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 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 […]
Financials Attempting to Break Out
Financials have underperformed the S&P 500 this year, but that might be about to change. The sector represents a large weighting in the Small-Cap Russell 2000 index. If Financials can pick-up strength soon, it would likely help lift small-cap stocks, which would be a big positive for the broader market. Below is a great breakdown […]
Unlocking the Value in Financials
The talk of the town this week has been the swift rotation out of Growth and Momentum and into the Value factor. As interest rates and yield spreads have stabilized, cyclical areas of the market such as Transports, Retail, Banks and Energy have caught a bid. While itβs likely a bullish development for the broader […]
Choosing the Best Option for Your Financials
Rotation into Financials and other more cyclical areas of the market is a popular theme among many of the top Technicians that we follow right now. When we dove into Financials we noticed an interesting divergence between its two largest Sector ETFs, $XLF and $IYF. In early July the iShares US Financials ETF, IYF broke […]