Sectors

It’s been a very difficult market, as there has been very little prolonged group leadership. This is to be expected near market bottoms, as investors are shifting assets quickly in these uncertain times.

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We were wrong about a rally in July...What about August?...Much to your family’s dismay, you may want to bring along your cell phone and laptop to the beach this month.

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Small cap stocks were clearly superior in June, with the Russell 2000 rising 3.3% and the S&P Small Cap Index up 3.6%.

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Tech was hit hard in the last half of May, with eight of the 20 worst performers being Tech related.

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In April, the technology stocks came roaring back to life. Of the 20 best performing groups during the month, 14 were technology related.

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New series compares index industry sector weights with sales and earnings contributions.

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March was an ugly month for the market as a whole, with the S&P 500 diving 6.4% and the NASDAQ plummeted 14.5%. Unlike February, the decline in March was pretty broad based.

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Once again it looks like the market turned on a dime. In January, we saw many big losers from 2000 bounce back. But in February, things reversed again.

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Quite a reversal of fortune in January, compared to last year. Of the 20 best performers in January, 13 groups are still down over the last twelve months.

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Investors are likely happy to see 2000 come to an end. While much of the focus was on the crushing defeat of Tech stocks last year, there were many pockets of strength.

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It was not too hard for our equity groups to outperform during November, as 83 of our 132 equity groups (63%) outperformed the S&P 500, with 41 of these turning in flat or positive returns (31% of all groups). Compared to the NASDAQ, 113 of the groups (86%) performed better.

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The DJIA was up 3.0% in October, but most other market indices fell. The S&P 500 was down 0.5%, with the NASDAQ continuing to trail the pack with an 8.3% loss during the month.

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The market conditions looked stronger at the beginning of September, but warnings of disappointing earnings quickly drove the market down.

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Technology stocks came roaring back in August, with the broad Information Technology sector racking up a 17.4% gain.

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The DJIA was the winner among the major stock market indices with its small 0.7% gain. Most of the measures were down in July...the NASDAQ lost 5.0% and the S&P 500 fell 1.6%. Despite the overall market weakness, there were still several groups that did well.

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Technology stocks led the market again in June, after being hit hard in May.

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Despite the painful tech market in May, with the S&P 500 down 2.2% and the NASDAQ down 11.9%, there were several groups performing well.

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Technology stocks were particularly hard hit in April, with nine of the 15 worst performing groups being Tech related.

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Biotech took a big tumble in March, and its 30% loss was the worst performing group. Technology issues were also particularly hard hit with 5 of the next 7 worst performers high tech groups.

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We believe Energy and Health Care are now moving into leadership positions.

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