The Tasgall Group

So, I’ve used BigCharts for over 9 years now, but I recently noticed a new feature. You can chart the P/E Ratio, Yield, Rolling EPS, and a few other fields below a price chart. (I’ve known since the beginning about the more traditional technical indicators that can be shown there.)

The data is a bit off in a few cases, but you can get some interesting little charts. (more…)

Ray Johns has been publishing his model portfolio on Daytraders.com since 1997. For $39.95 per month, stock traders can follow along. His live performance record is reported on the site but what can be made from it? I decided to find out so I compiled them all into this Excel spreadsheet which assumes a $1000 investment in each trade call made since 1997. (more…)

We discussed at our 2nd Tasgall meeting two two articles, one from Fortune and another by Dr. Fahlenbrach, regarding whether Founder-CEOs could serve as a first-pass filter for determining whether a stock is a potential long-term buy. Based on Fahlenbrach’s research, it appears that Founder-CEOs make up approximately 10-15% of the overall market. Thus, using Founder-CEOs as a first-pass filter to limit the number of stocks up for long-term investment consideration is a potentially effective tool, although it’s clear that additional filters would also need to be employed before making an investment in a company. (more…)

Crestmont Research has put together an excellent resource called the Stock Market Matrix. It shows how the long-term buy-and-hold approach would have worked for every holding period of the last 100 years.

Take a look. There are a lot of other good resources on their website too. I highly recommend looking at the Excel spreadsheets they put together with the historical interest rate yield curve graphed over time.

The general consensus is that the markets and/or economy will do well once the Fed stops raising rates…

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You guys already know about StockCharts.com, but one feature I didn’t know about was the ability to chart two stocks against each other. Another way of thinking about it is to see the price of X in terms of Y — i.e., the performance of the Dow priced in Gold.

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