Financials sector is one of the best performing sectors on the US stock market. This post focuses specifically on Property & Casualty Insurance industry. While there were doubts in late 2016 about the industry trend due to several reasons like unseen Trump administration, an increase of cyber-attacks, etc.., none of that has actually negatively impacted…
While everybody is watching Federal Reserve today – no doubt – I had a look at a bulk of mid-caps with strong profiles. This week I have chosen one from management services industry. ICF International is based in Fairfax, VA and provides technology-based services including management, policy consulting, and implementation services. The company delivers its services…
During a market consolidation as we are facing now, it is important to re-evaluate trading strategies and re-analyze the stocks currently in a basket. Such correction as happened recently in February makes investors rebalance their portfolio. This results in dumping weak stocks and holding or even buying more of the strong ones. Once market consolidates,…
The Information Technology sector is once again leading a performance meter in a stock market. Not only mega caps are showing good results but also other tech players among the big and small-caps. Using a trend following the strategy I have found two interesting stock picks with an optimistic price outlook. One big-cap CGI Group…
Technology is the best performing sector as we can see also from the NASDAQ come-back as the best responding index in a recent correction. A big part of technology sector outperformance is a semiconductors industry. Microchips are everywhere, from simple electronic devices such as a calculator to advanced systems like air traffic control. Demand…
The financial markets have recently undergone a correction and subsequently entered a consolidation phase. When this happens all the investors re-evaluate their positions in the equities and try to re-balance their portfolio in favor of better stocks. As the indexes jumped back into their trend channels, there are two different types of stock price movements…
What do you need to know before you go to invest in Copper? Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu that stands out with its great thermal and electrical properties. A discovery of copper as a metallic material dates back to 9000 BC in modern Iraq. During the bronze age, the copper was used…
The Financials sector was under an uncomfortable heat after the financial crises when governments must have stepped up and implement tight measures on the banks and financial institutions. Despite that this sector managed to rise again and form a bullish trend. Unlike in the US, in Europe, the financials took a little break and were…