One of the US Equity sectors I pay the closest attention to for a read on the broader market is Industrials ($XLI). This is also true for Financials ($XLF) and Technology ($XLK) as these three Sectors are home to many of the most ubiquitous and vital companies in the US economy. They are also some […]
The Lifeblood of Bull Markets: Sector Rotation
We spent a lot of time this year talking about “the safety trade.” We used this term to describe the outperformance we were seeing from some of the defensive sectors of the market, namely Utilities, REITs, and Consumer Staples. These three sectors are now falling out of favor as investors rotate into more cyclical, “risk-on” […]
The Big Banks Are Back
One of the most consistent market criticisms bears have pointed to over the past several years is the lack of participation from banks and Financial stocks as a group. The concern has certainly been warranted as Financials are the worst performing sector outside of Energy and Materials since the market registered record highs back in […]
A Bullish Combination
Legendary analyst Paul Montgomery once said: “The most bullish thing the stock market can do is go up.” The S&P 500 printed a fresh all-time high today for the first time since July. Despite this bullish development, investors remain cautious. The combination of stocks breaking out and bearish sentiment could fuel the next leg of […]
Seasonal Tailwinds for Small-Caps
The underperformance of Small-cap stocks has been a big part of the bear case for US Equities this year. However, according to seasonality, we could see Small-caps begin to outperform their Large-cap peers going into the end of the year. Seasonality expert, Jeff Hirsch shared the chart below in a blog post titled; Open Season for […]
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