Do Risks Create a Buying Opportunity? (FAA, IYT, XLB, ITB)
Chris Harvey of Weeden & Co. explains why global risks may actually make stocks worth buying. Chris also gives a few ETF Read more…
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Chart of the Week: Sector Winners and Losers (XLF, XLY, XLI, XLK, XLB, XLE)
Bill Luby: While there was a lot going on in the sector space during the rally from October to April and the pullback earlier in the month, I have yet to see any sort of detailed explanation of what happened during these two periods. Read more…
Look For A Short Sale Entry Trigger In This ETF (XME, XLB, SPY, DIA, IWM)
Equities posted solid gains on Tuesday, but trade was light. The Nasdaq surged 1.8%, while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY), S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) each added 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) tacked on 1.5%. Computer hardware, coal and Read more…
Look For A Short Selling Opportunity In This Materials ETF (XLB, XLI, IWM, DIA, SPY)
Stocks lost ground last Friday, as volume edged higher as well. The major indices all fell more than one percent, with the higher beta exchanges leading the decline. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) and Nasdaq Composite both plunged 1.5%, while the S&P MIdCap 400 and the S&P 500 Read more…
Italian Bonds/Economic Data/Materials Raise Caution Flag (SPY, XLB)
Chris Ciovacco: Our models remain bullish longer-term, but we have some concerns on a shorter-term time horizon. The yield on a ten-year Italian bond has crept back up over 5%, a level which was last seen just prior to recent corrections/big drops in stock prices (see purple arrows below). Economic data has Read more…
Sector ETFs: Bullish Signs From The March 2012 Sector Rotation Model (XLK, XLE, XLI, XLB, XLY, XLF, XLU, XLV)
Corey Rosenbloom: What is the broader Sector Rotation Model saying about the current rally and state of the market? Good things actually. Read more…
NYSE:XLB, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XLF, NYSE:XLK, NYSE:XLU, NYSE:XLV, NYSE:XLY
Stock Market Takes A Breather (SPY, DIA, IWM, TBT, XLB)
Equities traded mixed on Wednesday on slightly higher trade. For much of the session all five major indices traded modestly higher but late selling pressure pulled three of the five indices into the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) was the biggest loser on the day, as it fell 0.4%. Read more…
Select Sector SPDRs’ Average Monthly Assets Soar 32 Percent In 2011 (XLU, XLP, XLK, XLB, XLF, XLI)
The Select Sector SPDR Trust, which offers a family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that divide the S&P 500 into nine individual sector funds, saw its average monthly assets climb 32 percent, or $10.5 billion, in 2011, further entrenching its position as the largest sector ETF family. Launched in 1998, Read more…
Don’t Be A Wall Street Patsy (DVY, UUP, QQQ, XLB, EEM, DBA)
Shah Gilani: You want to know the truth? The truth is that Wall Street has stacked the deck against you. That’s why you need to understand how the game is played. Otherwise you’ll end up a Wall Street patsy. Read more…
Why I’m Bullish This Materials Select Sector ETF (XLB, DD, MON, NEM, FCX, DOW, UYM)
David Gillie: No matter what happens, Basic Materials are needed for the job. Whether its flak jackets and gun powder for war, agriculture chemicals and pesticides for farming or coatings and ingredients for pharmaceuticals, Basic Materials are needed. Yes, even embalming chemicals and casket materials Read more…
Sector Rotation Insights and Lessons From 2011 (XLF, XLY, XLK, XLB, XLE, XLP, XLV, XLU, XLI)
Corey Rosenbloom: The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011. Read more…
NYSE:XLB, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XLF, NYSE:XLK, NYSE:XLP, NYSE:XLU, NYSE:XLV, NYSE:XLY
The Key Technical Level Investors Are Still Watching (XLE, XLI, XLB)
Since the S&P500 definitively broke support in the 1,250′s in early August of 2011 every rally approaching that key level has Read more…
Sometimes It’s What You DON’T Own That Boosts Your Odds Of Success (XLF, XLB, XLI, SPY, BAC, C, GS)
Ron Rowland: It’s easy to get caught up in recent stock market action. Then there are investment advisors who often go to the other extreme, urging their clients to ignore current events and think “long term.” The correct answer is somewhere in between. Read more…
Energy & Materials Will Ride High This Earnings Season; But 2012 Is Another Story (SPY, USO, XLB, JJC, ERX)
David Zeiler: The hottest sectors for the third-quarter earnings season, Energy and Materials, should stay on their winning streak through the next quarter, but will get hit by lagging demand from emerging markets in 2012. Read more…
What’s Behind This 5-Day Market Rally? (NYSE:XLB, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XLI)
Despite signals from the bond market that there is a 60% chance of recession and little more than promises from European leaders that they are just about to fix their debt and banking crisis, investors have gorged themselves for five-days at a smorgasbord of cyclical treats and a Read more…
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