Category: Investment ideas
- 3.01.2022
Biotech indexes are not created equally. XBI is an equal weighted smaller cap index, while IBB is market cap with large weightings in COVID vaccine producers. Their results were very divergent in 2021. Markets have grown substantially in 2021 on the back of loose monetary and fiscal policy in the US (and around the world). …
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- 1.01.2022
- Categories: Analytics, Investment ideas, Personal finance
- Tags: Biotech, ETFs, GERM, IBB, XBI
- 26.12.2021
- Categories: Investment ideas, News, Personal finance
- Tags: ETFs, Housing, Labor, SPX, Unemployment
Ray Dalio suggests gifting gold coins for Christmas, while investors set records for ETF inflows in 2021. ESG ETFs grew while IPO ETFs underperform. Markets sold off in December providing a bullish setup in two pet supply companies as put/call ratios roll over to buy signals for the S&P 500 index. Beware of mid-term US …
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Analysts have a neutral view of Alibaba (BABA) going into 2022. They see revenue across all business lines slowing from pandemic levels. But growth rates are still strong, and new business lines are just in their infancy. The negativity among analysts is palatable. Longer term, they maybe overdone.
- 24.12.2021
- Categories: Analytics, AVC Pro Subscription, Investment ideas
- Tags: Earnings, IWM
- 24.12.2021
- Categories: Analytics, AVC Pro Subscription, Investment ideas
- Tags: Stocks, Value
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- 18.12.2021
- Categories: Investment ideas, News, Personal finance
- Tags: Energy, oil, Real Estate, Sectors, SPX
Energy markets look to be in a long term bull market with continued strength in oil prices fueling additional exploration. Real Estate prices for residential housing are rising faster than rents. Likely rents will play catch up in 2022. Sector rotation towards quality and low volatility is taking place since the Federal Reserve has began …
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- 12.12.2021
- Categories: Analytics, AVC Pro Subscription, Investment ideas
- Tags: Stocks, Value
Beaten Down Blue Chips Read More »
- 11.12.2021
- Categories: Investing basics, Investment ideas, News
- Tags: CPI, interest rates, IWM, RSX, XLRE, XOP, XRT
High debt levels and inflation create difficulties for investors in 2022. ‘Financial Repression’ could become a household phrase. Inflationary pressures will put certain sectors in the spotlight. We watch oil and gas exploration and production, consumer staples and real estate as places for outperformance. A quick look the Russian ETF (RSX) reveals its need to …
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