What is up with the Stock Market?

Personally I am almost fully invested with just a bit of cash on the sidelines to buy during dips. The markets are relatively cheap at this point. 15 times next years earnings or so. Because of GAAP accounting there are many expense items that are non-cash but still count against earnings. So the reality is that the companies are doing much better than they show on paper. Plus they also have near record amounts of cash on the books.

The biggest fear i believe is a weaking dollar. When the dollar gets weak, foreigners can buy American assets very cheaply. That acts as support for our markets. Like wise foriegn stocks held by Americans also experience increases due to the currency differential.

Lastly in times of higher inflation, corporations make more money while keeping margin % the same. Say something costs $10 and you can sell it for $20. Lets say inflation hits 50%/ It now cost $15 to make and to keep the same 50% margin you now sell it for $30. You are now making $15 instead of $10 on each item. Any debt they have also becomes cheaper in rewlative terms. Thus the stock price will rise.

I am of the opinion that you have to stay in the markets at all times. Anybody who has yet to reitre can count on at least a 30 year time horizon. If you are 20 you better count on at least another 80 years. All 30 year+ periods since the beginning of public markets have boosted greater than 10% average annual returns for a diversified index portfolio. During that time we have had depressions, recessions, assisinations, world wars, cold war, etc. You name it we have gone through it, and always emerged better off than we were before. You have to take some lumps sometimes but if you are trying to build financial wealth, you have to add when you want to sell. It is really that simple.

Good advice disgusted, and in my IRA that's pretty much what I'm doing though I did put on a position in one of the double inverse ETFs last friday with a conditional sell if the S&P goes up to a certain level. I think I have it pretty diversified with good companies in a variety of sectors and I've been adding ADR's ETFs from varios countries lately with an eye toward dollar collapse.

My trading account is what I've been moving to cash incase there is a big selloff. A collapsing dollar is my biggest fear if the Fed cuts rates to deep tommorrow. It may rally, but I don't think I wanna be in it for a while if they cut, I'll probably need that money to buy gas or milk if the dollar collapses.

originally posted by: Dolomite
Yo Suckas!

I am very confused. I have read a lot around here about the volatility of the current market, and I have some questions.

How is it that oil just hit 80$ a barrel and the market is booming this week?

Why does it seem that every indicator says the market should be falling, yet it continues t rise?

Monday 9.26.2022

The Stock Market just officially entered "Bear" Territory, due to U.S. President Joe Biden damaging the country economically and emotionally.

Source: justthenews.com...

a reply to: carewemust

It isn't looking too hot. Bonds are selling off aggressively globally.