by David Brown, Chief  Market Strategist

David Brown

David Brown

The market doesn't seem to know which way it wants to go. Last week was literally the mirror image of the previous week. The best style/cap two weeks ago was Small-cap Value; last week it was the worst (-3.4%). The worst style/cap two weeks ago was Large-cap Growth; this week it was the best (-1.9%).

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by Scott Martindale, Senior Managing Director

Scott Martindale

Scott Martindale

Today the market sold off a bit, but the Sabrient Investor's (H)Edge long/short absolute return portfolio was up +2.3%, and gained +3.8% vs. its market benchmark. This is the great value of an absolute return strategy that helps you sleep better at night.

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SeekingAlpha.com  writes that "The Claymore/Sabrient Defensive Equity Index ETF (DEF)  . . .  offers exposure to equities that tend to perform relatively well in economic downturns. "    Here is the article.

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By David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems, LLC

David Brown

David Brown

(Monday, September 21, 2009, 2:45 p.m. PST )  While I am not a psychiatrist, I am tempted to diagnose our current market as borderline schizophrenic because it has shown a tendency to go up on bad news but also often go down on good news.

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In an interview with Howard Gold of the Money Show Video Network, Sabrient's Chief Market Strategist David Brown reviews some of the specialized indices that Sabrient has developed for ETF providers. Tickers: DEF, NFO.

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Earnings quality is one of the factors that quantitative analysts like Sabrient System's David Brown look at in developing the analysis they provide to institutions.  He talks about this with Howard Gold of the Money Show Video Network.  Here's the interview. (03:29)

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In an interview ith Howard Gold of the Money Show Video Network, David Brown, chief market strategist of Sabrient Systems, says the market is rewarding companies with low debt and strong cash flow and revenue growth.  Here's the interview. (03:35)

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By David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems, LLC

David Brown

David Brown

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by David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems

David Brown

David Brown

The market spent the month of August in a fog of mixed and contradictory economic results, often moving up on negative news and down on positive news.  Last week was no exception, and it's doubtful whether we'll get any improved visibility this week, either.

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by Scott Martindale, Senior Managing Director

Scott Martindale

Scott Martindale

Did UNG (natural gas ETF) really dip below $9 today? And NYMEX Natural Gas Oct Futures (NG) are below $2.7/MMBTU. Is natural gas destined for no value, or is this a great time to be accumulating for long-term investments?

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