Domestic Groups
Scanning The Markets
It was a very tough month to beat the S&P 500, as investors seemed to be selling everything in sight.
July…..A Month When Almost Nothing Worked
Short sellers posted the only solid performance numbers this month. August lows may approach July’s, but a rebound may be around the corner. …..Make sure to take the cell phone to the beach, as the market has a habit of interrupting the beach holiday.
Building A Defensive Equity Portfolio
Many professional portfolio managers are “equity only” managers, precluded from building up large cash reserves or considering alternative asset classes. Ideas for those who must be fully invested.
Scanning The Markets
There was essentially no group leadership during June.
New Group Coverage
Added coverage of three new groups to our Leuthold's Groups publication: High ROI Screen, Health Care Cost Containment, and Fountains of Youth.
Scanning The Markets
During May, the S&P 500 lost 0.9% and the DJIA lost 0.2%. The performance of the NASDAQ was once again dismal (-4.3%).
Stock Market Plays On The Falling Dollar...Some Surprises And Some Caveats
Study shows market performance not too bad over six periods when dollar is declining…..Which groups also perform in such an environment?
Scanning The Markets
It didn’t take much to beat the S&P 500 in April.
Scanning The Markets
For over a year, The Leuthold Group has been recommending investors focus on small/mid cap stocks. The best performing market comparators so far in 2002 have been S&P Small Caps and S&P Mid Caps.
New Group Coverage
Eliminating six groups and adding four to our Equity Strategies product next month. Components and methodologies explained.
Revisiting The "Economic Recover" Leaders
In July 2001, we produced a study examining which groups perform best coming out of a recession. Being published before the current recession was declared, few probably caught the relevance.
Scanning The Markets
So far in 2002, the stock market has focused on one thing...solid fundamentals.
Fad Groups
Looking at performance swings of Nanotechnology, Internet Software & Services, and Internet Reatil.
Scanning The Markets
There certainly was not much evidence of a “January effect” this year. Most of the market indices were down but the S&P Small Cap Index was up slightly.
Fad Groups
The dramatic performance swings of Security Companies, Energy Technology, and look at a new “fad group,” Nanotechnology.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Air Freight & Couriers
GS Scores improved to Attractive on VLT buy signals in both price and relative strength.
Scanning The Markets
Group leaders & laggards in 2001.
Fad Groups
Some groups tend to move in and out of favor in a hurry. We review the dramatic performance swings of our recently created Security Companies and BioDefense groups along with Energy Technology.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Application Software
GS Score upgrade to Attractive came primarily from VLT buy signals for both price and relative strength, as well as an improving relative strength chart. Buying a diverse package of 13 stocks.
Scanning The Markets
The stock market came to life in November, with the NASDAQ leading the way.