05
Nov
2009

Demystifying Absolute Return Stock Trading Strategies

Scott Martindale

You’ve heard it before: trading today’s stock market can be hazardous to both your wealth and health. The market can go up fast…and it can fall even faster. In such an environment, many sophisticated investors and portfolio managers turn to “absolute return” strategies that seek to make money no matter where the market goes.

Author: smartindale / Tag: absolute-return, active-trading, long/short, quantitative-analysis, quantitative-model, short-sale, stock-trading / 0 Comments
03
Nov
2009

Sector Detector: Healthcare Leads the Way

Scott MartindaleSabrient’s fundamentals-based ETF rankings, based on our new and powerful SectorCast model, has proven to be quite predictive for identifying the best (most undervalued) and worst (most overvalued) sectors, with a 1-month forward look. This week, Healthcare continues to lead by a healthy margin.

 

Author: smartindale / Tag: absolute-return, long/short, Sabrient, sector-analysis, SectorCast, sectors, stock-trading / 0 Comments
28
Oct
2009

Sector Detector: A "Healthy" Change

Scott Martindale

This week, the Healthcare sector moves to the top of Sabrient’s SectorCast rankings, making for a “healthy” change. A back-tested, fundamentals-based quantitative model, SectorCast is quite useful for identifying the best (most undervalued) and worst (most overvalued) sectors, with a one-month forward look. This week, I’m making one final change to how I’m incorporating the model into Sector Detector.

Author: smartindale / Tag: absolute-return, long/short, stock-trading / 0 Comments
21
Oct
2009

Sector Detector: Telecom emerges

by Scott Martindale, Senior Managing Director

Scott Martindale

Last week's Sector Detector post debuted a new ranking system by Sabrient Systems that is calculated using fundamentals research on exchange-traded funds rather than the usual price momentum that most other indexes are based on.

Author: smartindale / Tag: CBB, DOW, IYZ, MWW, NIHD, quantitative-model, RAI, sector-analysis, stock-trading, SWY, TXT, VMC, XLB, XLP, XLU / 0 Comments
14
Oct
2009

Sector Detector: Long XLP/XLU and Short XLB/IYZ

by Scott Martindale, Senior Managing Director

Scott Martindale

Scott Martindale

Author: smartindale / Tag: AEE, CAG, CII, DOW, KR, POM, SOT, VMC AMT, XLB IYZ, XLP, XLU / 0 Comments
24
Sep
2009

Market Talk: Sabrient Investor's (H)Edge Portfolio up big on bad market day

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.

Author: smartindale / Tag: active-trading, stock-strategies / 0 Comments
03
Sep
2009

Market Talk: Is this a huge buying opportunity for Natural Gas?

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?

Author: smartindale / Tag: ETF, futures, natural-gas / 0 Comments

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