Manage Risk or Else! The Issachar Fund is still 100% in Cash, as risk still seems to rise! I believe there are times to be fully invested and times to sit on the sidelines. Investing without a risk-management discipline can be like going to the casino and expecting to beat the house at their own … Market Update: 03-20-23 Read More »
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Directly from Dexter Lyons, Portfolio Manager
Market Update: 03-13-23
Cash is King! The Issachar Fund is 100% in Cash, as risk seems to be rising! After Fed talk of higher rates for longer, the Silicon Valley Bank (16th biggest bank in the US), and Signature Bank failures, stocks have been declining across all sectors. The risk of potentially more bank runs and closures has … Market Update: 03-13-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 03-06-23
Ready to Roll! The Issachar Fund is 35% invested in growth stocks in top industries! The market seems to have worked out an oversold condition and may be ready to roll higher. Fed President Bostic said he thinks they can keep interest rate hikes to 25bps versus the 50bps hikes the market anticipated, and the … Market Update: 03-06-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 02-27-23
Cash is a Position! The Issachar Fund is 100% in Cash! Stops were hit as risk increased, so I exercised discipline and sold all positions. I was encouraged by the bear market rally that started in January, but in hindsight, it appears not to be the start of a new bull market. The market may … Market Update: 02-27-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 02-21-23
Recession & Higher Rates! The Issachar Fund is about 70% invested in 31 growth stocks and looking to sell more if the market continues to de-risk! Thursday’s hot PPI number damaged the disinflation theme that had taken root after Powell’s dovish comments following the last Fed meeting. Those comments launched a FOMO stock market rally … Market Update: 02-21-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 02-13-23
Extended but Not Broken! The Issachar Fund is about 83% invested in 40 growth stocks and looking to get more invested in fundamentally and technically strong stocks in top industries! The market broke out of its 2022 downtrend on above-average volume at the end of January, so a little price consolidation is expected. Volume … Market Update: 02-13-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 02-06-23
The Issachar Fund is about 98% invested in 43 growth stocks in top industries with great fundamental/technical chart patterns! I sold our energy and gold-related positions after stops were hit due to heavy institutional selling. I believe money is rotating out of energy into technology as the dollar rallies, putting pressure on commodity prices. Oil … Market Update: 02-06-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 01-30-23
Risk On – Buy the Dips! (100% Biblically Responsible Investing) The Issachar Fund is 99% invested in 45 growth stocks in top industries with great fundamental/technical chart patterns! We are “all in” but looking to hedge (buy ETFs that short) as stock prices of big techs are extended ahead of their earnings announcements this week. … Market Update: 01-30-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 01-23-23
All In! 100% Biblically Responsible Investing The Issachar Fund is 98% invested in 58 growth stocks in top industries with great fundamental/technical chart patterns! We own stocks with accelerating earnings, sales, and profit margins exhibiting strong group (industry) strength. Our heaviest weightings are energy, metals, machines, finance, electronics, medical, and building. After three days of … Market Update: 01-23-23 Read More »
Read MoreMarket Update: 01-17-23
Subject: Buy, Buy, Buy! Risk On! The Issachar Fund is 91% invested in 53 growth stocks with great fundamental/technical chart patterns! Issachar holds a diverse list of stocks in some of these Sectors: Building, Chips, Energy, Finance, Machine, Medical, Metals, and Retail. The market wants to head higher, anticipating a Fed pivot from aggressive rate … Market Update: 01-17-23 Read More »
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