Research & Insight

Since 1992, CMG has embraced uncommon solutions – the application of tactical investments as part of a progressive diversification philosophy – to help investors successfully navigate the challenges of today’s investment world.

To enlighten those decisions, we make our insights, opinions, and research available in a variety of forms: Newsletters, white papers, economic commentary and weekly market updates. It’s a great library of information and it’s open 24/7/365. That way, you can drop by anytime.

On My RadarSteve's weekly debriefing identifies the most relevant market events of the past week and discusses how he sees these events impacting the market.See all On My Radar debriefings
Trade SignalsFocused on identifying the short, intermediate and long-term trends in the investment markets: equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and gold. See all Trade Signals

Most Recent Stories

Blumenthal in Investor’s Business Daily on Crumbling Russia ETFs - 12-19-2014

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December 17, 2014 By Aparna Narayanan Investor's Business Daily Russian markets took a fatal fall Tuesday after a massive hike in interest rate sparked instability in the ruble. Despite President Vladimir Putin assuring the economy will be cured, the country's stock has been slammed in recent [...]Read More >

Trade Signals – Optimism No Longer, Buy the Dips - 12-17-2014

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S&P 500 Index 2012 By Steve Blumenthal December 17, 2014 It didn’t take long for the extreme optimism to diminish. I remain in the buy the dip camp. Sentiment is nearing extreme pessimism and we have entered the seasonally favorable time of year. Oil and geopolitical risk is front and [...]Read More >

Blumenthal Viewpoint: 2015 Outlook – Strong First Half, Challenging Second Half - 12-12-2014

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December 12, 2014 By Steve Blumenthal "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) Put me down as a long-time Philadelphia Eagles fan. But let's just say I'm on the good [...]Read More >

On My Radar: 2015 Outlook – Strong First Half, Challenging Second Half - 12-12-2014

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Trade Signals – Trend Positive, Sentiment Remains Too Optimistic - 12-10-2014

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S&P 500 Index 2060 By Steve Blumenthal December 10, 2014 “We are 5.75 years into the mega-bull market that began in 2009. That is a very long period for even mega-bulls. Compare it with bulls from 1923 (5.83 years), 1994 (5.75 years), and 2002 (5.0 years).” Ned Davis (Ned’s Insights [...]Read More >

On My Radar: Passion and Heart - 12-5-2014

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December 5, 2014 By Steve Blumenthal "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do work you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all [...]Read More >

Trade Signals – Trend Positive, Sentiment Remains Too Optimistic - 12-3-2014

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S&P 500 Index 2070 By Steve Blumenthal December 3, 2014 Volatility is picking up in high yield. The decline in the price of oil has heightened concern for the survivability of energy related high yield bonds. Our high yield bond strategy hit its stop-loss level and we moved to short-term [...]Read More >

CMG Tactical Rotation Strategy Webinar - 12-3-2014

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On December 3, Mike Sciortino and Michael Hee hosted a webinar discussing the CMG Tactical Rotation Strategy and why it makes sense to position it in your clients' portfolios today. To view a recording of the webinar, please follow this link. [...]Read More >

Trade Signals – Bullish Trend Evidence Remains – Investor Sentiment Too Optimistic - 11-26-2014

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S&P 500 Index 2069 By Steve Blumenthal November 26, 2014 In short summary: Trend evidence remains positive as measured by Big Mo and the 13/34-Week EMA on the S&P 500. Sentiment is far too bullish suggesting short-term caution. Sentiment has reached the extreme bullish state about [...]Read More >

On My Radar: Purgatory and Bubbles - 11-21-2014

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November 21, 2014 By Steve Blumenthal “A safe investment is an investment whose dangers are not at that moment apparent.” – Lord Bauer All investments involve risk. Cash under your mattress (theft or fire), bank accounts, CDs, bonds, stocks… Truly, nothing is safe – yet some risks are less and [...]Read More >

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