Category: Sector Analysis
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
U.S. GDP and Outbound Tourism Disconnect / Economics / Sector Analysis
By: Andrew_Butter
One of the first things you do when you are looking at a strategy for a new tourism destination or to re-vamp an old one is to look at your demand profile.
Putting aside the detailed explanatory variables big picture your baseline can normally be defined by the nominal GDP of source countries. So if you know where those are going you can have a peek at the future.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Asian Automakers Are in the Driver’s Seat / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Tony_Sagami
The funeral list of industries that have dared to compete against low-cost Asian competitors is long and getting longer. Just ask anybody in the textile, furniture, footwear, electronics, steel, clothing, or TV industry.
You’ll be able to add the automobile business to that list in the near future.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Stock Market Sector-By-Sector Analysis / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Graham_Summers
Yesterday, I noted that this market rally since March 2009 has been one of the most beta-heavy rallies in history. This means that picking out individual investments (individual stocks or companies) has contributed FAR less to investment success than the allocation of one’s money into the right “sector” or “asset.”
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Make 20 Times Your Money Investing in this Hated Industry / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Q1_Publishing
The simplest way to make a genuine fortune – we’re talking 20 to 50 times your money here - is to buy assets no one wants and wait for them to be wanted again.
In fact, we met someone who did it firsthand a few months ago. Over breakfast with Bob Quartermain, the president of Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRI), your editor got the first-hand account of the company’s development.
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Thursday, September 03, 2009
Stock Market Sector Investing, Use Fundamental or Technical Analysis? / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Hans_Wagner
Sector rotation investing is a successful strategy that takes advantage of the stages of the business cycle to identify industry groups that are more likely to outperform the market in each stage. Sam Stovall helped to highlight the value of sector rotation investing with his book titled Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing 1995.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Key Asset Category Stock Trend Lines Regression Analysis / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Richard_Shaw
Here are the simple moving average directions and linear regression slopes for 200-days and 100-days for representative funds or indexes for twenty-seven key asset categories that we follow closely.
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Disappearing Consumers Hit Wal-Mart Sales and Profits / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Bob Blandeburgo writes: The much-anticipated earnings report from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday (Thursday) showed that consumers are not only reeling in their discretionary spending, but may also be pulling the reins on the necessities.
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
Beer Companies Quench Their Thirst For Profits by Tapping Into Emerging Markets / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes: With sales volume plunging in Western markets, Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP) and SABMiller PLC (OTC ADR: SBMRY) are tapping into emerging markets for refreshing growth.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Investors Get On Board the Biotech Bandwagon with ETFs / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_and_Markets
Ron Rowland writes: The stock market isn’t just a big block of stone that moves all at once. So I’m always looking for market leadership. Even in a strong market, a smaller group is almost always breaking ahead.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sector Performance Analysis During the Stock Market Rally / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Money_and_Markets
Nilus Mattive writes: I spend a lot of time crunching data, reading third-party research, and studying market history. And one of my favorite things to watch is the relative performance of the individual market sectors.
Today, I’m going to give you the latest numbers on these important market groups, along with some additional thoughts about second-quarter earnings.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Stock Market Sector Rotation Portfolio Strategies / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Hans_Wagner
Aligning your portfolio with the next industries to lead the economy and bear the market is basic to a sector rotation strategy. The current recession is causing some significant changes to the underlying economy that will affect investors. Surprisingly, companies that benefit from their export business are seeing their opportunities expand. There are some fundamental reasons for this change that will help them sustain their export growth. Exports will be the leading reasons for the growth the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for several years to come. Look to align your portfolio with the sectors that benefit from exports.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Which Investments? as America Shifts Towards Thrift / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Money_and_Markets
Mike Larson writes: Sometimes when we’re analyzing market trends … figuring out which investments to buy … or just trying to live our daily lives, we miss the forest for the trees.
We focus too much on the short-term trends and lose sight of the big picture. And we don’t think about what’s likely to happen over the next five or ten years because we’re just trying to make it through the next five or ten DAYS.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Weak Fundamentals Mean U.S. Retaliers Will Continue to Struggle / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Money_and_Markets
Nilus Mattive writes: In last week’s column, I gave you some ideas on the kind of companies I currently favor … namely those firms that have strong brands, economically-insensitive products, and strong finances that allow healthy dividend payments.
I also said (again) that it was a good time to take money out of more cyclical stocks, particularly those that have run up recently.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
Profiting From Stock Market Sector Dead Cat Bounces / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: DeepCaster_LLC
To profit from Sector Dead-Cat Bounces one must first determine which Sectors do not Dead-Cat Bounce.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Retail Stocks Sector on the Rebound / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: LiveCharts
Neil Kokemuller writes: More and more sectors are lending evidence to support the call by Fed Chief Ben Bernanke and others of an economic recovery for the last half or 2009. On Thursday (June 25), it was the retail sector’s chance to shine. Despite a surprisingly lower jobless claims report, positive earnings reports and optimism from retailers helped drive stocks higher by two per cent, ending a four-day slide in equities.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Airlines Act Like Stock Market Leader / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Guy_Lerner
The AMEX Airline Index (symbol: $XAL.X) was up 10% yesterday on earnings reports from Delta Airlines (symbol: DAL) and UAL Corporation (symbol: UAUA). Delta Airlines is the world's largest airline and UAL Corp. is the parent of United Airlines.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Sector Rotation Investing Strategy for Beating the Recession / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Hans_Wagner
Sector rotation is a proven strategy to beat the market. When the current economic recession ends marking the beginning of a new bull market, it will be time to enjoy benefits of a properly positioned portfolio. An analysis of the affect of the recession on each industry in the sector rotation model will create opportunities for investors.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Stock Sectors that Could Lead the Next Bull Market / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis
By: Guy_Lerner
If I told you that the four sectors with the most potential to undergo a secular trend change are semiconductors, housing, retail, and airlines you would probably say "wow". Certainly, that would be a good broad base rally to get excited about if these sectors could provide leadership. Of course, there is the current dynamic of an overbought market within the context of a longer term bear market, but I believe that these sectors are setting up to be the next bull market leaders.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, March 09, 2009
Cigarette Companies Hike Prices Despite Deflationary Recession / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Oxbury_Research
Most retailers have been left with little choice other than to cut prices as consumers continue to tighten their belts. One company that is going against the grain, and has the muscle to do so, is Altria (MO).Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
The Next Emerging Boom Stem Cells Technology Stocks / Companies / Sector Analysis
By: Q1_Publishing
“The doctors told us my Dad had two months to live. We were counting down days in our head. But they told us there was one option. It was called a ‘stem cell rescue'…Long story short, it's been two years and my Dad's doing fine.”
That's what a friend of mine told me a few months back. He saw some of the research we were doing on the silently emerging boom in stem cells and wanted to let me know how stem cell research had already yielded something very special for his family.
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