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Mind-Blowing Stock Statistics!

ericmilton

After finding 20 crazy investing facts last week, I found these wild stats the other day…

Click here for the entire list.

One really interesting fact is that today, 90% of trade volume in the stock market is robotic quantitative and computer algorithms. The trades you and I make on Robinhood, TD Ameritrade, Stash and the like are initiated by humans (us), but executed by a computer.

In terms of returns over the 20-year period 1998 to 2018, the U.S. NASDAQ was the best-performing major index in the world by far, with a return of 468%. The next best was the Dow Jones Industrial Average with 191%. This goes to show that there is no better investment than the great American stock market.

My book, The Stock Market is For Everyone, is a short guide for the beginning, inexperienced investor that is easy to understand and can be put into action immediately.

Click the image of the book at left to be taken to its Amazon page.  (Disclosure: As a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, I earn a small commission on each sale generated through these links.)

 

What Happened In The Market Today?

ericmilton

If you haven’t already heard, the stock market had a massive rally today.

The Dow was up over 1000 points, which is the biggest one-day gain in history.

The S&P 500: up 4.96%.  NASDAQ: up 5.84%.

What was the reason for the move higher?

It was something called an oversold bounce.  When stocks go down at a fast rate, as they have over the last three months, they become oversold, and will rally in the way we’ve seen today.

Will this move last?  Unfortunately my answer is no, in the short term.  I’ve been watching the market since 1995; right now, we are still in a down trend.  Rallies like this almost never last, but they are part of the process.

I’m not trying to discourage anyone – far from it! –  but I want you to understand that the sell-offs are not over.

Now…if Trump announces that the trade war with China has been settled, all bets are off!

However, expect more selling in the immediate future.

My book, The Stock Market is For Everyone, is a short guide for the beginning, inexperienced investor that is easy to understand and can be put into action immediately.

Click here to be taken to its Amazon page.

(Disclosure: As a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, I earn a small commission on each sale generated through these links.)