Tag: Sector performance
Our February Stock Market Update In 3 Charts
Investors are in for a tough year if January sets the stage for stock market’s yearly performance. The S&P 500 finished the month down 5%. What’s more, the poor performance in January has meant that the S&P 500 finishes February with a loss 60% of the time. Technical February Stock Market Update The January selloff […]
Our January Stock Market Update In 3 Charts
Happy New Year! Sort of… Financial markets around the globe find themselves on post-holiday hangover. Stock markets from China to Europe and here in the US have all sold off in the first few days of 2016. Hopefully, 2016 is a better year than the forgettable 2015 for US stocks. But it’s looking like 2016 […]
Our December Stock Market Update In 3 Charts
We’re into the home stretch of 2015. Will a Santa Claus rally emerge to propel the S&P 500 high into year end? Here’s what we know… Technical December Stock Market Update Right now the S&P 500 is up 3% year-to-date. The October rally erased the September losses. But November brought a return to the flat […]
Our November Stock Market Update In 3 Charts
The beginning of November marks the return of the Sell-In-May-And-Go-Away crowd. They’re returning to a market that’s on much more solid footing than it was a few months ago. Here’s what we know… Technical November Stock Market Update US stocks enjoyed an impressive rally over the last month. The S&P 500 shot up 12.5% from […]
Our September Stock Market Update In 3 Charts
A summer of low volume and lackluster trading has been replaced by a summer of fear. It almost feels like we’re in the plot of every horror movie ever written… You know how it goes… it starts out normal with everyone enjoying their lives and going about business as usual. But in the background, there’s […]
2015 Market Forecast
It has been an interesting year for the stock market. The S&P 500 is up 16% over the last year. And that’s after it was up better than 30% in the previous 12 months. So, some remedial math will tell you stocks are up 46% over the last two years. Needless to say, that’s a […]
Own Anything But Energy…
With less than a month until the end of year, large cap US stocks continue to be the strongest asset class. The S&P 500 is up 13.7% year-to-date and it’s up 2.7% over the last month. The large cap index is solidly above the key 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages. In other words, the […]
Are The Bears Going Into Hibernation?
Stocks have taken investors on an interesting ride over the last three months. During that time, the S&P 500 is up more than 4%. On the way from then to now, the large cap index suffered a 10% correction. The unrelenting bid for stocks and other risky assets hasn’t abated. But there are some clear […]
Sector Leadership Is Shifting
I’m sure you’ve noticed, the first quarter of 2014 hasn’t been great for the stock market. The S&P 500 is up a mere 0.5%. But it’s also within 1% of the all-time high. So, it’s not the end of the world either. As the quarter comes to an end, there are some very important changes […]
What Sectors Will Lead Stocks Higher?
The S&P 500 has staged an impressive rally over the last week after a 6% drop to start the year. The large cap index has shot up 5.5% in a little over a week. Amazingly, the S&P is back within striking distance of the previous high. Needless to say, it’s quite a turnaround. A closer […]
