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Avoiding Debt Trap Challenges
10 October 11 05:24 AM | Brian Dightman

Trading for our strategies at Dightman Capital has picked up the over the past several weeks and an enhancement to our approach has been the emphasis of client communications recently. We also sent a note to clients about deteriorating forward looking...

Filed under: S&P 500 Earnings, Bear Market, Leading Economic Indicators, P/E Ratio, Business Cycle

Market Recovery, Action Not Convincing
16 August 11 07:34 AM | Brian Dightman

Since coming under accelerated selling pressure on August 4 th , stocks are attempting to stage a recovery that so far has been unconvincing. The tell-tale sign comes in the form of volume. As a market observer, I am interested in knowing what investors...

Filed under: S&P 500 Earnings, Bear Market, Risk Management, Secular & Cyclical Markets

Market Signals Rally Confirmation
20 July 11 12:58 PM | Brian Dightman

Stocks confirmed an uptrend on Tuesday's strong rally. We have seen other rallies fizzle recently so it may be short lived but the market appears to be showing signs of wanting to move higher. As earnings season shifts into gear many reports are beating...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, Buy & Hold, Bear Market, Credit Crisis, Stock Leadership

Earnings & The Economy
05 May 09 11:18 AM | Brian Dightman

We are well into Q1 earnings season; overall earnings are down about 35% but many firms are beating lowered targets. We are also starting to see forward guidance improve, a signal to some the worst may be behind us. So far it appears cost cutting has...

Filed under: S&P 500 Earnings, Investors Business Daily, Global Banks, Bear Market, Credit Crisis, Leading Economic Indicators, Stock Leadership