UTILITIES SEL (NY:XLU)

Defensive sectors like consumer staples, healthcare, real estate, and utilities tend to perform well during market downturns and heightened volatility.

Defensive Sectors: Shielding Your Portfolio in Volatile Times

September 07, 2024

The utility sector has started to rebound, but that doesn't mean you can't find good high-yielding dividend stocks.

Topics Economy Stocks

3 Top High-Yield Utility Stocks to Buy in September ↗

September 07, 2024

In tonight’s video, I want to focus on all the juicy opportunities on the table for the taking amid this emerging sell-side activity.

The Market Just Got Serious - Here’s What To Do ↗

September 06, 2024

We’re going to look at two key consumer finance companies, including CapitalOne Financial (COF), and how they’re stacking up against the Select Sector SPDR Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY

We Got More Signs Of A Weakening Economy - Here’s How To Play It ↗

September 05, 2024

In this article, we have highlighted ETFs from sectors that are set to explode following a rate cut.

Topics ETFs Economy

Sector ETFs Set To Explode As Fed Rate Cut Bets Gain Steam ↗

September 05, 2024

Gold Rallies, Yen Surges, Treasury Yields Fall As Disappointing Payrolls Data Supports Large Rate-Cut Bets ↗

Topics ETFs Economy

September 05, 2024

U.S. employment growth lower in August triggered interest rate-sensitive asset rallies, while pushing Treasury yields down and increasing 50-basis-point Fed rate cut bets.

Via Benzinga

Topics Economy

The S&P 500 Is Trying To Hold It Together, But The Odds Are Stiff ↗

September 04, 2024

Stocks are pricing in economic activity around six to nine months in advance right now, so it seems timely that a historically bearish September will prove to be packed with volatility and risk.

U.S. stocks started September on a dismal note on economic slowdown concerns following weak data, which shows that manufacturing shrank again in August.

Topics Stocks

Defensive ETFs Shine Amid A Rough Start To September ↗

September 04, 2024

Today we got a taste of that as markets re-price the impact of the Fed rate cuts due to kick in in a few weeks. A strong barrage of selling hit stocks - flattening marquee growth and tech names,...

Topics ETFs

September Is Showing Us Just How Rough It Can Be ↗

September 03, 2024

NextEra Energy gets a lot of attention on Wall Street and, thus, has a modest yield. Is it worth buying peer Dominion Energy for a higher yield?

Topics Economy

NextEra vs. Dominion: What Do You Want, Dividend Yield or Dividend Growth? ↗

September 02, 2024

The utilities sector has outperformed the broader market, gaining nearly 18% year-to-date, but may be overbought in the short term.

Are Utility Stocks Running Out of Steam? What You Need to Know

August 28, 2024

Prediction: This Unexpected Category Will Finish 2024 as the Stock Market's Top Sector ↗

Topics Artificial Intelligence ETFs Economy

August 28, 2024

The utility sector has truly flexed its muscles this year.

Wall Street Mixed Ahead Of Week's Key Events, Cruise Lines Rally, Oil Slips: What's Driving Markets Tuesday? ↗

August 27, 2024

Wall Street remained relatively quiet during Tuesday morning trading as investors held their breath for key events later in the week.

Via Benzinga

Here’s The Script The Fed’s Jackson Hole Statement Really Flipped ↗

August 26, 2024

In my view, the thing that really changed after Jackson Hole is the script that stocks, oil, and commodities are reading from. The script has flipped, alright, and the markets’ strengths and weaknesses...

Bears are still stuck playing defense in this market following the volatility earlier this month. But on Friday, Fed Chair Powell came out and confirmed what we already knew: Rate cuts are coming in...

Topics Economy

Real Estate Roars Back ↗

August 26, 2024

In this week's video, we'll review the latest charts to help us answer the question: Are the charts starting to drift from the soft landing bull market script?

Topics Economy

Are The Charts Starting To Drift From The Soft-Landing Script? ↗

August 24, 2024

In today’s video, we’ll explore how these volatile conditions could actually work in our favor. We’ll also take a closer look at some of the worsening economic factors at play and highlight significant...

Market Risks And Rewards: Opportunities Up And Down ↗

August 22, 2024

US Stocks Fall As Dollar, Treasury Yields Rise Ahead Of Fed's Jackson Hole; Oil Rebounds: What's Driving Markets Thursday? ↗

August 22, 2024

Wall Street faced a downturn on Thursday as traders exercised caution ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday.

Via Benzinga

Topics Economy

Stocks Trim Gains On Slower Jobs Growth, Dollar Falls Ahead Of Fed Minutes; Target Rallies, Macy's Tumbles: What's Driving Markets Wednesday? ↗

August 21, 2024

Wall Street trimmed early session gains on Wednesday after official government data downwardly revised nonfarm payrolls by 818,000 from previous estimates between April 2023 and March 2024.

Via Benzinga

Topics Economy

Traders Raise Bets On Aggressive Rate Cuts As US Economy Sees 818,000 Jobs Revised Away: 7 ETFs React To Employment Data ↗

August 21, 2024

The US labor market's growth has been tempered by revisions to employment gains, causing expectations for aggressive Fed rate cuts and market reactions.

Via Benzinga

Topics ETFs Economy

Are Utilities The New Must-Own Equity Sector? ↗

August 20, 2024

Recent stock market turbulence has left two equity sectors outperforming this year: communications services and utilities, based on a set of ETFs.

On Friday evening, I went through my list of key ETFs, and I found eight that seemed strong and eight that seemed vulnerable to weakness. Here are the strong-looking ones.

Strong ETFs ↗

August 18, 2024

Wall Street Momentum Stalls After Thursday's Rally, Palantir Jumps To 3-Year Highs, Bonds Rally: What's Driving Markets Friday? ↗

Topics ETFs

August 09, 2024

After a blistering Thursday that saw the S&P 500 close with its best session in nearly two years — up 2.3% — Wall Street’s price action turned sluggish on a Friday lacking market-moving economic...

Via Benzinga

Energy Provider's Stock Skyrockets on Huge Q2 Earnings Beat

August 08, 2024

Duke Energy's shares rose after its Q2 earnings release after reporting higher-than-expected adjusted EPS and plans to invest heavily in capital expenditures.

From the vantage of the past week of trading the case looks clear for calling recent market volatility a sign of a risk-off pivot.

Markets Take A Hit, But A Clear Risk-Off Signal Is Still In Dispute ↗

August 08, 2024

Wall Street Rallies As Economic Concerns Recede, Tech Flexes Its Muscles, Semiconductors Soar: What's Driving Markets Thursday? ↗

August 08, 2024

Investor risk sentiment is showing greater conviction on Thursday, with all indices and major stock sectors in the green, after Wall Street failed to hold onto opening gains and closed in the red the...

Via Benzinga

Utilities Lead US Equity Sectors This Year After Market Turmoil ↗

August 07, 2024

Utility stocks have taken the lead in 2024 among US equity sectors following the market sell-off in recent days, based on a set of ETFs through Tuesday’s close, August 6.

U.S. stocks and several market-leading sectors gapped down sharply on Monday, driven by extreme sell-offs in the Nikkei 225 and the unwinding of carry trades.

Topics ETFs

Market Shock: How Sectors Have Shaped Up During Historic Sell-Off

August 06, 2024