Earnings Continue to Win The stock market typically grows bumpy in the late summer as the second-quarter earnings season winds down. The fact is I believe any dip in my fundamentally superior Accelerated Profits stocks is a good buying opportunity – and based on recent action, I’m not the only one. Our friends at Bespoke recently pointed out that the bull|bear spread has dropped below 20% for only the fifth time since 1990. When the bull|bear has dropped below 20% before, the SP 500 went on to post median returns of 2.7% in the following month, 9.19% in the next three months, 14.73% in the following six months, and 20.37% a year out. This is a very bullish signal. So, while there may be some short-term volatility, stocks are headed higher long term. In the near term, earnings are working. In other words, companies are beating estimates and that’s propelling their stock higher