Sector Detector: SectorCast rankings take a neutral slant as market hits new...
After a requisite knee-jerk selloff, stock market bulls shook off Russia’s military action in Ukraine and Crimea as just another buying opportunity. Even adding the Russian Bear to their arsenal...
View ArticleSector Detector: Doomsayers help keep bull market alive and well
Bulls continue to climb their wall of worry, as uncertainty from the latest “bricks in the wall” created by Russia in Crimea, slowing growth in China, and Fed tapering fades into the mosaic. Thus,...
View ArticleSector Detector: Caution flag stays out as stocks continue their consolidation
As Q1 of 2014 comes to an end, we can see that January was extremely weak, February gained it all back, and March treaded water. At this point, as we head into what has been the strongest month of the...
View ArticleSector Detector: Bullish sentiment solidifies even in the face of lofty...
The stock market rally from the edge-of-the-cliff reversal on February 12 has continued, and an assault on the all-time highs from almost one year ago (on the S&P 500) now seems plausible. If it...
View ArticleSector Detector: Fundamentals still look solid despite Brexit-induced volatility
After a nice little rally from mid-February until early June, investors started taking chips off the table, ostensibly in anticipation of Thursday’s Brexit vote. But Monday brought a fresh hint of...
View ArticleSector Detector: Stocks break out as investors place their bets on endless...
The market broke out to the upside, as I predicted it would -- although the breakout came a good bit sooner than I anticipated. My expectation was that stocks would remain within their long-standing...
View ArticleSector Detector: Volatility returns as anticipation builds about Fed actions...
By Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC On Wednesday afternoon, the Fed came through to fulfill what was widely expected – no change to the discount rate just yet. But it did pump up its...
View ArticleSector Detector: New Year commences with a bullish optimism, but will it last?
By Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC Investors continue to be sanguine about the economy and are reluctant to lighten up on stocks, even as we enter the New Year on the heels of a big...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investors remain cautious as Trump meets unexpected obstacles
By Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC On Tuesday, March 21, the S&P 500 had its first 1%+ down-day of the year, and its first truly significant downward move in five months, falling...
View ArticleSector Detector: Doomsayers help keep bull market alive and well
Bulls continue to climb their wall of worry, as uncertainty from the latest “bricks in the wall” created by Russia in Crimea, slowing growth in China, and Fed tapering fades into the mosaic. Thus,...
View ArticleSector Detector: Caution flag stays out as stocks continue their consolidation
As Q1 of 2014 comes to an end, we can see that January was extremely weak, February gained it all back, and March treaded water. At this point, as we head into what has been the strongest month of the...
View ArticleSector Detector: Bullish sentiment solidifies even in the face of lofty...
The stock market rally from the edge-of-the-cliff reversal on February 12 has continued, and an assault on the all-time highs from almost one year ago (on the S&P 500) now seems plausible. If it...
View ArticleSector Detector: Fundamentals still look solid despite Brexit-induced volatility
After a nice little rally from mid-February until early June, investors started taking chips off the table, ostensibly in anticipation of Thursday’s Brexit vote. But Monday brought a fresh hint of...
View ArticleSector Detector: Stocks break out as investors place their bets on endless...
The market broke out to the upside, as I predicted it would -- although the breakout came a good bit sooner than I anticipated. My expectation was that stocks would remain within their long-standing...
View ArticleSector Detector: Volatility returns as anticipation builds about Fed actions...
By Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC On Wednesday afternoon, the Fed came through to fulfill what was widely expected – no change to the discount rate just yet. But it did pump up its...
View ArticleSector Detector: New Year commences with a bullish optimism, but will it last?
By Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC Investors continue to be sanguine about the economy and are reluctant to lighten up on stocks, even as we enter the New Year on the heels of a big...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investors remain cautious as Trump meets unexpected obstacles
By Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC On Tuesday, March 21, the S&P 500 had its first 1%+ down-day of the year, and its first truly significant downward move in five months, falling...
View ArticleSector Detector: Q2 earnings season brings anticipation of bullish breakout
by Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC From the standpoint of the performance of the broad market indexes, US stocks held up okay over the past four weeks, including a good portion of a...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investors enter New Year with combination of apprehension...
by Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC After an “investor’s paradise” year in 2017 – buoyed by ultra-low levels of volatility, inflation, and interest rates, and fueled even more by the...
View ArticleSector Detector: Fundamentals suggest impressive risk-on recovery will continue
by Scott Martindale President, Sabrient Systems LLC The first two months of 2019 have treated Sabrient’s portfolios quite well. After a disconcerting 3Q2018, in which small-cap and cyclicals-heavy...
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