26
May
2015

Sector Detector: Stocks provide a tepid breakout as Fed greases the skids. So now what?

Early last week, stocks broke out, with the S&P 500 setting a new high with blue skies overhead. But then the market basically flat-lined for the rest of the week as bulls just couldn’t gather the fuel and conviction to take prices higher. In fact, the technical picture now has turned a bit defensive, at least for the short term, thus joining what has been a neutral-to-defensive tilt to our fundamentals-based Outlook rankings.

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18
May
2015

Sector Detector: Bullish technical picture appears to trump cautious fundamentals

Stocks closed last week on a strong note, with the S&P 500 notching a new high, despite lackluster economic data and growth. I have been suggesting in previous articles that stocks appeared to be coiling for a significant move but that the ingredients were not yet in place for either a major breakout or a corrective selloff. However, bulls appear to be losing patience awaiting their next definitive catalyst, and the higher-likelihood upside move may now be underway. Yet despite the bullish technical picture, this week’s fundamentals-based Outlook rankings look even more defensive.

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04
May
2015

Sector Detector: Bulls hold the line as market coils in anticipation of a bigger move

After posting record highs the previous week, stocks closed last week slightly down overall. But the major indexes held their psychological levels, including Dow at 18,000, S&P 500 at 2100, NASDAQ at 5,000, and Russell 2000 at 1200. Although the bulls continue to find reliable support levels nearby, strong overhead technical resistance and neutral-to-defensive rankings in our SectorCast fundamentals-based quant model continue to suggest that a major upside breakout is not quite imminent, although a selloff doesn’t seem to be in the cards, either.

Author: smartindale / Tag: ETF, sectors, iShares, volatility, S&P 500, SectorCast, safe haven, technology, healthcare, consumer staples, utilities, Financial, SPY, VIX, IYF, iyw, IYJ, IYZ, IYC, IYK, IYH, IDU, IYM, IYE, FTEC, FHLC, FNCL, FSTA, FUTY, XLU, IXJ, PXQ, NRG, LVLT, REGN, HSIC, LOGM, NTCT, CTSH, GILD, TSO, AA, NXPI / 0 Comments