S&P500

S&P500 hits the highest last seen in Aug 2022! Should we buy, hold or sell? (3 Jun 23)

S&P500 hits the highest last seen in Aug 2022! Should we buy, hold or sell? (3 Jun 23) 869 293 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all First of all, apologies for the hiatus in posting new market outlook on my blog. I have been extremely busy for the past three months. My clients can…

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STI – having closed at a record YTD high, will it continue higher? (7 Nov 2021)

STI – having closed at a record YTD high, will it continue higher? (7 Nov 2021) 1339 367 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all With reference to my market outlook published on 3 Oct (see HERE) citing opportunities in our Singapore market, STI has soared 191 points, or 6.3% from 3,051 on…

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Markets are “bubblish”, or aren’t they? (5 Apr 2021)

Markets are “bubblish”, or aren’t they? (5 Apr 2021) 1600 859 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all Markets have been on a tear for the past five months. Since my write-up published on 1 Nov 2020, citing opportunities in our Singapore market (click HERE for…

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Recent weakness provides accumulation opportunities (9 Sep 20)

Recent weakness provides accumulation opportunities (9 Sep 20) 1474 729 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all Based on Table 1 below, U.S. indices have fallen between 5.5% – 10% from the close of 2 Sep to 8 Sep. Nasdaq led the decline with a…

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STI – to head towards 3,390 points in 1Q2020? (25 Dec 19)

STI – to head towards 3,390 points in 1Q2020? (25 Dec 19) 1474 730 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Merry Xmas! As we approach end 2019, most market strategists are putting their market estimates for end 2020. Although I do not profess to be in the league of these…

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S&P500 logged its largest one day fall since Jan. Buy more, or head to the exit? (27 Mar 2019)

S&P500 logged its largest one day fall since Jan. Buy more, or head to the exit? (27 Mar 2019) 1474 682 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear readers, Last Fri, S&P500 logged its largest one day fall since 3 Jan 2019, due in part to the weak European PMI and the yield curve inversion between U.S.…

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S&P500 has slumped 13.7% in Dec, largest percentage fall since 1931! Has the bull market ended? (23 Dec 18)

S&P500 has slumped 13.7% in Dec, largest percentage fall since 1931! Has the bull market ended? (23 Dec 18) 1474 729 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all After hitting an intra-day high of 2,941 on 21 Sep 2018, S&P500 has tumbled 17.9% or 525 points to close 2,416 on 21 Dec 2018. In fact, S&P500…

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S&P500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 hit records, time to switch to underperforming markets? (24 Aug 18)

S&P500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 hit records, time to switch to underperforming markets? (24 Aug 18) 954 607 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all, S&P500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 hit records last Friday with S&P500 closing at 2,875. However, our STI has dropped 11.8% after hitting a decade high of 3,642 on…

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Ernest’s market opinion (18 Aug 17)

Ernest’s market opinion (18 Aug 17) 1920 1032 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all Our STI has broken a one-month trading range of around 3,288 – 3,348. Where will STI and the other indices go from here?   S&P500 last closed 2,426…

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Ernest’s market outlook (28 Oct 16)

Ernest’s market outlook (28 Oct 16) 1920 1032 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear readers, Notwithstanding my cautious stance in the general market, I have raised my allocation from 35% on 14 Oct 2016 to around 89% on 28 Oct 16 on stocks…

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