| Sector/Subsector | Day | YTD |
| Full Line Insurance | 2.37% | -32.14% |
| Soft Drinks | 2.20% | -9.81% |
| Health Care Providers | 1.93% | -24.51% |
| Consumer Finance | 1.60% | 0.82% |
| Asset Managers | 1.53% | -10.30% |
| Life Insurance | 1.52% | -6.55% |
| Biotechnology | 1.50% | 3.40% |
| Furnishings | 1.45% | -13.47% |
| Mortgage Finance | 1.44% | -28.26% |
| Drug Retailers | 1.43% | -0.91% |
| Distillers & Vintners | 1.37% | -4.71% |
| Trucking | 1.31% | 21.60% |
| Pipelines | 1.24% | 11.63% |
| Banks | 1.24% | -11.79% |
| Broadline Retailers | 1.23% | 8.22% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1.21% | -48.45% |
| Recreational Services | 1.21% | -14.12% |
| Platinum & Precious Metals | 1.18% | 55.69% |
| Personal Products | 1.05% | -5.92% |
| Travel & Tourism | 1.03% | -8.79% |
| Waste & Disposal Services | 1.00% | 7.67% |
| Water | 1.00% | -18.68% |
| Specialized Consumer Services | 0.99% | -10.46% |
| Property & Casualty Insurance | 0.98% | -7.48% |
| Software | 0.94% | -11.16% |
| Electronic Office Equipment | 0.94% | -9.59% |
| Broadcasting & Entertainment | 0.93% | 1.60% |
| Computer Services | 0.93% | 11.01% |
| Tobacco | 0.92% | -2.00% |
| Electronic Equipment | 0.79% | -3.79% |
| Fixed Line Telecommunications | 0.78% | -7.99% |
| Apparel Retailers | 0.78% | -0.85% |
| Forestry | 0.76% | -9.89% |
| Specialty Chemicals | 0.73% | 8.30% |
| Airlines | 0.71% | -31.55% |
| Nondurable Household Products | 0.68% | -10.56% |
| Publishing | 0.65% | -11.20% |
| Reinsurance | 0.62% | -9.46% |
| Food Retailers & Wholesalers | 0.62% | -6.33% |
| Semiconductors | 0.55% | -5.26% |
| Restaurants & bars | 0.51% | -0.21% |
| Defense | 0.51% | 3.22% |
| Commodity Chemicals | 0.50% | 8.94% |
| Electricity | 0.48% | -3.67% |
| Insurance Brokers | 0.48% | 1.25% |
| Clothing & Accessories | 0.47% | 10.63% |
| Brewers | 0.39% | -1.14% |
| Telecommunications Equipment | 0.39% | -2.67% |
| Mobile Telecommunications | 0.36% | -19.77% |
| Food Producers | 0.29% | 1.55% |
| Computer Hardware | 0.28% | -8.23% |
| Footwear | 0.27% | -1.37% |
| Business Support Services | 0.26% | -0.18% |
| Toys | 0.25% | -0.29% |
| Delivery Services | 0.24% | 0.77% |
| Gambling | 0.18% | -21.98% |
| Medical Equipment | 0.17% | -2.06% |
| Durable Household Products | 0.14% | -5.73% |
| Industrial Machinery | 0.13% | 6.59% |
| Paper | 0.12% | -16.87% |
| Pharmaceuticals | 0.11% | -11.18% |
| Home Improvement Retailers | 0.11% | 3.27% |
| Media Agencies | 0.08% | 3.12% |
| Gas Distribution | 0.03% | 10.32% |
| Medical Supplies | 0.02% | -2.65% |
| Multiutilities | 0.02% | -2.01% |
| Diversified Industrials | 0.02% | -9.83% |
| Containers & Packaging | -0.01% | -0.97% |
| Transportation Services | -0.03% | 34.16% |
| Electrical Components & Equipment | -0.05% | -2.82% |
| Internet | -0.14% | -9.83% |
| Investment Services | -0.28% | -21.62% |
| Railroads | -0.35% | 32.22% |
| Specialty Retailers | -0.38% | -3.08% |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | -0.40% | 6.16% |
| Building Materials & Fixtures | -0.45% | 1.20% |
| Aerospace | -0.48% | -4.54% |
| Hotels | -0.57% | 2.53% |
| Auto Parts | -0.65% | 1.14% |
| Industrial Suppliers | -0.67% | 8.64% |
| Financial Administration | -0.68% | -4.92% |
| Commercial Vehicles & Trucks | -0.73% | 2.62% |
| Exploration & Production | -0.80% | 26.77% |
| Coal | -0.82% | 44.27% |
| Heavy Construction | -0.84% | 7.12% |
| Nonferrous Metals | -0.84% | 15.09% |
| Steel | -1.01% | 33.44% |
| Gold Mining | -1.06% | -1.71% |
| Real Estate Holding & Development | -1.10% | 3.93% |
| Integrated Oil & Gas | -1.21% | 4.25% |
| Oil Equipment & Services | -1.29% | 16.98% |
| Home Construction | -1.34% | 9.09% |
| Marine Transportation | -1.36% | 9.13% |
| Recreational Products | -1.65% | -16.95% |
| Tires | -1.87% | -3.47% |
| Business Training & Employment Agencies | -2.14% | -1.14% |
| Aluminum | -2.14% | 16.94% |
| Specialty Finance | -2.86% | -2.05% |
| Automobiles | -4.69% | -3.64% |
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Daily Sector Sort
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nice- agree with your comments about the market...exited CAF today-> started to notice myself 'hoping' it would recover, which from experience tells me it's time to bail...also exited TBT on strength...this leaves me with SMN...will probably take your lead and stick to intraday trading for awhile...
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2nd: I closed my SMN out today. I held it overnight and I managed to sell close to the high. As I've lamented here, I've not had great luck with SMN. It moves fast as does the metals.
I opened a JUN 40 put position on AA.It has two downgrades I successfully shorted it today, but closed the position out. Unfortunately, I've ACH calls-That aluminum group became week.
I'm still remember the industrial metal prices chart that I posted. It's worth watching.
I should also note that my P&C puts have been less than inspired.
This is one tricky market - that is for sure...
I like to examine different markets
and relate them to get clues...
For instance the AUD CAD and platinum were strong lately == meant commodities/PM's were likely going up the past week ..
I've also found that one can get better entries on commodity stocks/etf's (long or short) by timing them to moves in the Canadian Market (the TSX) or the Australian markets - since their indices are more than 66% resources. (ie: just buy/sell commodity related trades at basic support/resistance or trend line breaks on that TSX index)
Notice the steep 400 point drop on that Canada market - everyone bailed out of all their commodity stocks all at once... watching to see if it can get back upto 15000 again or not...
Depending on what way the wind blows tomorrow (ie: US dollar) there might be a better entry on SMN/metals shorts etc... as thinking maybe that index will bounce tomorrow... unless they keep rolling over... as the longs will really be trapped....
I also watch FCX, AEM - as function as pretty good leading indicators sometimes...
And Despite the "green" on the indices - I saw a lot of heavy selling on big name stocks today.
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I've been meaning to ask Leisa and her many readers what their opinions were on the 'Alt Energy' sector....
Many articles have been written lately - indicating that at some point their might be a big move (bubble?) in this sector at some point over the next few years....
I mean with all the convential stock plays : banks, consumer stocks, DOW - all kinda dead
And with 'Tech' already having had its bubble...
And with commodities at some point cooling off...
Could Alt Energy be the play?
Any thoughs
'nice
leisa/nice- closed out my SMN today and parked in cash...also placed a bet on cara (lots of posters placing bets today for some reason) that the SSEC will be over 6000 by the end of july...i'll let you read the 8pm post if you're interested...hope you both enjoy the long weekend...
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2nd_Ave: In 2006, Bill said "Mark my words, the Dow will be XXX by October 18". I did market the words and marked my calendar. The market failed to comply with Bill's assured forecast.
To be fair, it was a time when many were looking for a decline. From that time forward, I've ceased to give any credence to market prognostications by any--no matter how experienced or respected they are.
Folks who trade on that information, do so at their own peril. That's advice that experienced investors/traders do not need. But for new folks, who believe that there are market commentators out there that really do know which way the market is headed, they can lose money--a lot of it is they are betting large.
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