It’s hard to find a risk-on equity asset class that hasn’t bounced since the Dec 24th low but that’s old news.. What should intrigue investors is the recent weakness in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, including a 9-day losing streak and a lack of discussion about it. Frank Cappelleri, Executive Director at Instinet, provided data […]
Bullish Opportunities Brewing in Financials?
Since the last week of 2018, the markets have been on a tear. No investors expected such velocity in the bounce nor the upward momentum that followed. The average investor is looking for a pullback to get back in and so far there isn’t one to be found. Mark Newton, CMT and Founder of Newton […]
Emerging Markets Outperformance To Continue?
2018 was a challenging year for global markets overall. While the S&P 500 finished down -7.6%, Emerging Markets were hit harder ending -19.4%. With 2019 off to a great start for both assets, an interesting analysis is how Emerging Markets began to outperform the S&P 500 in October when US markets peaked. Since October 1st, […]
Checking In On Small-Cap Relative Strength
Whether you saw the late December to February rally in the stock market coming or not, bulls can feel confident with risk-on sectors leading the market higher. One of these important sectors is Small-Caps. Since the December 24th low, Small-Caps (IWM) are up 19%. Mid-Caps (MDY) are up 18.5% and Large-Caps (SPY) are up 15.2%. […]
Two Long Opportunities Brewing in Technology
Since the December 24th low and subsequent fierce rally, many investors have been caught off-guard. It is fair to say opinions and outlooks on the market couldn’t be more different. Some traders feel recent price action is a bear market rally while others believe we are heading back to all-time-highs. Regardless of your opinion, one […]