If you don’t think there are opportunities in retail, then you might want to check this out.. XRT (retail ETF) vs IBUY (online retail ETF). IBUY holdings . XRT(blue) vs IBUY(red) Read more
The equities market is experiencing obvious signs of self reflection and rotation (hello energy). This increases the odds of a significant pullback across the board, but volume hasn’t played that scenario out quite yet. In the absence of a pullback, we often experience a strengthening in ‘safety’ trades like high dividend paying stocks and utility stocksRead more
Not a lot to report today. Technology stocks generally recovered in afternoon trading, but still showed signs that it’s not comfortably bullish yet. Stay nimble. latest positions. away from desk most of the day… pic.twitter.com/vFSX2TPEgf — 🦏 Ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) June 13, 2017Read more
Let’s get the week started off right. No sleeping in late. No eating crappy food. No procrastinating! I’m pretty excited to see what the market brings us this week and less excited to see what the never ending Trump/Russia saga brings. My guess is that Trump news won’t move the equities markets and our focusRead more
As you know, money rotated radically out of tech on Friday and some of it ended up in the energy space. I don’t get it. Why does the energy heat map look like this (one day gains)? Basic Materials – 1 day gains Crude inventories where higher than expected last week and there isn’tRead more
Did you get smacked around by Friday’s equity rotation out of tech stocks? Many of us did (see below for all the stocks I stopped out of), but you gotta be prepared for this stuff. Never let your stocks float along without some kind of stop. Even the best of the best lost over 3%Read more
While the media focused its attention on UK and Comey, the US equities market saw a pretty good day. The big picture has shown some levels of consolidation this week, but there are some amazing stocks that remain bullish. SPY 30 Minute My recent trading update: ok. let’s see what my positions did todayRead more
What can I say? The market is going nuts – minus retail and energy. The simple fact is that if you bought segment leaders in January you could be up well over 30% by doing nothing… just sitting and riding the wave. IWM was strong Thursday and Friday (somewhat) as traders took a risk-on mentality by enteringRead more
Well, that’s interesting. Inflation continues to surprise to the upside, but consumers