In general, World Equity markets have been grinding consistently higher since October with very little volatility. In the past week or so this has changed as many Indexes in Asia, particularly China’s Shanghai Composite, have endured some real structural damage. While the recent pullback is being attributed to the onslaught of negative headlines related to […]
Be Cautious of Cap Weighting
We’re always looking for different ways to measure the animal spirits responsible for driving markets higher or lower. In many cases, we do this by examining the risk appetite of one asset class relative to another through a variety of intermarket and ratio analysis. Today we’ll look at the oft-cited Consumer Discretionary Sector SPDR ($XLY) […]
Gaming on Sector Rotation
In last weeks “Chart of the Week” column, we highlighted the relentless strength of the Technology sector ($XLK), and more specifically the fresh all-time highs from a variety of subsectors including Software ($IGV), Cybersecurity ($HACK), Cloud Computing ($SKYY) and Semiconductors ($SOXX). Today, we’re going to drill into one of those industry groups. It’s been one […]
Stick With What’s Working in 2020
2019 was quite the year for Large-Cap Technology. Our benchmark, the SPDR Technology Sector ETF, $XLK gained 50% during the year, nearly doubling the performance of the next best sector, Financials ($XLF), as well as the S&P 500 itself, both of which returned about 30%. Many of the analyst notes and financial headlines I see […]
Cannabis Sell-off Burns Out
Investors in the Cannabis Industry had a rough go at it in 2019 as our benchmark, the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF ($HMMJ), traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange ($TSX), fell by roughly 37% during the year, compared to a 29% and 19% annual return for the S&P 500 and TSX Composite. Also included […]
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