Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) 48.96 $XLP
Key Takeaways From The Employment Report
Economics Fanatic - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 9:08AM CST
VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), WMT: 90.02 (+0.67), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), VHT: 128.92 (-0.06)
Get Back in the Market and Buy These 3 Sectors for a ‘Steady’ U.S. Economy
at The Street - Wed Jan 07, 4:50PM CST
Investors should be buying technology, consumer discretionary and industrial stocks, says Summit Place Financial Advisors President Liz Miller.
XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), QQQ: 101.55 (-1.07), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), DIA: 176.24 (-0.98), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
Generating Alpha With A 2015 Model Portfolio
Foundational Research - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 10:50AM CST
XLB: 48.29 (-0.11), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), XLF: 23.92 (-0.20), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
Consumer Companies Issue Most Negative Guidance Ever Despite Lower Gasoline Prices
Wolf Richter - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 9:14AM CST
The price of oil continues to crash relentlessly. WTI trades at $49.80 as I'm writing this on Monday after hours, down 5.5% for the day, and down 54% since June 2014. The oil price plunge is eating into the American oil boom, munching on income...
PEJ: 36.27 (+0.25), OLO: 6.98 (-0.35), BNO: 18.68 (-0.98), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), DNO: 64.00 (+2.98), OIL: 10.47 (-0.65), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), OLEM: 22.28 (-0.40), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), USO: 17.41 (-0.87), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), UCO: 7.56 (-0.80), DTO: 104.23 (+7.14), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), UWTI: 2.95 (-0.51), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), SCO: 102.00 (+9.16), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), SZO: 69.50 (+3.37), DBO: 13.27 (-0.73), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), DWTI: 181.01 (+23.40), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24), USL: 23.59 (-0.95)
Is It Time For Stock Market Investors To Play Defense?
ETFguide - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 12:34AM CST
By Ronald Delegge The U.S. stock market has gained five consecutive years and 9 out of the past 10 years. Put another way, an offensive oriented aggressive approach toward stocks has worked like a charm. Is it time for investors to start playing...
VTI: 104.52 (-0.75), VOO: 185.84 (-1.39), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38)
The free delivery gambit in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 6:51PM CST
SPLS: 17.24 (+0.02), CAB: 56.46 (+0.22), BBY: 39.09 (+1.03), WMT: 90.02 (+0.67), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), TGT: 76.63 (+0.20), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), AMZN: 291.41 (-5.52), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), DKS: 53.93 (+0.39), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), TJX: 67.40 (-0.35), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), BIG: 44.43 (+0.74), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.29 (-0.11), VXX: 33.49 (+1.51), EWN: 23.20 (+0.15), EWL: 31.50 (-0.09), TLT: 131.82 (+0.75), EWK: 16.00 (+0.02), EEM: 38.95 (-0.32), KRE: 37.67 (-0.40), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), FXB: 149.02 (+0.09), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), FM: 29.93 (+0.02), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), FXE: 116.53 (-0.08), KIE: 64.69 (-0.61), XLF: 23.92 (-0.20), VNQ: 85.78 (+0.65), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20), EIS: 46.38 (-0.07), SH: 22.07 (+0.17), IEF: 108.35 (+0.38), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), FXY: 82.22 (+0.15), UL: 40.46 (+0.61), GSK: 42.93 (+0.13), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), IVV: 204.09 (-1.56), UUP: 24.38 (unch), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), EWU: 17.52 (-0.07), ENZL: 40.33 (+0.07), GLD: 118.56 (+1.30), EFA: 59.50 (-0.14), EDEN: 46.83 (+0.15), ACWX: 42.08 (-0.17), IWM: 117.18 (-0.39)
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: 48.96 (-0.15), SHY: 84.73 (+0.05), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 36.27 (+0.25), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
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: 42.64 (-0.39), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), WMT: 90.02 (+0.67), PG: 89.92 (-0.33), PEP: 96.42 (-0.40)
The Global Defenders
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:25AM CST
BUD: 113.46 (+1.49), EIS: 46.38 (-0.07), UN: 39.15 (+0.58), UL: 40.46 (+0.61), EWN: 23.20 (+0.15), GSK: 42.93 (+0.13), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), EWL: 31.50 (-0.09), DEO: 111.85 (+0.96), EWK: 16.00 (+0.02), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), IYZ: 29.02 (+0.14), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), RDS.A: 62.93 (-1.29), NVO: 43.70 (+0.49), AZN: 70.79 (+1.35), ENZL: 40.33 (+0.07), EWU: 17.52 (-0.07), TEVA: 57.01 (+0.29), ACWX: 42.08 (-0.17), EDEN: 46.83 (+0.15), NGG: 70.03 (+0.06), NVS: 95.48 (-0.64)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 36.27 (+0.25), BBY: 39.09 (+1.03), KORS: 69.33 (+0.07), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), RL: 174.42 (-1.57), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), FOSL: 102.82 (-0.54), COH: 38.57 (+0.37), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), VRA: 18.80 (-0.22), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), KATE: 28.17 (+0.01), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), AMZN: 291.41 (-5.52), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), HGG: 6.03 (+0.13), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), TIF: 89.01 (-14.44), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
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: 48.29 (-0.11), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), XLF: 23.92 (-0.20), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
Shippers to push for mediation in dispute with West Coast dockworkers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 9:12PM CST
IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), SZK: 26.00 (unch), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.35
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:18PM CST
XLP: 48.96 (-0.15)
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: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
XLB: 48.29 (-0.11), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), GLD: 118.56 (+1.30), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), XLF: 23.92 (-0.20), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
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: 36.27 (+0.25), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
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: 36.27 (+0.25), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
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: 36.27 (+0.25), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
Key Takeaways From The Employment Report
Economics Fanatic - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 09, 9:08AM CST
VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), WMT: 90.02 (+0.67), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), VHT: 128.92 (-0.06)
Get Back in the Market and Buy These 3 Sectors for a ‘Steady’ U.S. Economy
at The Street - Wed Jan 07, 4:50PM CST
Investors should be buying technology, consumer discretionary and industrial stocks, says Summit Place Financial Advisors President Liz Miller.
XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), QQQ: 101.55 (-1.07), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), DIA: 176.24 (-0.98), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
Generating Alpha With A 2015 Model Portfolio
Foundational Research - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 10:50AM CST
XLB: 48.29 (-0.11), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), XLF: 23.92 (-0.20), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20)
Consumer Companies Issue Most Negative Guidance Ever Despite Lower Gasoline Prices
Wolf Richter - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 9:14AM CST
The price of oil continues to crash relentlessly. WTI trades at $49.80 as I'm writing this on Monday after hours, down 5.5% for the day, and down 54% since June 2014. The oil price plunge is eating into the American oil boom, munching on income...
PEJ: 36.27 (+0.25), OLO: 6.98 (-0.35), BNO: 18.68 (-0.98), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), DNO: 64.00 (+2.98), OIL: 10.47 (-0.65), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), OLEM: 22.28 (-0.40), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), USO: 17.41 (-0.87), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), UCO: 7.56 (-0.80), DTO: 104.23 (+7.14), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), UWTI: 2.95 (-0.51), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), SCO: 102.00 (+9.16), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), SZO: 69.50 (+3.37), DBO: 13.27 (-0.73), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), DWTI: 181.01 (+23.40), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24), USL: 23.59 (-0.95)
Is It Time For Stock Market Investors To Play Defense?
ETFguide - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 12:34AM CST
By Ronald Delegge The U.S. stock market has gained five consecutive years and 9 out of the past 10 years. Put another way, an offensive oriented aggressive approach toward stocks has worked like a charm. Is it time for investors to start playing...
VTI: 104.52 (-0.75), VOO: 185.84 (-1.39), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38)
The free delivery gambit in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 6:51PM CST
SPLS: 17.24 (+0.02), CAB: 56.46 (+0.22), BBY: 39.09 (+1.03), WMT: 90.02 (+0.67), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), TGT: 76.63 (+0.20), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), AMZN: 291.41 (-5.52), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), DKS: 53.93 (+0.39), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), TJX: 67.40 (-0.35), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), BIG: 44.43 (+0.74), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.29 (-0.11), VXX: 33.49 (+1.51), EWN: 23.20 (+0.15), EWL: 31.50 (-0.09), TLT: 131.82 (+0.75), EWK: 16.00 (+0.02), EEM: 38.95 (-0.32), KRE: 37.67 (-0.40), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), SPY: 202.65 (-1.60), FXB: 149.02 (+0.09), XLK: 40.77 (-0.48), FM: 29.93 (+0.02), XLI: 55.04 (-0.38), FXE: 116.53 (-0.08), KIE: 64.69 (-0.61), XLF: 23.92 (-0.20), VNQ: 85.78 (+0.65), XLE: 74.16 (-2.20), EIS: 46.38 (-0.07), SH: 22.07 (+0.17), IEF: 108.35 (+0.38), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), FXY: 82.22 (+0.15), UL: 40.46 (+0.61), GSK: 42.93 (+0.13), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11), IVV: 204.09 (-1.56), UUP: 24.38 (unch), XLV: 70.24 (+0.03), EWU: 17.52 (-0.07), ENZL: 40.33 (+0.07), GLD: 118.56 (+1.30), EFA: 59.50 (-0.14), EDEN: 46.83 (+0.15), ACWX: 42.08 (-0.17), IWM: 117.18 (-0.39)
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: 48.96 (-0.15), SHY: 84.73 (+0.05), XLU: 47.27 (-0.11)
MasterCard: Holiday retail sales up 5.5% Y/Y
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 11:32AM CST
PEJ: 36.27 (+0.25), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
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: 42.64 (-0.39), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), WMT: 90.02 (+0.67), PG: 89.92 (-0.33), PEP: 96.42 (-0.40)
The Global Defenders
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:25AM CST
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Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
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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)...
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Shippers to push for mediation in dispute with West Coast dockworkers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 9:12PM CST
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Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.35
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:18PM CST
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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...
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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...
PEJ: 36.27 (+0.25), RTH: 71.84 (-0.21), FDIS: 28.55 (-0.15), XLP: 48.96 (-0.15), PMR: 39.01 (+0.08), FSTA: 29.71 (-0.10), UGE: 96.36 (-0.30), UCC: 94.93 (-0.95), FXD: 35.21 (-0.07), RCD: 86.64 (-0.43), FXG: 42.70 (-0.35), IYK: 104.47 (-0.49), SCC: 13.38 (+0.13), VDC: 125.83 (-0.51), XLY: 70.51 (-0.38), IYC: 135.51 (-0.72), PBJ: 30.53 (-0.27), PEZ: 44.02 (-0.21), XRT: 95.45 (+0.20), VCR: 114.40 (-0.41), RETL: 101.70 (-0.91), SZK: 26.00 (unch), PSCC: 52.82 (-0.34), RHS: 104.97 (-0.83), PSL: 50.32 (-0.33), PSCD: 51.32 (+0.24)
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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