES! FOR MOST OF MY 35 YEARS IN THIS BUSINESS , I WITNESSED CHANGES IN POLITICAL PARTIES WITH LITTLE INTEREST. IT IS ONLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT I HAVE […] The post Yearly rant: Something must be done! appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

Just a heads up. Tomorrow I’ll post my yearly rant blog, but if you are a subscriber, you wont get it in your inbox. Some people don’t like getting my rant blogs sent to them, and I respect that. So, if you want to read the blog, go to the ValueTrend website at www.valuetrend.ca tomorrow […] The post Rant blog published Friday Dec. 27th appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

Here are a two items to take note of over the holidays: Potential correction in 2025 I’m presenting three sequential video-blogs (“Vlogs”) on the ValueTrend You tube site that I thought regular blog readers (that’d be you!) might appreciate. The videos present evidence as to why I feel that 2025 may witness a sharp correction. […] The post Two updates appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more

Home stretch, boys n’ girls. Lets talk Elliott Wave Theory, inflation, and my technical outlook for the Regional Banks. Then, a heads up for my year end rant! Love ’em or hate ’em…the new rant is coming soon!   Elliott Wave Theory John wants to know if I use EWT, and if I would agree […] The post Ask Us Anything Answers: Final installment (#4) appeared first on ValueTrend ..read more