One of the most consistent market criticisms bears have pointed to over the past several years is the lack of participation from banks and Financial stocks as a group. The concern has certainly been warranted as Financials are the worst performing sector outside of Energy and Materials since the market registered record highs back in […]
Financials Remain in Focus
Financials are certainly a space that we have covered a few times on this site, both in April and June. This sector continues to be an area of focus for many investors out there. In fact, Financials have outperformed the broad market over the last three months. It is also the third highest-weighted sector in […]
Relative Strength is the Flavor in Financials
Often never the ‘sexy’ group of the bunch and quickly lost in the shuffle to the likes of high flying tech or the latest IPO market, especially when risk is fully in favor. However, the Financial sector should be atop your list of barometer checks for the broad market, and when rotation is in favor […]
Financials Showing Potential
In the last week, one area that has seen strength (and a lot of attention from traders and investors alike) has been Financials. This sector is commonly regarded as one of the most important in the market, given that it is a 13% weighting in the S&P 500 ($SPX) and an 18% weighting in the […]
What Investors Need to Be Watching in Financials
The discussion of the Financials sector underperforming has been growing louder as a potential concern on financial social media. This week Financials were the 2nd worst performing sector as well as the worst performer on Friday alone. At 14% of the S&P 500, Financials are an important sector to say the least. Many investors argue […]