Before updating the McClintock, a brief word about the current Bullish Percent Indicator (BPI) data.  All sectors are bullish with exception of Utilities and Real Estate.  No sectors currently held in any of the portfolios are in the overbought zone and there are no sectors oversold.  Therefore, no changes are recommended at this time. The […]

McClintock is the last of the three Sector BPI portfolios to be reviewed this week.  Yesterday’s up market looks to be nothing more than a “Dead Cat Bounce.”  Sectors still under water this morning “mandated” I sell all shares in the holding ETF, SHV, and use the cash to populate the sector ETFs.

McClintock is one of three portfolios managed using the Sector BPI model.  The other two are the Carson and Franklin, named after Rachel and Rosalind respectively.  During the recent market declines numerous sectors dropped into the oversold zone.  In other words, many sectors ended up with 30% or fewer bullish stock within the sector.  When […]

In case you were unaware, all three Sector BPI portfolios are named after women scientists.  All three portfolios are performing quite well and if the Vanguard projection (see link at the bottom of this page) comes close reality these three portfolios should perform above average. I’ve been bearish on U.S. Equities for a number of […]

Little has changed since the recent recommendation to purchase shares in Consumer Staples.  VDC is the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that covers this sector of the U.S. Equities market.  I recently purchased 15 shares of VDC as Consumer Staples dropped below the 30% Bullish Percent Indicator line.  If you are a new ITA reader or […]