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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Investment Strategies / Mechanical Investing
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Author: zeelotes 🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: BCC Updated to 07/10/2026
Date: 07/10/26 7:40 PM
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The three bear catchers remain firmly in the grip of a bullish run, and that has been the case since April 15th.

Date      Signal  SMA   NH/NL  DBE
20260710 7 Bull Bull Bull
20260415 7 Bull Bull Bull
20260409 3 Bull Bull Bear
20260408 7 Bull Bull Bull
20260309 5 Bull Bear Bull
20260105 7 Bull Bull Bull
20251226 5 Bull Bear Bull
20251128 7 Bull Bull Bull
20251031 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250813 7 Bull Bull Bull
20250801 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250626 7 Bull Bull Bull
20250617 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250604 7 Bull Bull Bull
20250508 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250409 4 Bear Bear Bull
20250207 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250205 7 Bull Bull Bull
20250131 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250130 7 Bull Bull Bull
20250129 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250124 7 Bull Bull Bull
20250108 5 Bull Bear Bull
20250103 7 Bull Bull Bull


Here are the returns of a few of the major indexes from 4/15/2026 to present. What a contrast! It pays to have a filter that helps you to know which asset class is at the front of the pack.

Date:                                  4/15/2026
Symbol Title 7/10/2026
^SOX Phlx Semiconductor Sector 40.35%
^BTK Amex Biotech Index 19.63%
^XAL Amex Airline Index 15.62%
^XCI Amex Computer 14.21%
^NDX Nasdaq 100 Index 13.82%
^PSE Tech: Pse Tech 12.16%
^BKX Phlx - Kbw Bank Index 11.67%
^SML S&p 600 Small Cap 9.93%
^RUT Russell 2000 9.73%
^IXIC Nasdaq Composite 9.43%
^DRG Pharmaceutical 9.35%
^DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average 8.61%
^XII Institutional Ndx 8.22%
SPY Spdr S&p 500 8.14%
^OEX S&p 100 7.90%
^GSPC S&p 500 7.87%
^RUA Russell 3000 7.85%
^RUI Russell 1000 7.73%
MDY Spdr S&p Midcap 400 Etf Trust 6.16%
^DJA Dow 65 Composite 5.56%
^VLIC Value Line 4.65%
^XBD Finance: Broker 4.61%
^NYA Nyse Composite 4.22%
^XOI Energy - Oil 2.56%
^UTY Phlx Utility Sector -0.97%
^XNG Energy - Natural Gas -2.34%
^XAU Phlx Gold And Silver Sector -21.49%


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