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 […]
Evidence On Both Sides
If we were witnessing a real trial-by-jury (which, at the end of the day, is actually what the market is), I think it’d be safe to say that bears and bulls both have pretty solid evidence to put forth in their favor. Yes, there have been sub-industries that have done well and that we have […]
Financials Remain in Focus
Financials are certainly a space that we have covered a few times on this site, both in April and June. This sector continues to be an area of focus for many investors out there. In fact, Financials have outperformed the broad market over the last three months. It is also the third highest-weighted sector in […]
Insurance for Your Portfolio
While the broad market gets bought, then sold…then bought…then sold, many investors and traders are having trouble finding areas to hideout. Meanwhile, contributors at The Chart Report have been prudent in pointing out a few areas to accomplish this, namely Utilities and Restaurants. However, there’s another interesting subset of the market that we want to bring […]
