Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) 48.78 $XLB
Stocks Slump at Close to Erase Dow, S&P 500 First-Quarter Gains
at The Street - Tue Mar 31, 3:21PM CDT
Stock markets slump into the close on Tuesday, wiping out slight gains for the first quarter for both the Dow and S&P 500.
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), CHTR: 193.11 (+9.72), FCX: 18.95 (-0.43), PCLN: 1,164.15 (+14.32), IBM: 160.50 (-2.17), TCK: 13.73 (-1.54), BHP: 46.47 (-0.71), JCP: 8.41 (+0.58), RIO: 41.40 (-0.97), DOW: 47.98 (-0.70), X: 24.40 (-1.04), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Worst Revenue And Earnings Declines Since Crisis Year 2009
Wolf Richter - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 8:16AM CDT
Stocks have soared. But despite maxed-out financial engineering and ceaseless Wall-Street hype, the first half is shaping up to be tough. Week after week, corporations and analysts have been whittling down their estimates. By now, revenues of the...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
The Incredible Shrinking Earnings Forecast
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 1:18AM CDT
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), XOM: 85.00 (-0.63), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), CVX: 104.98 (-1.92), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Which Is Better: Cap-Weighting Or Equal-Weighting?
John Dowdee - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 3:56PM CDT
RYH: 155.22 (-2.05), RTM: 85.63 (-0.82), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), RSP: 81.05 (-0.56), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), RYT: 91.90 (-0.69), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), RYU: 74.25 (-0.30), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), RGI: 89.89 (-0.50), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), RCD: 91.64 (-0.03), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), RHS: 107.94 (-0.87), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), RYE: 65.93 (-0.28), RYF: 44.56 (-0.18), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Market Trend Analysis By Comparing Equal Weight To Market Weight Indexes
Richard Shaw - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 10:20AM CDT
As a generality, a healthy stock market up trend has broad participation in the trend by a large or increasing portion of its constituents; and conversely an unhealthy market has a low or declining portion of it constituents participating in an up...
RYH: 155.22 (-2.05), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), RTM: 85.63 (-0.82), RSP: 81.05 (-0.56), EWRS: 46.25 (+0.14), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), QQEW: 43.80 (-0.43), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), RYT: 91.90 (-0.69), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), RYU: 74.25 (-0.30), IWB: 115.85 (-1.01), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), RGI: 89.89 (-0.50), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), RCD: 91.64 (-0.03), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), RHS: 107.94 (-0.87), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), RYE: 65.93 (-0.28), RYF: 44.56 (-0.18), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), EWRI: 52.09 (-0.34)
First Week of XLB May 15th Options Trading
DividendChannel.com - Thu Mar 26, 10:56AM CDT
Investors in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund saw new options become available this week, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLB options chain for the new May 15th contracts...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49)
Materials Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.185
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 1:19PM CDT
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49)
When Doves Cry?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 10:51AM CDT
(click to enlarge) Charlie Bilello, Director of Research at Pension Partners, LLC , an investment adviser that manages mutual funds and separate accounts , wrote a comment, Dreaming of Doves: The Disconnect Between the Fed and Markets : ...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Unwinding The Mother Of All Carry Trades?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:43AM CDT
Over the weekend, Mike Whitney wrote an interesting comment for Counterpunch, Why a Stronger Dollar will Lead to Deflation, Recession and Crisis : "There are no nations…. no peoples…. no Russians.. no Arabs…no third...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), FXE: 105.71 (-0.61), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), EWL: 33.21 (-0.46), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), EWJ: 12.53 (-0.25), HEDJ: 66.14 (-0.53), EEM: 40.13 (-0.09), KRE: 40.83 (-0.16), FXB: 145.61 (+0.40), OIL: 10.05 (-0.22), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), FXC: 78.50 (+0.14), FXE: 105.71 (-0.61), EMB: 112.12 (-0.05), SLV: 15.93 (-0.05), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), FXF: 100.23 (-0.33), JJC: 32.84 (-0.58), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), HYG: 90.61 (-0.11), MUB: 110.60 (+0.12), FXY: 81.02 (+0.10), EZU: 38.58 (-0.59), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), XRT: 101.04 (-0.54), FXS: 114.89 (-0.48), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), PCY: 28.42 (-0.04), EWU: 18.01 (-0.31), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), PFF: 40.11 (unch), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40)
Healthcare's Relative Strength Persists As Broad Market Retreats
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 5:40PM CDT
US equities have been trending lower so far in March, and no sector has been immune to the selling. But the relative strength in healthcare stocks continues to stand out. Energy companies, meanwhile, are still the weakest corner of the market among...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VOX: 86.45 (-0.83), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28)
Women in ETFs Helping to Propel Careers and Industry Higher
at The Street - Mon Mar 09, 3:07PM CDT
Joanne Hill, the co-founder of Women in ETFs, describes the industry landscape and how the organization is designed to inspire and advance both careers and the industry to new highs.
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), EWG: 29.84 (-0.52), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), EWQ: 25.98 (-0.40), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), XRT: 101.04 (-0.54), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), EWU: 18.01 (-0.31), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Growth Of Global Food Output Reaches Post-Crisis High
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 9:30AM CDT
Global sector PMI™ data from Markit signalled a record rate of growth in global food producer output in February. The sector was also the fastest-growing of all sectors monitored on a global basis in the latest period. Pharmaceuticals &...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), PBJ: 32.44 (-0.23), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Stocks' Gains Are Limited in Lead-Up to February Jobs Report
at The Street - Thu Mar 05, 2:10PM CST
Stocks regain positive momentum by mid-afternoon. Weaker-than-expected domestic data and the materials sector kept gains limited.
JOY: 39.18 (-0.62), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), PCYC: 255.95 (-0.48), KR: 76.66 (-0.58), C: 51.52 (-0.12), WYNN: 125.88 (-1.58), BAC: 15.39 (-0.13), LVS: 55.04 (-0.25), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86), GS: 187.97 (-3.05), CPE: 7.47 (+0.04), JPM: 60.58 (-0.38), ANF: 22.04 (+0.10), MPEL: 21.46 (-0.27), COST: 151.49 (-0.88), ABBV: 58.54 (+0.30), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94)
Weekly Indicators: Warning Of A Poor Q1 GDP Edition
Hale Stewart - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 01, 1:19PM CST
In the rear view mirror, 4th quarter GDP was revised down slightly, mainly due to less inventory accumulation than initially reported. Monthly January reports included CPI, down big; two consumer confidence measures, one up and one down, but both...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), USO: 16.84 (-0.39), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), IYT: 156.62 (-0.84)
Health Care/Biotech Names Still Dominating
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 12:33AM CST
The average stock in the Russell 3,000 (which makes up roughly 98% of US-listed stocks) is now up 1.68% in 2015. Below we have calculated the average year-to-date performance of stocks by sector. As shown, Health Care stocks are up by far the most...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), EGLT: 12.93 (-0.16), FMI: 48.11 (-0.59), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), TWTR: 50.08 (+0.19), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Top Funds' Activity In Q4 2014
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 2:04PM CST
Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Sam Forgione of Reuters report, Top U.S. hedge funds cut Apple stakes ahead of all-time high : Top U.S. hedge fund management firms, including David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital and Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management,...
HK: 1.54 (-0.04), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), GREK: 11.02 (+0.05), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), NBG: 1.28 (-0.01), RRC: 52.04 (+0.33), RIG: 14.67 (-0.04), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), SPR: 52.21 (+0.05), TWTR: 50.08 (+0.19), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), CSCO: 27.52 (-0.13), BHI: 63.58 (+0.10), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), DVN: 60.31 (-0.40), FEYE: 39.25 (-0.78), XEC: 115.09 (-0.43), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), GENE: 5.27 (+0.33), ROSG: 3.08 (+0.14), SBIO: 29.87 (-0.25), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), IDRA: 3.71 (+0.14), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), BABA: 83.24 (-0.66)
What, Me Worry?
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 1:30PM CST
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), OIL: 10.05 (-0.22), XOM: 85.00 (-0.63), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), CVX: 104.98 (-1.92), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Key ETF Performance Through President's Day 2015
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:57AM CST
Below is a look at the performance of various asset classes through President's Day 2015 using key ETFs from our daily ETF Trends report available to Bespoke Premium members. For each ETF, we show its performance last week, so far in February, and so...
USO: 16.84 (-0.39), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), EWC: 27.18 (+0.09), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), EWP: 34.78 (-0.25), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), EWW: 57.96 (-0.17), IYZ: 30.22 (-0.41), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), RSX: 17.03 (-0.21), EWZ: 31.37 (+0.28), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Energy And Utilities Swap Places
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 11:52PM CST
As of Wednesday afternoon, 61% of stocks in the S&P 500 are trading above their 50-day moving averages. Readings over 50% mean breadth is positive, and right now nine of ten sectors are above this level. Interestingly, the one sector now without...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Stocks Slump at Close to Erase Dow, S&P 500 First-Quarter Gains
at The Street - Tue Mar 31, 3:21PM CDT
Stock markets slump into the close on Tuesday, wiping out slight gains for the first quarter for both the Dow and S&P 500.
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), CHTR: 193.11 (+9.72), FCX: 18.95 (-0.43), PCLN: 1,164.15 (+14.32), IBM: 160.50 (-2.17), TCK: 13.73 (-1.54), BHP: 46.47 (-0.71), JCP: 8.41 (+0.58), RIO: 41.40 (-0.97), DOW: 47.98 (-0.70), X: 24.40 (-1.04), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Worst Revenue And Earnings Declines Since Crisis Year 2009
Wolf Richter - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 8:16AM CDT
Stocks have soared. But despite maxed-out financial engineering and ceaseless Wall-Street hype, the first half is shaping up to be tough. Week after week, corporations and analysts have been whittling down their estimates. By now, revenues of the...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
The Incredible Shrinking Earnings Forecast
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 1:18AM CDT
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), XOM: 85.00 (-0.63), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), CVX: 104.98 (-1.92), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Which Is Better: Cap-Weighting Or Equal-Weighting?
John Dowdee - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 3:56PM CDT
RYH: 155.22 (-2.05), RTM: 85.63 (-0.82), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), RSP: 81.05 (-0.56), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), RYT: 91.90 (-0.69), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), RYU: 74.25 (-0.30), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), RGI: 89.89 (-0.50), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), RCD: 91.64 (-0.03), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), RHS: 107.94 (-0.87), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), RYE: 65.93 (-0.28), RYF: 44.56 (-0.18), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Market Trend Analysis By Comparing Equal Weight To Market Weight Indexes
Richard Shaw - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 10:20AM CDT
As a generality, a healthy stock market up trend has broad participation in the trend by a large or increasing portion of its constituents; and conversely an unhealthy market has a low or declining portion of it constituents participating in an up...
RYH: 155.22 (-2.05), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), RTM: 85.63 (-0.82), RSP: 81.05 (-0.56), EWRS: 46.25 (+0.14), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), QQEW: 43.80 (-0.43), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), RYT: 91.90 (-0.69), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), RYU: 74.25 (-0.30), IWB: 115.85 (-1.01), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), RGI: 89.89 (-0.50), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), RCD: 91.64 (-0.03), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), RHS: 107.94 (-0.87), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), RYE: 65.93 (-0.28), RYF: 44.56 (-0.18), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), EWRI: 52.09 (-0.34)
First Week of XLB May 15th Options Trading
DividendChannel.com - Thu Mar 26, 10:56AM CDT
Investors in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund saw new options become available this week, for the May 15th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLB options chain for the new May 15th contracts...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49)
Materials Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.185
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 1:19PM CDT
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49)
When Doves Cry?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 10:51AM CDT
(click to enlarge) Charlie Bilello, Director of Research at Pension Partners, LLC , an investment adviser that manages mutual funds and separate accounts , wrote a comment, Dreaming of Doves: The Disconnect Between the Fed and Markets : ...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Unwinding The Mother Of All Carry Trades?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:43AM CDT
Over the weekend, Mike Whitney wrote an interesting comment for Counterpunch, Why a Stronger Dollar will Lead to Deflation, Recession and Crisis : "There are no nations…. no peoples…. no Russians.. no Arabs…no third...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), FXE: 105.71 (-0.61), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), EWL: 33.21 (-0.46), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), EWJ: 12.53 (-0.25), HEDJ: 66.14 (-0.53), EEM: 40.13 (-0.09), KRE: 40.83 (-0.16), FXB: 145.61 (+0.40), OIL: 10.05 (-0.22), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), FXC: 78.50 (+0.14), FXE: 105.71 (-0.61), EMB: 112.12 (-0.05), SLV: 15.93 (-0.05), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), FXF: 100.23 (-0.33), JJC: 32.84 (-0.58), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), HYG: 90.61 (-0.11), MUB: 110.60 (+0.12), FXY: 81.02 (+0.10), EZU: 38.58 (-0.59), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), XRT: 101.04 (-0.54), FXS: 114.89 (-0.48), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), GSG: 19.50 (-0.24), PCY: 28.42 (-0.04), EWU: 18.01 (-0.31), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), PFF: 40.11 (unch), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40)
Healthcare's Relative Strength Persists As Broad Market Retreats
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 5:40PM CDT
US equities have been trending lower so far in March, and no sector has been immune to the selling. But the relative strength in healthcare stocks continues to stand out. Energy companies, meanwhile, are still the weakest corner of the market among...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VOX: 86.45 (-0.83), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28)
Women in ETFs Helping to Propel Careers and Industry Higher
at The Street - Mon Mar 09, 3:07PM CDT
Joanne Hill, the co-founder of Women in ETFs, describes the industry landscape and how the organization is designed to inspire and advance both careers and the industry to new highs.
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), EWG: 29.84 (-0.52), XBI: 225.50 (+1.13), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), EWQ: 25.98 (-0.40), IBB: 343.43 (-7.89), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), XRT: 101.04 (-0.54), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), EWU: 18.01 (-0.31), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Growth Of Global Food Output Reaches Post-Crisis High
Markit - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 9:30AM CDT
Global sector PMI™ data from Markit signalled a record rate of growth in global food producer output in February. The sector was also the fastest-growing of all sectors monitored on a global basis in the latest period. Pharmaceuticals &...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), PBJ: 32.44 (-0.23), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Stocks' Gains Are Limited in Lead-Up to February Jobs Report
at The Street - Thu Mar 05, 2:10PM CST
Stocks regain positive momentum by mid-afternoon. Weaker-than-expected domestic data and the materials sector kept gains limited.
JOY: 39.18 (-0.62), XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), PCYC: 255.95 (-0.48), KR: 76.66 (-0.58), C: 51.52 (-0.12), WYNN: 125.88 (-1.58), BAC: 15.39 (-0.13), LVS: 55.04 (-0.25), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86), GS: 187.97 (-3.05), CPE: 7.47 (+0.04), JPM: 60.58 (-0.38), ANF: 22.04 (+0.10), MPEL: 21.46 (-0.27), COST: 151.49 (-0.88), ABBV: 58.54 (+0.30), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94)
Weekly Indicators: Warning Of A Poor Q1 GDP Edition
Hale Stewart - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 01, 1:19PM CST
In the rear view mirror, 4th quarter GDP was revised down slightly, mainly due to less inventory accumulation than initially reported. Monthly January reports included CPI, down big; two consumer confidence measures, one up and one down, but both...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), USO: 16.84 (-0.39), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), IYT: 156.62 (-0.84)
Health Care/Biotech Names Still Dominating
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 12:33AM CST
The average stock in the Russell 3,000 (which makes up roughly 98% of US-listed stocks) is now up 1.68% in 2015. Below we have calculated the average year-to-date performance of stocks by sector. As shown, Health Care stocks are up by far the most...
XLB: 48.78 (-0.49), XLY: 75.35 (-0.33), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), XLP: 48.74 (-0.46), EGLT: 12.93 (-0.16), FMI: 48.11 (-0.59), XLK: 41.44 (-0.43), XLI: 55.77 (-0.56), TWTR: 50.08 (+0.19), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Top Funds' Activity In Q4 2014
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 2:04PM CST
Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Sam Forgione of Reuters report, Top U.S. hedge funds cut Apple stakes ahead of all-time high : Top U.S. hedge fund management firms, including David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital and Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management,...
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What, Me Worry?
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 1:30PM CST
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Key ETF Performance Through President's Day 2015
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:57AM CST
Below is a look at the performance of various asset classes through President's Day 2015 using key ETFs from our daily ETF Trends report available to Bespoke Premium members. For each ETF, we show its performance last week, so far in February, and so...
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Energy And Utilities Swap Places
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 11:52PM CST
As of Wednesday afternoon, 61% of stocks in the S&P 500 are trading above their 50-day moving averages. Readings over 50% mean breadth is positive, and right now nine of ten sectors are above this level. Interestingly, the one sector now without...
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