Equity Strategies Group-Level Analysis Of The Equity Markets

S&P 500 and DJIA down 15% in August, but outperformed 75% of 84 sectors.

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This month, we plan to add the First Philippines Fund to our Unconventional Portfolio.

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In all, only 10 sectors posted gains during July...including a strong 3.0% gain in Cable.

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Excellent stock picking combined with good sector performance to drive the live Paid to Play Equity Portfolio to a strong 11.8% gain in June. Only four sectors outperformed our live portfolio.

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An update on our Asia Pacific Market Opportunity Index.

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May was a tough month, with only 18% of the sectors beating the DJIA (-1.8%) and 19% beating the S&P 500 (-1.9%).

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Update on our North American Gold stock index.

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Looking for a potential double? Take a look at our Asia Pacific market opportunity index. High risk markets, but still down big (adding in May). Risk is tempered by the beating these markets have taken.

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Interest rate jitters certainly had its impact felt among the sectors, with some of the interest sensitive groups getting hit hard.

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The Leuthold Group made no purchases in Asian emerging markets in March. Further purchases will be made on significant weakness, but in February and March the “gloom and doom” stories subsided.

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March performance was outstanding, with seven of the eight active sectors beating the S&P 500 return.

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Looking for a potential Double? Take a look at our Asia Pacific market opportunity index. High risk markets but risk is tempered by the beating these market have taken.

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Buying 10% position in Housing. Moved up to Attractive last month, and currently the fourth highest ranked per our SS Scores. Expect current economic environment to be favorable for Housing.

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Emerging market opportunities? Established first bottom fishing investments in Korea and Malaysia in November.

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Performance rundowns for The Leuthold Group’s equity market sectors ranked by November performance.

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Further global emerging market turmoil could provide tactical opportunity to accumulate positions at bargain basement levels via closed end country funds. Now at discounts to NAV.

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Only nine of the 75 sectors tracked moved higher in October. Small caps shifted back to underperformers by going down more than the Big Cap Indices. Technology was devastated.

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Contrary to August, when the S&P 500 was beaten by 93% of the sectors tracked, September saw more normal action.

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Big caps lost favor in August, as the S&P 500 beat only five of the 72 sectors, while the DJIA only managed to outperform two sectors.

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Returning to the scene and buying “Crimestoppers,” which returned to Attractive after serving nine month sentence in Neutral.

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