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Jared Cummans: Yet another volatile week for stocks as they were finally able to snap their six day losing streak, much to the delight of traders across the nation. With the euro zone still in shambles, and a slowdown threatening the Chinese economy, investors have been Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: With half of 2012 behind us, let’s take a quick check of what the Sector Rotation Model is suggesting, both from a Year-to-Date perspective and from the 2012 peak so far. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Sector rotation strategies have long been popular with investors–especially those who believe they are able to spot relative opportunities in various corners of the market. Sector rotation strategies have the potential to generate Read more…
Yesterday, stocks lost ground on higher trade and closed near session lows. Higher-beta issues led the decline, as the small-cap Russell 2000 and the S&P MidCap 400 fell 2.0% and 1.9% respectively. The S&P 500 lost 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: I find it helpful to step inside sector performance when assessing the health or potential weakness ahead for the broader Stock Market. Read more…
There’s nothing like some good news to tick this market off. Weekly unemployment claims post their sharpest retreat in a year, and stocks sell off. Add in a defiant European Central Bank that is unwilling to throw in the towel on the region’s Read more…
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…
Corey Rosenbloom: What is the broader Sector Rotation Model saying about the current rally and state of the market? Good things actually. Read more…
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Chris Ciovacco: Financial stocks have been immensely disliked by investors relative to other options since the peak in late 2006/early 2007. If you look at the performance of financial stocks relative to the S&P 500 on a longer-term basis, the recent “surge” off the December 2011 lows is far from significant in Read more…
Jared Cummans: As February draws to a close, investors will have plenty of key data points to digest as we enter the new month. Some of the biggest focal points of the month have been gold and oil, which have both been surging for the majority of the past few weeks, leaving investors to scramble in and out of Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The bulls have been firmly in control since the Europen Central Bank (ECB) induced rally off the December 19 low in stocks. However, last week’s capitulation selling in the VIX and current divergences between the S&P 500 and Transports have opened a crack in the bearish door. We believe a Read more…
Jared Cummans: After a dismal end to last week, stocks rallied at the market open yesterday as news of strict fiscal cuts in Greece gave hope to a number of investors and analysts alike. ”There was some apprehension about it, but the fact of the matter is it was done, and it’s given some very real clarity to Read more…
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…
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For the moment, stocks have found some footing and look set to snap a 3-day slump, thanks to better than expected unemployment claims, manufacturing data, and earnings from FedEx (FDX). Even so, that has not changed the fact that the S&P 500 is still Read more…
If you’re frustrated with today’s jittery financial markets, you’re certainly not alone. Unfortunately there are no quick fixes to resolve the issues fueling the market’s ups and downs –namely the European debt crisis, a shaky global economy, and U.S. political gridlock. But before you throw in the Read more…
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