An inverted yield curve will make navigating the economic cycle different than we are accustomed to this time around.
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Nearing a buyable near-term low in Technology Sector shares. Keep an eye on what Commodities prices do as they trade at support.
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Cyclical Sectors have the advantage in the near-term, but the XLK correction is likely a buying opportunity even if it extends another month or more.
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XLC on the cusp of a sell signal. As violence erupted in our politics this weekend, a call to stand together and find strength in each other!!
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We continue to explore whether we are in the midst of an AI driven “Tech Bubble”. We continue to reject that notion for the present. Please come read why!
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Narrations of a Sector ETF Operator | Weekly Market Letter, June 23, 2024 I want to talk about time this week. Yes, the ubiquitous kind on which all our lives flow, but also of course the discrete kind, like the humble trading day, or the even more humble day. Depending on perspective and position, time
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The last 5 day % return and the MTD % return columns tell the story of 2024. The Tech sector is big and it is beating the market, and it is basically the only thing that is (with a nod to XLC which has been the very good YTD itself). Bearish strategists are starting to call “bubble” and will likely try to line-up against XLK, NVDA and anything else that is valued “too richly”. I was around back then in the “Tech Bubble” days. It was a very low-tech time compared to now, but it was also a time where the valuation gages of the stock market were far more stretched than they are now.
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Softness in economic and fundamental data has been a boon to equity prices in this cycle because the US equity market has a herd of Unicorns in its midst at present. These Mega Cap. growers insulate the index from the vagaries of various weak economic data if the rate environment doesn’t completely choke out the consumer and thereby the broader economy. Keep XLK and XLC as cornerstones of the portfolio while the present inflation dynamic remains in force.
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This week we will start taking deeper dives into the big fundamental themes motivating our sector trades. An appreciation of the longer-term narratives may help us position to capture the biggest pieces of the pie and may help us be patient enough to do so. We will start with the Consumer Discretionary Sector as it offers a rich lens through which to view the economy.
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This past week started off with some ambiguity as a hot inflation print would have likely re-applied downward pressure to Tech shares and Growth shares more generally. But, as reality transpired, the table is now clearly set for the Bull. Rates have moved lower, and the Fed has the data points it needs to refrain from tightening any further at present.
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