Sector Detector: Stellar year for stocks now suggests strong follow-through...
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC As yet another decade comes to a close, the US continues to enjoy the longest economic expansion on record. And as if to put a cherry on...
View ArticleSector Detector: Big hopes for 2020 ride on earnings growth and capex revival
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC As the New Year gets underway, stocks have continued their impressive march higher. Comparing the start of this year to the start of...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investors get a second-chance entry point, courtesy of...
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC What a week. From its intraday all-time high on 2/19/20 to the intraday low on Friday 2/28/20, the S&P 500 fell -15.8%. It was a...
View ArticleSector Detector: COVID-19 flattening and new stimulus lead to stock market...
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC As COVID-19 quickly moved from outbreak to epidemic to full-fledged pandemic in a matter of weeks, hospitalizations and deaths gained...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investing in the “new normal” economy and stock market
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC Optimism reigns for the pandemic slowing and the economy reopening. And because stocks tend to be several months forward looking (and...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investors whistle past the graveyard as valuation multiples...
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC Stocks continued their bullish charge from the pandemic selloff low on 3/23/20 into early-June, finally stumbling over the past several...
View ArticleSector Detector: Gold, bitcoin, and mega-cap Tech make unlikely bedfellows
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC Quick assessment: We have an historic pandemic wreaking havoc upon the global economy, with many US states reversing their reopenings....
View ArticleSector Detector: Tech leadership and passive indexing show signs of rotation...
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC The April-August 5-month stretch was the best 5-month period for the S&P 500 (+35%) since 1938. The index was +6.3% higher than its...
View ArticleSector Detector: Investors pray for quick resolution to election and...
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC Well, the election is finally upon us, and most folks on either side of the aisle seem to think that the stakes couldn’t be higher. That...
View ArticleSector Detector: Positioning for a strong 2021 and better times ahead
by Scott Martindale President & CEO, Sabrient Systems LLC By some measures, the month of November was the best month for global stock markets in over 20 years, and the rally has carried on into...
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