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Sabrient Systems is an investment research firm headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. We use a fundamentals-based, quantitative approach to build powerful investment strategies for portfolio managers and providers of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds.  These strategies are also used to create rankings and ratings on more than 7,000 stocks, indices, sectors, and ETFs. Through our subsidiary Gradient Analytics we offer portfolio managers qualitative research reports based on earnings quality and forensic accounting.  More

16
May
2013

Sector Detector: Investors stay focused on their Silver Linings Playbook

Scott MartindaleIt seems that every Tuesday in 2013 since January 8 has been positive on the Dow. And this past Tuesday was no exception. Now that sounds like a trend to put money on -- buy the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) at the close each Monday and close out the position late on Tuesday. Read more about Sector Detector: Investors stay focused on their Silver Linings Playbook

Author: smartindale / Tag: sectors, ETF, iShares, SPY, VIX, IYK, IYF, iyw, IYH, IYE, IYJ, IYM, IDU, IYZ, IYC, VFC, INGR, MKL, HHC / 0 Comments
14
May
2013

ETF Periscope: Bulls Roar Could Turn Hoarse in the Coming Weeks

"If you simply try to tell the truth you will, nine times out of ten, be original without ever having noticed it." -- C.S. Lewis

Another week, another victory lap for the Bulls.

Anyone notice a pattern here? Technically speaking, at least, that pattern is a solid uptrend, with nary an imminent level of resistance close to the horizon. Read more about ETF Periscope: Bulls Roar Could Turn Hoarse in the Coming Weeks

Author: daniel / Tag: DJIA, COMP, SPX, KIE, FXO, IYF, XLF, VFH, PSP, M, WMT, financial sector, consumer sentiment, Retail Sector, Eurozone, China, Syria / 0 Comments
13
May
2013

What the Market Wants: A Puzzling and Irrational Market

The weekend’s worries that the Fed may be planning the end or slowdown of QE3 translated into a lackluster market performance with little movement in any of the major indices. Read more about What the Market Wants: A Puzzling and Irrational Market

Author: david / Tag: WAL, LAD, SPF / 0 Comments
08
May
2013

Sector Detector: Bulls start their move into cyclicals

Scott MartindaleThe S&P 500 is up 14.5% year-to-date through Wednesday, and the defensive sectors like healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities have done even better. But so far in May, the leaders have been industrials, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, financial, and technology. Read more about Sector Detector: Bulls start their move into cyclicals

Author: smartindale / Tag: sectors, ETF, iShares, SPY, VIX, IYF, IYK, iyw, IYE, IYJ, IDU, IYC, IYM, IYZ, IYH, BEN, CB, MHK, BG / 0 Comments
06
May
2013

What the Market Wants: Risk Remains On

The market enthusiasm generated by the positive employment report on Friday carried over to today.  The rally in Technology stocks continued from last week, but Financials did even better.  With the Nikkei and FTSE both closed, the off-shore action ended slightly more positive than negative.  We had no domestic reports today in what will be a quiet week of economic news with only Thursday’s Initial Jobless Claims and Wholesale Inventories Reports, followi Read more about What the Market Wants: Risk Remains On

Author: david / Tag: AGCO, M, STX, EPL / 0 Comments
06
May
2013

ETF Periscope: VIX May Be Low, But High Volatility Continues to Lurk

“So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact. And remember that Life’s a great balancing act.” -- Dr. Seuss

The market has gone back to its Bullish ways, resuming the upward trajectory that has been effectively going on for most of the year, as represented by the 13% gain to date of the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Read more about ETF Periscope: VIX May Be Low, But High Volatility Continues to Lurk

Author: daniel / Tag: Technology sector, Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, fear gauge, CBOE, Eurozone, DJIA, COMP, SPX, SOXX, SMH, FDN, FXL, QTEC, IGV, VIX / 0 Comments

Retailers Lead Stocks Up; Sagging Sales Hit Tech

Author: sandra / Date: 13-05-2013

RETAILERS LEAD STOCKS UP; SAGGING SALES HIT TECH

By Matthew Craft

April 11, 2013 -- Rite Aid, Ross Stores and other retail stocks rose Thursday after turning in better sales, and major indexes edged up for a fourth day.

Technology stocks slumped following a drop in computer sales.

Stocks in retail stores were among those making the biggest gains. The discount chain Ross Stores jumped 7 percent, the biggest gain in the S&P 500. The company said that stronger
sales in March will likely push profits above its previous estimate. Read more about Retailers Lead Stocks Up; Sagging Sales Hit Tech

A Baker's Dozen

Author: sandra / Date: 24-01-2013 / Tag: WSJ, Baker's Dozen


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07
Jan
2013

ETF Periscope: Earnings Season’s Low Bar May Keep Wall Street Trending Towards the Upside

“If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” -- Abraham Maslow

The pullback from the brink of the fiscal cliff gave investors sufficient reason to celebrate the first week of 2013 by going on a buying spree pretty much across the board of the equity market. Whether the move up was anything more than the equivalent of a sigh of relief from investors expecting the worst from a dysfunctional Congress shall be revealed in short order during the first full week of trading sessions this year. Read more about ETF Periscope: Earnings Season’s Low Bar May Keep Wall Street Trending Towards the Upside

Author: daniel / Tag: SPX, DJIA, COMP, congress, earnings season, corporate earnings, S&P 500 Index, Health Care Sector / 0 Comments