Relative Strength Conditions
Two Sectors to Watch for the Rest of 2023
What will the second half of 2023 have in store? We have our eyes on the Relative Strength between the Energy and the Technology sectors.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Nasdaq On Track for the Best First Half Ever
With less than a week left, the Nasdaq 100 is on track for the best first half EVER. Let’s take a look at the charts that matter right now.
Read MoreDon’t Let FOMO Lead to Investing Mistakes
One of the hardest emotions to overcome is FOMO. The “Fear of Missing Out” forces many investors to take trades that they shouldn’t.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Looking Beyond the S&P
The performance of these cap-weighted indexes doesn’t often tell the story of the “true” market, masking important trends going on.
Read MoreIs March Madness Really Over?
In some ways, the 3-week period leading up to the end of the quarter was the market’s version of March Madness, as underdogs have become heroes and some familiar names have clocked the best market performance.
Read MoreWeakness in Commercial Real Estate May Signal Trouble
REIT investors are having a terrible year. The guiding principle of relative strength investing is to invest in what’s strong and avoid what is weak.
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Failing Bank Implications
After a tumultuous 2022, 2023 was off to a great start. Then banks threw a monkey wrench into the machine. Now the S&P has almost erased its impressive YTD gains, several banks are failing, and the prospect of a worldwide banking crisis looms… In times like these, it’s easy to become emotional and get caught…
Read MoreRelative Strength Update: Risks May Be Growing
There’s an old saying that the only certainty is uncertainty when it comes to the financial markets, and it couldn’t be more true. For Avalon, the North Star that guides us through the markets has been and always will be Relative Strength. For over 20 years, we’ve researched and tested the Relative Strength strategy we…
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