Tag Archives: XLE

December 09

XLE – “You had to take the pain”

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$XLE – You had to take the pain to make the gain

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June 28

The USS Teflon Market

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By David Nelson, CFA USS Teflon Market sailed past the FOMC iceberg I called out in last week’s post. On the heels of a Fed decision week that pushed June into negative territory stocks reversed course putting in their best week since March. The reflation trade bounced hard waving off concerns of a hawkish tilt in […]

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March 15

Interest Rate Volatility – The Velocity of the Move

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David joins TD Ameritrade Network anchor Oliver Renick to weigh in on markets and sector rotation. Click Here for video.

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March 09

#1 With a Bullet!

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David joins Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo to weigh in on the recent rise in interest rates and what it means for equity markets

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March 02

U.S. Market at Record Highs But Trouble is Brewing in Europe

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By David Nelson, CFA Right out of the gate stocks marched higher this month picking up where January left off. The broadcast and print media both point to the animal spirits unleashed following the election and to be fair some of the rhetoric is true. However, when you dig deep that’s not the entire story. […]

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January 02

The Final Trade – 2015

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Closing out the year with a CNBC round table discussion. On set at the NYSE with  Sara Eisen, Bill Griffith, Mike Santoli, Tim Seymor, John Kilduff and myself. We covered just about everything.

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October 26

Like Rocky the aging bull makes a comeback

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By David Nelson, CFA After taking a standing eight count the aging U.S. Bull Market makes a Rocky Balboa comeback. October’s performance to date is one of the best in years. There were a few hints along the way. The successful retest in late September and the positive signal from the Bullish Percent index were early […]

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February 03

3 Blocks to the Wall of Worry – Yahoo TV

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  David sits down with Yahoo Finance TV anchor Jeff Macke to discuss the markets current “Wall of Worry.”      

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January 02

2014 Yearbook

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Alpha Select – December 2014 Update *Alpha Select – December (-1.15%)  YTD +13.19% * Net of Fees David Nelson, CFA After a rough start, a series of geopolitical events shaking investor confidence and a disappointing final trading day, 2014 added a 6th year to the bull market that began in 2009. Alpha Select enjoyed another strong year […]

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December 08

Oil – The Black Swan – Part 1

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By David Nelson, CFA No market event creates more fear in the hearts and minds of investors than that of the Black Swan. Wikipedia explains the Black Swan theory developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb as follows:   The disproportionate role of high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events… The non-computability of the probability of the consequential rare events using […]

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