Weekly Sector Update – IAI ($)

TCA-ETF Felix EXPANDED MAY 22, 2013

Today’s ETF is IAI, iShares U.S. Broker Dealers ETF. Felix has ranked this number three this week.  We are putting it in the spotlight since we covered the top two sectors in our last two weekly posts.  Last week’s GEX, is still number one and the previous week’s ITB is number two! Investor Take IAI [...]

Weekly Sector Update – ITB ($)

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It seems we are getting better results week by week, inch by inch. The model has a higher positive strength this week, along with a nearly doubled median strength. Our featured sector is the iShares Dow Jones Home Construction Index, ITB.  We have noted that some hot sectors were in the penalty box, and have [...]

Weekly Sector Update – IBB ($)

TCA-ETF Felix EXPANDED MAY 01, 2013

Last week, we featured ICF, still the top choice among ETFs that are not in the penalty box. It has declined slightly in strength (56 to 46), but still a hold/buy indicated by Felix. This week’s highlight is the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF — IBB. The ETF is currently in the penalty box, but has [...]

Gary Smith’s Market Take

Here’s my take on the markets today, April 30th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mixed today. The European Financial Sector CDS Index is falling -3.8% to 147.19 bps. The Spain sovereign cds is down -2.6% to 240.17 bps. The Italian/German 10Y Yield Spread is falling [...]

Weekly Sector Update – ICF ($)

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Well, we hope that no one bought SOXX (discussed last week, here) or gold (GDX) from a prior week.  No one should have since these were ETFs in the penalty box.  The penalty box is not necessarily a negative verdict.  It indicates uncertainty.  It is a brilliant concept from Vince, our model developer.  He identified [...]

Weekly Sector Update – SOXX ($)

TCA-ETF Felix EXPANDED APR 17, 2013

Felix sees better results this week, but only slightly. We seem to be inch-worming our way up the tree. The top rated ETF is still IYZ, which we discussed last week, here. It remains in the penalty box despite doubling in strength. IYZ is worth careful monitoring, since we are anticipate an escape from the penalty [...]

My Gut Feeling for Today, April 16, 2013

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(Due to yesterday’s tragic events, today’s commentary will not be password protected. Tomorrow it will only be available to Platinum subscribers.)  Where do I begin? To say that yesterday’s market would be unexciting and lethargic was an incorrect understatement. Rather the market, nay, the country was subjected to an exogenous event. When that occurs, all [...]

Time to buy gold, any way you can

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Maybe all the goldbugs are selling their gold to buy Bitcoins! Just kidding. But what I’m obviously not kidding about is that gold has crashed today. A few weeks ago, I started trying to find a reputable local physical gold dealer (and no, I didn’t need a prescription, ha!) so that I could start slowly [...]

Weekly Sector Update – IYZ ($)

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It’s been quite a week for Felix. We have had a significant drop in the ratings. Our top pick for last week continues to be the star. IXJ (discussed here) has increased in strength and is still out of the penalty box. This week we will feature an ETF that is still in the penalty [...]

Weekly Sector Update – IXJ ($)

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This week’s featured sector ETF is IXJ (iShares S&P Global Healthcare).  There are several health care ETFs near the top of the rankings.  IXJ is the only one that is not in the penalty box.  The sector reflects three current market themes: The search for defensive sectors — yield more attractive than bonds with less [...]