‘relative strength’ Archive

Does searching for “Relative Strength” pay off?

One month ago today, I suggested to “Harvest Gains” in Chile (see post here) after a quick 10% gain, YET ON THE SAME DAY I SUGGESTED TO ”Buy Emerging Markets (EEM) and Brazil (EWZ)…(see post here).  Did anyone think……What the heck? Why would he suggest to do that?  Was Chile broke?  If Emerging markets and Brazil look good, won’t [...]

High Yields new message is…

On July the 15th I shared in the chart below (see post here) that high yields had created a series of higher lows, reflecting relative strength, yet the 500 had created a series of lower lows. As I shared in that post, the relative strength message of the high yields were……. higher stock prices were ahead!  The [...]

Taking it easy with Homebuilders…

At the opening on 8/27, this post suggested to buy the Homebuilders ETF (XHB) with a stop on a break of support. Yesterday the 500 index had a good day gaining 1.66%.  XHB reflected great relative strength, gaining 2.90%. The pattern in XHB is a very positive one!   Since this ETF got off to a great [...]

Utilities…

Some investors and investment managers always want to keep some money in the markets.  Others are looking for a little yield in this low interest rate environment.  Utilities of late are reflecting relative strength on an upside breakout. Even if you feel you must be invested or income is very important, if support line (2) is [...]

Emerging Markets ETF….All performing the same?

Emerging Markets continue to be a hot topic in the press.   If a person wants to have exposure to this area, should they own a broad-based ETF or narrow the focus to an individual country? Today I wanted to share how you can benefit by letting “pattern breakouts” help you with this question. As you can [...]