Equity Strategies Group-Level Analysis Of The Equity Markets
Health Care...Biotechnology: New Sector Addition in Portfolio
We are activating the biotech sector in the Paid to Play Portfolio. The SS Score jumped to Attractive this month.
Scanning the Markets
Phones, Drugs, Biotech, and Utilities among leading equity sectors in Q3.
Energy…Global Giants: Oil Could Be a Slick Investment
New sector activated with a focus on the major oil companies from around the world.
Scanning the Markets
S&P 500 and DJIA down 15% in August, but outperformed 75% of 84 sectors.
Asian Emerging Markets...Adding To Unconventional Portfolio Holdings
This month, we plan to add the First Philippines Fund to our Unconventional Portfolio.
Scanning the Markets
In all, only 10 sectors posted gains during July...including a strong 3.0% gain in Cable.
Scanning the Markets
Excellent stock picking combined with good sector performance to drive the live Paid to Play Equity Portfolio to a strong 11.8% gain in June. Only four sectors outperformed our live portfolio.
Gold Stocks: What Now?
Update on our North American Gold stock index.
Asian Emerging Markets—Buying the Weakness
An update on our Asia Pacific Market Opportunity Index.
Scanning the Markets
May was a tough month, with only 18% of the sectors beating the DJIA (-1.8%) and 19% beating the S&P 500 (-1.9%).
Asian Emerging Markets...Adding To Our Portfolio
Looking for a potential double? Take a look at our Asia Pacific market opportunity index. High risk markets, but still down big (adding in May). Risk is tempered by the beating these markets have taken.
Scanning the Markets
Interest rate jitters certainly had its impact felt among the sectors, with some of the interest sensitive groups getting hit hard.
Asian Emerging Markets
The Leuthold Group made no purchases in Asian emerging markets in March. Further purchases will be made on significant weakness, but in February and March the “gloom and doom” stories subsided.
Scanning the Markets
March performance was outstanding, with seven of the eight active sectors beating the S&P 500 return.
Building a New Position: Housing
Buying 10% position in Housing. Moved up to Attractive last month, and currently the fourth highest ranked per our SS Scores. Expect current economic environment to be favorable for Housing.
Asian Emerging Markets...Swinging For a Double
Looking for a potential Double? Take a look at our Asia Pacific market opportunity index. High risk markets but risk is tempered by the beating these market have taken.
Emerging Markets: Bottom Fishing
Emerging market opportunities? Established first bottom fishing investments in Korea and Malaysia in November.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundowns for The Leuthold Group’s equity market sectors ranked by November performance.
Catch the Falling Knives
Further global emerging market turmoil could provide tactical opportunity to accumulate positions at bargain basement levels via closed end country funds. Now at discounts to NAV.
Scanning the Markets
Only nine of the 75 sectors tracked moved higher in October. Small caps shifted back to underperformers by going down more than the Big Cap Indices. Technology was devastated.
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