Stock Selection: Institutional Quality vs. Speculative Stocks

“Never confuse brains with a bull market.”Roughly 75% of all stocks follow the general direction of the major market indices such as the Nasdaq 100 ETF ((QQQ) or the S&P 500 Index ETF ((SPY) ). As such, more stocks rise in a bull market, especially a robust one like the one investors enjoy currently. However, a bull market results in excesses and can cause laziness among investors. Stocks that generally wouldn’t perform well can spike rapidly on rumors or gossip.This phenomenon occurs to different degrees; ...