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It’s been a modestly positive week, with most major indexes and leading stocks posting gains. As we write this Friday morning, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up less than a percent on the week, but both have hit new all-time highs this week.

The market is at new all-time highs. If there’s more bad news, it could go a lot higher. The biggest risk to the market right now is stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP growth.

Our Cabot Tides are yet to flash a green light, and thus we’re content to hold our strong, profitable stocks, but also to keep a chunk of cash on the sideline.

It’s been a relatively quiet week for the major indexes despite some bad news (Iran, big warning from Broadcom today), which we take as a constructive sign following the strong push higher after last Monday’s market low. As we write this, the S&P is up 0.6% and the Nasdaq is up 0.5% on the week.

Our Cabot Tides are still clearly negative, and in recent days the selling pressure has broadened out, causing more stocks and sectors to take on water.

The major indexes have had another rough go of it, notching their third straight weekly decline. Before the opening bell this morning (futures are indicating a modestly higher open), the S&P 500 is sitting on a 1.3% weekly loss, while the Nasdaq is off a more severe 2.4%, driven in large part by the horrid action from chip stocks (down 5.6%!), which have been caught up in the trade war.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reports first-quarter 2019 results.

Our Cabot Tides turned negative today, telling us the intermediate-term uptrend has broken.

Amidst the uncertainty investors are gravitating toward dividend stocks. You’re in the right place at the right time.

It’s the last day of May, to which most investors (including us) say “good riddance,” as the major indexes are working on their fourth straight losing week. Including this morning’s plunge, the S&P has fallen as much as 6.9% from its high, while the Nasdaq has lost as much as 8.9% from its nadir.

The market started this week with another sharp selloff, continuing the May weakness and bringing the major indexes down 7.65% (S&P 500) to 10.8% (Nasdaq) from their peaks. But since Monday, the action has been excellent, and the major indexes are working on solid gains, in the 3.5% to 4.0% range.

The market was hit hard again today as investors continued to discount a protracted trade war between China and the U.S., with fears of slowing growth bringing out the sellers.

One stock reports strong fourth quarter and moves from Strong Buy to Hold.

The U.S.-China trade talks continue and the deadline for closure has evaporated as President Trump signaled that the U.S. is in no hurry to come to an agreement.

One stock moves from Buy to Hold and there is price action and/or news on three more.

Remain bullish, but take things on a stock-by-stock basis. The market has begun to pull back after a great couple of months, and stocks could easily correct and consolidate further.

Two stocks reported fourth-quarter results; plus price action on two more.

The major indexes are starting off the week on a decent note—as of 10:15 am EST, the Dow is up 74 points and the Nasdaq is up 3 points. But growth stocks are lagging, and some names are cracking near term.