Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Arthur Hill (@ArthurHill). The chart shows the three defensive sectors of the S&P 500; Utilities, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples. Arthur points out that all three of these sectors are currently at all-time highs. This flight to safety has been going on for the majority of […]
An Unusual Environment
Yesterday, Chris Verrone of Strategas appeared on Real Vision to give us his take on the current environment in markets. He believes that the Fed is the root cause for the rallies we have seen in equities, bonds, and even Gold. So, why are all three of these asset classes trading in sync? Chris notes […]
Taking Cover in Utilities
While the market has seen many components hit pretty hard in the last few sessions, there remains one sector that seems to have been able to weather the storm: Utilities ($XLU). As market participants leave “risk-on” sectors such as Technology ($XLK) and Consumer Discretionary ($XLY), we are seeing a flight to safety towards more defensive […]
Chart of the Week: Utilities, REITs and Polarity
You may find these charts boring, but what better opportunity is there to illustrate the Principle of Polarity than with Utilities ($XLU) and REITs ($IYR) recently retesting former resistance turned support at prior highs. Within the context of Technical Analysis, polarity is founded in the fundamentals of supply and demand and is applicable across all […]
Seeking Strength in Safe Haven Staples
Welcome to our new “Trade Ideas” segment of The Chart Report. In this post, we dive into the Staples Sector and identify two strong stocks that recently broke to new record highs: Church & Dwight ($CHD): Long above $69 / Price Target $83 Pepsi ($PEP): Long above $122 / Price Target $138 The Safety Trade […]