Posts Tagged ‘commodities’
Oil Is Off to a Strong Start…
Maybe you weren’t paying attention at the pump lately. Maybe you were thinking about filling up and running in to grab at least one ticket for the nearly half billion dollar Powerball grand prize. (I sure was!) And perhaps you didn’t notice as oil prices rose over 30% in the first quarter, bouncing back after…
Read MoreAre You About To Become a Victim of the Tariff War?
So, it appears the next BST (big scary thing) for investors to worry about are TARIFFS… And here’s what investors should know… The world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, have squared off in what is shaping up to be an historic trade war – a war that threatens to disrupt international commerce.…
Read MoreRelative Strength in 2018
In spite of all the tariff talk out of Washington and continued volatility on Wall Street, the second quarter ended in the green for a large swath of the US Equity marketplace. Both the cap weighted SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and the Invesco, S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) – both of which are…
Read MoreWhat’s Driving the Strong Momentum in the Energy Sector?
Last month, I alerted investors to a new trend emerging in the Energy space. Crude oil prices were on the rise, and I advised some investors to consider Commodities over Energy stocks. To read the full article, “Two Ways to Play the Energy Breakout” click here… As the geopolitical storm continues to heat up between…
Read MoreTwo Ways to Play the Energy Breakout
At the end of January 2018, Commodities wrestled their way into third place in the Asset Class rankings, behind U.S. and International Equities. The move displaced Fixed Income from its grip on the third spot, slipping into fourth position in our Global Asset Map ranking system. (See Global Relative Strength Conditions for the latest relative…
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