ETFSector.com August Outlook: Financials
We remain constructive on the sector despite recent performance retracement. We expect oversold insurance names to be picked up if any turbulence emerges.
July 31, 2025
Author: Patrick Torbert
Patrick Torbert
Patrick Torbert is a veteran financial market analyst who is currently the Editor and Chief at ETF Insight a NY based full-service content, TV, video podcast and digital marketing firm that represents several ETF issuers. Patrick brings 20+ years of experience from Fidelity Asset Management where he most recently served as an equity and multi-asset analyst.
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Real Estate
Real Estate stocks remain impaired at the sector level with Office REITs remaining a drag and sticky high interest rates preventing the level of credit needed to change the asset mix.
July 31, 2025
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Utilities
Utilities performance improved in July and we are using them to hedge against overbought conditions for the S&P 500 and potential summer correction in August with a tactical overweight.
July 31, 2025
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Industrials
Onshoring and AI implementation remain tailwinds offsetting weakness in Transports and Industrial Services segments.
July 31, 2025
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Materials Sector
Despite overhanging fears on inflation, commodities prices have stayed stable and we haven’t seen evidence of broad interest in Materials exposure. We remain out of the sector for August.
July 31, 2025
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Information Technology Sector
The Information Technology Sector, boosted by AI tailwinds and strong investor risk appetite, continues to boast the strongest outperformance trend at the sector level.
July 31, 2025
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Stocks boosted by AI tailwinds and firm investor risk appetite continue to lead equities.
July 31, 2025
ETFSector.com August Outlook: Communications Services Sector
We remain constructive on Mag7 constituents META and Alphabet while we are seeing some renewed interest in lower vol. exposures in July. We start August overweight Comm. Services
July 31, 2025
Elev8 Sector Rotation Model Portfolio: August Positioning
July 31, 2025 Elev8 Model Input Scores: August 2025 The table below shows the Elev8 model’s scores for August. Info Tech and Industrials sectors scored
July 31, 2025
ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook
July 31, 2025 S&P futures up 1.0% in early Thursday trading, bouncing after Wednesday’s broad-based selloff that saw ~70% of the S&P 500 close lower.
July 31, 2025