Insurance stocks have improved in the near-term, but sector and industry level trends remain weak over the intermediate term as consumer credit shows signs of deterioration at the margins.
Fundamental, technical and macro tailwinds appear to be lining up in favor of Healthcare stocks as 2025 winds down.
Low vol. sectors have seen flows inflect positively in November. We think Staples have regained luster as a defensive hedge, particularly because a lot of bad news has already been priced into the stocks since August highs.
Expectations of Fed easing in December have boosted the sector near-term, but we see few signs of clear bullish reversal at the stock level.
We think Fed Easing against a backdrop of slowing economic growth is more likely to benefit Growth Stocks than Value Stocks which keeps us negative on the Industrial sector going into December.
We think the Materials sector is likely setup as a contrarian buy heading into December.
Energy stocks are unloved and structurally under-owned. We like them as a hedge to our Tech. Sector long in case recovery is delayed by inflation concerns.
Economic softness, rising expectations of Fed easing and questions about the durability of the AI outperformance trade make December a pivotal month for equities. We’ve rolled over out Tech Sector long as AI names are near-term oversold. We have hedged that position by going long low vol. and commodities related sectors in December.
November 28, 2025 Elev8 Model Input Scores: December 2025 The table below shows the Elev8 model’s scores for December. Near-term rotation away from Technology Sector
November 28, 2025 S&P futures were halted overnight due to technical issues at the CME, interrupting early trading. This follows Wednesday’s fourth consecutive gain for
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