XNTK News and Press, SPDR NYSE Technology From 03/19/21

What’s happening in the Tech sector and QQQ is PE compression. For Q4, now fully reported, the “expected” Tech sector growth rate through 12.31.20 was 3% but the actual was 20%. Remember too the stock market and the QQQ action could be discounting increased re...

10-year U.S. Treasury yield. Where is it headed? Will high-flying tech and momentum stocks fly high again? Is this a short-lived sector rotation from tech into value? For further details see: The Great Tech Rotation. Will High-Flying Tech Fly High Again?

Here is the thing that's worrying me the most. I don't like it when others get really bulled up. The tech bubble bust is in its early infancy. Energy stocks are still pretty ridiculous to be priced here. For further details see: What Are My Worries And Where Are We H...

On a year to date basis, again, energy is the top-performing sector up 31.7% followed by financials, communication services, industrials and materials. Year to date, technology continues to slip in performance and is now negative for the year down .7%. The economic data also suppo...

The technology sector is best for growth investors, but could also offer a safe haven for income investors. If you want to find dividend payers among tech stocks, your best bet is in the semiconductor industry. Companies that were once growing rapidly through technology breakthrou...

There are some extraordinary things that are going on that we have not seen in a long, long time. As we think about what the implications for portfolio construction are, we first need to ask ourselves what is the role of the different asset classes in the portfolio. What if inflat...

More tech-heavy momentum names underperforming the cyclical names sensitive to economic growth. Steepening yield curve indicates much stronger growth this year. Craig: With global cases falling and vaccine rollouts, likely to see a mini boom in summer time. For further detai...

Tech is not in a bubble, even if it feels like it is. In a structurally risk-on environment, people aren't looking for reasons not to invest, they're looking for justifications to invest. There's a very real chance that as FAAMG continues to grow, we don't have a major market corr...

I think we're not alone in being quite amazed by the resilience that the US market has shown following the very violent selloff in February and March. One of our big themes, digital innovation, continues to lead, transforming what I would call the more traditional or, sort of, classic...

After a dramatic year of volatility, the U.S. stock market ended 2020 at record highs. Can this momentum continue this year? ESG investments clearly outperformed in 2020. 2021 should be a year of much better cash flow for companies. For further details see: A Stock Picke...