Yesterday the rare Zweig breath thrust was triggered. (Zweig’s other momentum indicator had been triggered a few weeks ago) Twitter was all a flutter with this infallible indicator. Carson Research shows 19 signals since 1943. In all instances the S@P was up six and 12 months later by an average of 15% and 23% respectively. There were other breath thrust indicators this week also such as the Triple 70 to name just one.

@Observant1
Is this fund available as NTF?
I see it as fees only option at Schwab and Fido.

@rmt,
I only checked Fidelity and Schwab.
Subsequent TF fund purchases can be made for $5 at Fidelity
or $10 at Schwab when the appropriate buy options are selected.
Fidelity
ARDBX - $49.95 transaction fee, $2,500 min. to invest
MIEIX - not available, other share classes available
Schwab
ARDBX - $49.95 transaction fee, $1 min. to invest
MIEIX - $49.95 transaction fee, $1 min. to invest

You gotta commend market participants for trying a coupla times now, but the S&P NOT rising above the 5,500 level appears to help validate the views of many T/A's who believe it will be the upper level of the trading range for the time being.
https://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$SPX&p=D&b=3&g=0&id=p21909272695&a=412512122&listNum=86

Sorry. It is a typo. SFGIX is the correct one. Both the investor and institutional shares are closed to new investors for some time. However, Andrew Foster and his team also run the smaller value-oriented fund, and it is open. However, only the institutional share is available - $25K minimum and $49.95 at Fidelity.

@Observant1
Is this fund available as NTF?
I see it as fees only option at Schwab and Fido.

@Sven,
I hold two international equity funds - MIEIX (CIT clone version) and ARDBX.
These are the top-performing funds in my portfolio YTD.
I don't hold dedicated international/global bond funds but my DOXIX fund has minor international exposure.
MIEIX has returned 8.57% YTD while ARDBX has returned 7.67% YTD according to M*.
International equity funds have underperformed domestic equity funds for many years.
Perhaps this may be a turning point - who knows?

In the late 70s and early 80s, several states passed statutes and/or constitutional amendments to slow the growth of property taxes. Perhaps the most famous (infamous?) is California's Prop 13. Unlike Michigan, California allows for a "reset" of a property's taxes when it is sold - the idea being to protect existing homeowners from being taxed out of house and home. But not to starve local communities. It didn't work out that way - commercial real estate almost never changes hands, so big companies can have low property taxes virtually in perpetuity.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2020/08/how-prop-13-gave-californias-richest-corporations-a-multibillion-dollar-tax-break-they-didnt-want/
https://calmatters.org/education/2020/11/prop-15-defeat-california-schools/
There is one other state aside from Michigan where property taxes are tied to inflation. According to Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) (passed in 1992), "Generally, property tax revenues may not increase from one year to the next by more than inflation plus local growth; however, this restriction can be waived by local ballot initiative (a process referred to as "de-brucing”)."
https://www.gunnisoncounty.org/684/TABOR-and-Gallagher-Amendments

The Beijing regime is flatly contradicting the Orange regime. "We're not currently talking to Washington's WH gang of criminals. Not at all."
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/china-says-no-talks-with-the-us-on-trade-calls-for-canceling-unilateral-tariffs.html

And the company just bought a huge office tower in Houston. Current HQ is in Dallas. Anyone know the skinny on that Real Estate purchase? Pay date for next divi is 20th May: .3275 cents per unit. ("share.")
https://ir.energytransfer.com/news-releases/news-release-details/energy-transfer-announces-increase-quarterly-cash-12

@Sven,
I hold two international equity funds - MIEIX (CIT clone version) and ARDBX.
These are the top-performing funds in my portfolio YTD.
I don't hold dedicated international/global bond funds but my DOXIX fund has minor international exposure.
MIEIX has returned 8.57% YTD while ARDBX has returned 7.67% YTD according to M*.
International equity funds have underperformed domestic equity funds for many years.
Perhaps this may be a turning point - who knows?

Nah, we'd have to send him to Ukraine for that.
He thinks he's getting immunity forever.....the official Trump merchandise store is now selling caps embroidered with “Trump 2028” for $50.

2025 starting total, including January's typical w/d, compared to today's market-close portfolio total, puts me just a hair above zero YTD. Of course, that will change tomorrow.

Very interesting T/A activity.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stock-market-is-looking-oversold-as-earnings-season-gets-underway-e699e2f0?mod=home_invest
S&P: Introduction of a BUY level and a extremely BULLISH level.
Excerpt (BOLD added):
If SPX can keep climbing, a McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) buy signal would be generated by a close above 5,575. Even so, there is further overhead resistance, including the now-declining 200-day MA at 5,750. If SPX were to rise above 5,800, that would be extremely bullish and we would no longer consider the SPX chart bearish.
FWIW IMO, we are unlikely to achieve the 5,800 level anytime soon. YMMV.

SPECIAL ADD FOR TODAY: With most investment sectors today being happy, one may suppose that it is no surprise that the Marijuana etf, MJ advanced today, +10.5%. So, be it a doobie, whacky weed or the 20 or so names..........light em up, eh? OR NOT.
AND, for today only (Thursday, April 24); although you've probably already looked. NICE price gains in bond related areas, with lower yields, as of 6pm, EST.
There has been a lot of mixed 'chatter' from the DC area all day. I've lost track of policy(s) today. Check back in 5 minutes.
--- AGG = +.35% (I-Shares Core bond), a benchmark, (AAA-BBB holdings)
--- MINT = +.08% (PIMCO Enhanced short maturity, AAA-BBB rated)
--- SHY = +.06% (UST 1-3 yr bills)
--- IEF = +.54% (UST 7-10 yr bonds)
--- TIP = +.53% (UST Tips, 3-10 yrs duration, some 20+ yr duration)
--- TLT = +1.05% (I Shares 20+ Yr UST Bond
--- BAGIX = +.51% (Baird Aggregate Bond Fund (active managed, plain vanilla, high quality bond fund)
--- LQD = +1.03% (I Shares IG, corp. bonds)
--- HYG = +.90% (I Shares High Yield bonds, proxy ETF)
U.S. Dollar Index Data indicated about a -.57% near 6pm.

Forgot to post this earlier. Great stuff from Katie S after the close this Monday.
Critical line in the sand on S&P at 5,126. S&P Closed Monday at 5,128.20.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/04/21/fairleads-katie-stockton-on-the-technicals-surrounding-the-market-sell-off.html

Please find the link for CrossingBridge’s 1Q25 Investor Commentary entitled “One Fall Can Change It All”
https://blog.crossingbridgefunds.com/blog/q1-2025
Feel free to share widely – it’s not just for financial folks.
Healing,
David Sherman

S&P: We are currently just above the Buffoon BLINK Bounce close but still slightly below the 50% Fibo retracement level. More data to support the likely creation of a trading range. Until we take out both of those ^^^ AND the 61.8% retracement, we consider this market action highly predictable and tradeable, and expect it to last at least 6 months.

Whatever they do, please keep Vance away from this matter. Clearly, this man has NO diplomatic skills and respect for other cultures. His nose is getting browner every day.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/08/china/china-slams-vance-peasants-remarks-intl-hnk/index.html
WH need to assemble of a competent negotiating team to work with China on a mutual respectable ground. Cutting out all public outburst is the first step. Who is the Chief of Staff who suppose control all these matters?

A few homes in our area that initially listed between $225,000 and $400,000 have reduced the listing price by 10% after being listed for 14 days. These are not mega mansions by any means, but very nice, single family homes in very nice neighborhoods. I presume the lister didn't have very many folks interested at this time.
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Peter Navarro is 75 years old. Maybe his day in the light of genius is fading and and his day in the cognitive scaffolding of his brain is emerging in an inflexible, narrow, misguided caricature of his former, more broader, genius.