It’s hard to find a risk-on equity asset class that hasn’t bounced since the Dec 24th low but that’s old news.. What should intrigue investors is the recent weakness in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, including a 9-day losing streak and a lack of discussion about it. Frank Cappelleri, Executive Director at Instinet, provided data […]
Emerging Markets Outperformance To Continue?
2018 was a challenging year for global markets overall. While the S&P 500 finished down -7.6%, Emerging Markets were hit harder ending -19.4%. With 2019 off to a great start for both assets, an interesting analysis is how Emerging Markets began to outperform the S&P 500 in October when US markets peaked. Since October 1st, […]
Checking In On Small-Cap Relative Strength
Whether you saw the late December to February rally in the stock market coming or not, bulls can feel confident with risk-on sectors leading the market higher. One of these important sectors is Small-Caps. Since the December 24th low, Small-Caps (IWM) are up 19%. Mid-Caps (MDY) are up 18.5% and Large-Caps (SPY) are up 15.2%. […]
Willie Delwiche & Current Market Trends
On Monday, Baird Strategist Willie Delwiche gave his thoughts on where we currently stand in the market. What I love about Willie’s approach is that it’s very straight-forward, in that it’s mainly just a bunch of charts. And as we know, charts speak a thousand words. He covers all eleven sectors and many sub-industries in […]
A Top/Down Approach
Top/Down analysis is a method often used by analysts in order to identify opportunities within larger trends. One technician that has been known for his Top/Down approach to markets is J.C. Parets, founder of All Star Charts. He recently made a short video where he explains to viewers exactly what Top/Down analysis is, and how […]