Group Report
New Select Industries Group Holding: Health Care Cost Containment
This thematic group shifted to attractive for February after slow but steady improvement over last six months.
Tech Watch
Technology stocks retreat in December, as our broad tech index lost 16.0%. However for all of Q4 Tech was up 33%.
New Group Coverage - Homeland Security
We will begin regular coverage of our Homeland Security Theme in next month’s Blue Book—Equity Strategies.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Constructing Position In Home Improvement Retail
At the beginning of October, the Home Improvement Retail group rose to Attractive based on our GS Scoring System. With the November calculation, this group got even more Attractive.
Tech Watch
October provided welcomed relief for technology stock investors. After an average loss of 18% for tech stocks in September, the October rebound came along and more than made up for the loss in most cases.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Prescribing Generic Pharmaceuticals
Upgraded to Attractive for October as a result of three consecutive months of rising quantitative scores.
Tech Watch
Still extremely risky area of equities, but recovery may be near. Currently rank six tech groups “Attractive”.
Tech Watch—Pockets of Strength Beginning to Emerge
Stock selection and small cap focus have provided the only hopes of surviving this decimated sector.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Searching For Gains In New Oil & Gas Exploration Holding
Mid-East turmoil and Attractive rating for last five months.
New Quantitative Group Screen…Unregulated Energy Producers
Added coverage of a new group to our Leuthold's Groups publication: Unregulated Energy Producers.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Hooking Up New Position In Networkers
Rated Attractive last three months, moves into the “top five” in latest GS Score distribution.
Tech Watch
Fundamentals continue to build for technology, but prices yet to react…..Evidence that tech fundamentals are now improving.
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.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Adding Diversified Metals & Mining
Ranking in top twenty and making a play on declining dollar and rising inflation.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Semiconductors
GS Score improved to Attractive on growth, judgmental and VLT.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Consumer Electronics
Current “top five” scoring strong in Value, Contrarian, and VLT.
New Group Coverage
Eliminating six groups and adding four to our Equity Strategies product next month. Components and methodologies explained.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Gusher Of Gains From Oil Drillers?
Upgraded to Attractive with double-digit increase in quantitative GS Score. Scoring strong in Value, Judgmental, and VLT Momentum categories.
Fad Groups
Looking at performance swings of Nanotechnology, Internet Software & Services, and Internet Reatil.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Auto Parts & Equipment
Strong scores in Technicals and Relative Strength categories. Group has been in consolidation for years, but poised to test 1999 highs.