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The materials sector remains a viable equity hedge, given its low weighting within the S&P 500. This ETF option has been a reasonable performer over the past year, outpacing the broader market. The materials and chemicals sectors are expected to see strong profit growth this y...
In March, we argued that commodities are likely to turn down as a commodity shock gives way to a growth shock. Deflationary forces are now making themselves felt not only in cyclical leaders like precious metals, but in every single industrial metal. Industrial metals cycles have ...
Ecolab is a specialty chemicals company focused on sustainability, which makes it a perfect ESG holding. The company suffered from the pandemic but is set to maintain high net income, EBITDA, and free cash flow growth. Its dividend yield isn't high, but ECL remains in a good spot ...
Today's sector leaders typically become tomorrow's laggards. Conversely, today's sector dogs frequently become tomorrow's leaders. Is a change in sector leadership already well underway? For further details see: Must Love Dogs
The technical research team at MKM Partners comes out with pair trade ideas for ten sectors. "Sentiment continues to be extremely washed out," J.C. O'Hara, chief market technician, wrote in a note Tuesday. "This sort of investor behavior has historically preceded a bounce, which is exactly wh...
The S&P Materials sector closed this trading week in green with a marginal gain of 0.30%. The Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) was also up +0.66%. Lumber futures fell to seven-month lows this week, in a stark reversal from all-time highs set last year during the COVID-fueled homebuildin...
BofA's quantamental Alpha Surprise Portfolio saw an equal number of addition and deletions for May. The portfolio return was +2.3% for the month, outperforming the S&P 500 (SP500) (SPY), which was flat, and the equal weight S&P 500 (RSP), +0.8% for the month. The l...
Investors have a lot to worry about nowadays as interest rates continue to march higher despite cooling economic growth. The outlook for stocks remains uncertain amidst inflation readings not seen. We believe there are very few excellent companies out there that combine a steadily gro...
Financial markets have issued a warning sign to stock investors. While many economists remain more sanguine on the economic outlook, the yield curve has already predicted that a recession lies ahead. Investors are well served to consider the portfolio implications as we continue i...
According to the leading indicators of economic growth, the business cycle looks set to enter a period of material deceleration in the months ahead. This growth downturn is a continuation of the slowdown that began in the latter half of 2021. Combined with this downturn in growth, the...
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2024-07-08 11:38:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-06-28 12:22:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-03-09 06:20:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...