Assuming that Abenomics is successful, Japan due to rebounce this year. Focus on high liquidity ETFs that are at least 3 years old and have positive 3 years returns EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF -1.16% -2.33% -1.16% -6.41% +28.08% +18.34% DXJ Japan Hedged Equity Fund -1.83% -10.52% -1.83% -1.31% +63.29% +30.51% NKY MAXIS Nikkei 225 …
Europe stocks will rebounce this year
Europe stocks are now oversold. Since European QE is coming any time soon, it might be great to start buying European indices. We had a similar situation back 4 years ago. Interesting candidates based on revenue and liquidity: Symbol Name 1 Week 4 Week YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year ▼ DFE Europe SmallCap …
S&P correlations
S&P correlates to several indicators which are interconnected. 1. US economic index since the companies are American 2. The USEI is partially driven by Fed (FOMC) 3. The S&P correlates to USD power and USD/Yen ratio (via carry trade and buyback) The relationship between S&P and Russel2000 is more complex, even though Russel 2000 caught …
Volatility and stock returns
Effect of volatility on S&P returns or maybe viceversa due to contango…. I wonder if volatility is leading or lagging indicator…
Sector-by-sector analysis January
Sector by sector mention The conclusions are questionable but the idea of personalized per-sector rebalancing is kind of cool.
Market profitability analysis
The whole market is pretty much neutral based on P/E analysis.
Corporate profit margin by sector
Required for sector rebalancing within investment portfolio profit margins analysis. Consumer staples and discretionary will go down, healthcare/energy/financials will go up?
January trends by Jeff Miller
This article has in-depth analysis of the January situation and way to view several key indicators.
Analysis 2015 Q1
Since the QE program has ended and the rate will be coming up in April, Q1 2015 is going to be nervous [line December 2014]. -The crude oil price will drop to 45$ stay there for 3 months and then go up very fast to 80$. -Defensive sectors like Utility, Healthcare and Consume Staples are …