Equities Prices Continue to Deteriorate!

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Trump Tweets Unleash Extreme Market Volatility

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There is never any doubt who’s causing market volatility, but keep in mind that volatility nowadays is mostly measured via VIX, a decidedly biased measure of true volatility. VIX climbs as investors rush into put options to hedge previous gains. That means they expect the S&P stocks to fall. A true measure of volatility assigns equal weight on gains and losses in a stock or index. It should not be something to fear. Volatility is getting a bad name, because it usually means that stocks are falling in value. Trump’s policies do cause that, but he contributes nothing to market gains. This may not be the most amusing cartoon, but be sure to check out Investing.com as an investment information hub if you haven’t already. Yahoo! Finance is pretty good for North American stocks, but Investing.com has far better global coverage. It’s also a source for some of the dynamically updated widgets in the Toolbox section of the PTA web site.

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PTP… Our PTP APAR score dropped a bit during the past week. The S&P/TSX Composite Index APAR fell into negative territory following the S&P 500 APAR which dropped further from -15% to -26%.

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We sold one position in the PTP last week… that’s it.

Cannabis Corner… We have our usual updated chart of the performance of the largest cannabis stocks (our “Billionaire Club” based on market cap). This group is still suffering from set-backs in share prices since the end of Q1. It’s currently cannabis stock reporting season for Q2. There were a few stocks with excellent Q2 financial reports, but the resulting price gains gains didn’t last long. Investor confidence in this thematic market sector has definitely slipped. Step aside, unless you’re someone who prefers to pick bottoms in a down-trending market.