Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) 48.49 $XLP
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), KRE: 40.70 (-0.44), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), FXB: 153.06 (+0.24), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), FM: 30.80 (-0.15), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), FXE: 119.14 (-0.53), KIE: 66.69 (-0.79), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), VNQ: 81.00 (-1.39), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), SH: 21.78 (+0.22), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), FXY: 81.21 (-0.20), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), IVV: 206.87 (-2.14), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), EFA: 60.84 (-0.38), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
Putting Together Quant Portfolios
Paul Novell - Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 2:19AM CST
One of the more overlooked areas of quantitative investing is how to integrate quant strategies into a diversified portfolio. Let's look at a few of the issues involved and some possible solutions. I've discussed the big allocation decision...
XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SHY: 84.45 (-0.03), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Coke, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart Power the Consumer Staples SPDR Fund
at The Street - Fri Dec 26, 10:59AM CST
The 40 companies in this exchange-traded fund helped it perform thanks to a boost in holiday spending.
KO: 42.22 (-0.54), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), WMT: 85.88 (-0.91), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), PEP: 94.56 (-1.40)
The Global Defenders
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:25AM CST
BUD: 112.32 (-0.68), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), UN: 39.04 (-0.25), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), DEO: 114.09 (-0.28), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), IYZ: 29.28 (-0.27), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), RDS.A: 66.95 (-0.41), NVO: 42.32 (-0.35), AZN: 70.38 (-0.31), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), TEVA: 57.51 (+0.54), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), NGG: 70.66 (-0.29), NVS: 92.66 (-0.55)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), BBY: 38.98 (-0.40), KORS: 75.10 (-0.28), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), RL: 185.16 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), FOSL: 110.74 (-0.70), COH: 37.56 (-0.30), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), VRA: 20.38 (+0.14), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), KATE: 32.01 (+0.04), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), HGG: 7.57 (-0.05), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), TIF: 106.86 (-0.56), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
S&P 500 Sector Trading Range Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:01AM CST
Below is a good look at where the S&P 500 and its ten sectors stand heading into the new year. These trading range charts help to identify both short and long-term trends, and they also give you an idea of how extended (to the upside or downside)...
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Shippers to push for mediation in dispute with West Coast dockworkers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 9:12PM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), SZK: 27.82 (unch), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.35
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:18PM CST
XLP: 48.49 (-0.60)
The Current Economic Tale Told By Real Retail Sales
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:25AM CST
By New Deal Democrat Real retail sales is one of my favorite economic metrics. Depending on how it is measured, it has value as a long leading indicator, a short leading indicator for jobs, a coincident indicator, and a mid-cycle indicator. Let's...
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Econ Wrap-Up: Retail Sales, Sentiment, Business Inventories And Import Export Prices
Wall Street Strategies - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:49AM CST
By Jennifer Coombs Likely as a result of lower gasoline prices, November retail sales came in at a strong 0.7% boost after rebounding by 0.5% in October and well above consensus at 0.4%. Automobile sales also jumped considerably, by 1.7% after an...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
An Upside Surprise For November Retail Sales
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:45AM CST
US retail spending jumped substantially more than expected last month, the Census Bureau reports: up 0.7% in November vs. the previous month. That's well above the 0.4% consensus forecast. The profile for consumption looks even stronger on a...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
U.S. Retail Sales: November 2014 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 1:43PM CST
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in tomorrow's November report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a slight deceleration in...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Introducing The ZOMMA Quant Warthog Index
Harry Long - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 12:59PM CST
XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24)
Leisure Segment To Lead Growth In Q4 And 2015
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 2:16AM CST
The third-quarter earnings season for companies in the S&P 500 officially comes to an end, with H&R Block reporting after the closing bell. Both Estimize and Wall Street are expecting earnings per share (EPS) to come in at $-0.42,...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Black Friday: The Aftermath
Wall Street Survivor - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 2:15AM CST
Ah, Black Friday. That fateful day every year when American consumers rush to retail stores everywhere to battle it out for the ultimate holiday savings. And for investors, the market usually responds. Because it's such a historically good shopping...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
How Big Is Christmas For Retail?
Dr. Bill Conerly - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:22PM CST
Christmas is big, no doubt about it. How big depends on what type of retail. Highest honors for big holiday volume goes to sporting goods, electronics, and clothing, but general merchandise and non-store retailers (like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN )) are...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
The Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: Collapsing Holiday Sales Are A Signal That A Recession Is Coming
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 8:26AM CST
Retail sales during the four day Thanksgiving weekend were down a whopping 11 percent from last year. This is a "make or break" time of the year for many retailers, and if things don't turn around during the coming weeks we could see a...
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Cyber Monday sales slow on early discounts
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:42AM CST
SPLS: 18.12 (+0.09), PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), M: 65.75 (+0.48), WMT: 85.88 (-0.91), BBY: 38.98 (-0.40), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), EBAY: 56.12 (-1.10), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), TGT: 75.91 (+0.20), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), DKS: 49.65 (-0.44), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), GPS: 42.11 (+0.16), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), VXX: 31.51 (+2.31), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), EEM: 39.29 (+0.03), KRE: 40.70 (-0.44), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), FXB: 153.06 (+0.24), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), FM: 30.80 (-0.15), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), FXE: 119.14 (-0.53), KIE: 66.69 (-0.79), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), VNQ: 81.00 (-1.39), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), SH: 21.78 (+0.22), IEF: 105.99 (+0.12), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), FXY: 81.21 (-0.20), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), IVV: 206.87 (-2.14), UUP: 23.97 (+0.08), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), GLD: 113.58 (-1.62), EFA: 60.84 (-0.38), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72)
Putting Together Quant Portfolios
Paul Novell - Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 2:19AM CST
One of the more overlooked areas of quantitative investing is how to integrate quant strategies into a diversified portfolio. Let's look at a few of the issues involved and some possible solutions. I've discussed the big allocation decision...
XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), SHY: 84.45 (-0.03), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
Coke, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart Power the Consumer Staples SPDR Fund
at The Street - Fri Dec 26, 10:59AM CST
The 40 companies in this exchange-traded fund helped it perform thanks to a boost in holiday spending.
KO: 42.22 (-0.54), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), WMT: 85.88 (-0.91), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), PEP: 94.56 (-1.40)
The Global Defenders
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:25AM CST
BUD: 112.32 (-0.68), EIS: 46.78 (+0.34), UN: 39.04 (-0.25), UL: 40.48 (-0.28), EWN: 23.90 (-0.10), GSK: 42.74 (-0.05), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), EWL: 31.69 (-0.27), DEO: 114.09 (-0.28), EWK: 16.20 (-0.09), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), IYZ: 29.28 (-0.27), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), RDS.A: 66.95 (-0.41), NVO: 42.32 (-0.35), AZN: 70.38 (-0.31), ENZL: 39.98 (-0.08), EWU: 18.03 (-0.10), TEVA: 57.51 (+0.54), ACWX: 43.02 (-0.21), EDEN: 46.99 (-0.53), NGG: 70.66 (-0.29), NVS: 92.66 (-0.55)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), BBY: 38.98 (-0.40), KORS: 75.10 (-0.28), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), RL: 185.16 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), FOSL: 110.74 (-0.70), COH: 37.56 (-0.30), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), VRA: 20.38 (+0.14), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), KATE: 32.01 (+0.04), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), HGG: 7.57 (-0.05), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), TIF: 106.86 (-0.56), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
S&P 500 Sector Trading Range Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:01AM CST
Below is a good look at where the S&P 500 and its ten sectors stand heading into the new year. These trading range charts help to identify both short and long-term trends, and they also give you an idea of how extended (to the upside or downside)...
XLB: 48.58 (-0.48), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), XLK: 41.35 (-0.46), XLI: 56.58 (-0.57), XLU: 47.22 (-0.87), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), XLV: 68.38 (-0.69), XLE: 79.16 (-0.60)
Shippers to push for mediation in dispute with West Coast dockworkers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 9:12PM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), SZK: 27.82 (unch), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.35
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:18PM CST
XLP: 48.49 (-0.60)
The Current Economic Tale Told By Real Retail Sales
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:25AM CST
By New Deal Democrat Real retail sales is one of my favorite economic metrics. Depending on how it is measured, it has value as a long leading indicator, a short leading indicator for jobs, a coincident indicator, and a mid-cycle indicator. Let's...
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
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Econ Wrap-Up: Retail Sales, Sentiment, Business Inventories And Import Export Prices
Wall Street Strategies - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:49AM CST
By Jennifer Coombs Likely as a result of lower gasoline prices, November retail sales came in at a strong 0.7% boost after rebounding by 0.5% in October and well above consensus at 0.4%. Automobile sales also jumped considerably, by 1.7% after an...
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An Upside Surprise For November Retail Sales
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 3:45AM CST
US retail spending jumped substantially more than expected last month, the Census Bureau reports: up 0.7% in November vs. the previous month. That's well above the 0.4% consensus forecast. The profile for consumption looks even stronger on a...
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U.S. Retail Sales: November 2014 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 1:43PM CST
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in tomorrow's November report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a slight deceleration in...
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Introducing The ZOMMA Quant Warthog Index
Harry Long - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 12:59PM CST
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Leisure Segment To Lead Growth In Q4 And 2015
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 2:16AM CST
The third-quarter earnings season for companies in the S&P 500 officially comes to an end, with H&R Block reporting after the closing bell. Both Estimize and Wall Street are expecting earnings per share (EPS) to come in at $-0.42,...
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Black Friday: The Aftermath
Wall Street Survivor - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 2:15AM CST
Ah, Black Friday. That fateful day every year when American consumers rush to retail stores everywhere to battle it out for the ultimate holiday savings. And for investors, the market usually responds. Because it's such a historically good shopping...
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How Big Is Christmas For Retail?
Dr. Bill Conerly - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:22PM CST
Christmas is big, no doubt about it. How big depends on what type of retail. Highest honors for big holiday volume goes to sporting goods, electronics, and clothing, but general merchandise and non-store retailers (like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN )) are...
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The Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: Collapsing Holiday Sales Are A Signal That A Recession Is Coming
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 8:26AM CST
Retail sales during the four day Thanksgiving weekend were down a whopping 11 percent from last year. This is a "make or break" time of the year for many retailers, and if things don't turn around during the coming weeks we could see a...
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Cyber Monday sales slow on early discounts
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:42AM CST
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