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GDX is VanEck’s Gold Miners ETF. It has a very high rating. It is ranked number one and is not in the penalty box. The trifecta of our Felix model. This was a tough week for the Felix ratings, although the favored sectors did better than the market. The model output below is as of yesterday and […]
After another day of holding near the SPX 1775 levels, stocks are bouncing this morning. The Q4 GDP report came in above expectations, and we are also seeing some positive reactions to earnings reports. The first reading of Q4 GDP came in at 3.2%, above the 3.0% forecasts. That shows that the economy ended 2013 […]
Most of the talk from international markets has centered around Turkey lately, where the lira has been falling and the govt worried about capital outflows from the country. Last night, Turkey’s central bank held an emergency meeting where they raised their key rate from 7.75% to 12.00%. That’s a big rate hike and it briefly […]
Stocks are bouncing in early trading. They attempted to bounce yesterday also, but sellers emerged fairly quickly and helped push stocks lower for a third consecutive day. Markets are now pretty oversold, so a bounce from here would not be surprising. Housing stocks got a boost from a strong Case-Shiller report which showed that housing […]
Markets are seeing continued indecision in early trading after the indexes opened with a bounce into positive territory, but so far that bounce has been sold into by traders and the major indexes have moved back into negative territory for a third day. Friday’s session saw heavy selling which took many of the major indexes […]
After a bad week in U.S. equities and a really bad week in emerging markets, is there a relevant message? If so, does it matter for day traders, swing traders, investors, or all of the above? The week ahead features a real free-for-all with plenty of data, Fed news, and earnings results. After weeks of […]
PXQ is The PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (Fund). It is ranked number 3 but has a high strength of 74. Last week’s, IGN follows right behind at number four, but in the top three holdings. Investor Take PXQ has a P/E ratio of 22.24 and a yield of 0.62%. This is another sector that will not appeal to value […]
Our markets had been holding up surprisingly well lately, until this morning’s data from China seems to have rattled confidence for the time being. Of course, it’s still early in the day so its possible that we see some of this selling pressure abate by the close and for the market to recoup some of […]