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Bullish Percent Indicators: 28 July 2023

July 29, 2023 By Lowell Herr

The Bullish Percent Indicators (BPI) tell us this past week was rest time.  Overall, both the broad markets and individual sectors were flat to slight improvement in smaller stocks.  There is one new Sell signal and that is

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Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 1 July 2023

July 1, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Earlier today I posted Internal Rate of Return (IRR) data on the Sector BPI Plus portfolios.  This review of the Carson, one of four Sector BPI portfolios, walks readers through the process of how to manage a sector portfolio. Carson Investment Quiver Below is the current

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Sector BPI Update: 30 June 2023

July 1, 2023 By Lowell Herr

This past week I posted Internal Rate of Return (IRR) data for the combined performance of sectors used in the four Sector BPI Plus portfolios tracked here at ITA.  Publishing only IRR data, while truthful, can be misleading when securities are held for short periods.  The following data

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Franklin Sector BPI Plus Update: 26 May 2023

May 27, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Franklin is the Sector BPI portfolio I’m examining today.  Before progressing further I need to warn readers that Yahoo once again fiddled with their downloading codes so the Kipling data is not current.  In fact it is a week old.  This problem poses a question of what to do

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Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 12 May 2023

May 12, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Franklin is one of four portfolio currently managed using the Sector BPI Plus model.  Yesterday I updated the Bullish Percent Indicator table (to be published tomorrow) and Telecom (VOX) was a Buy recommendation.  Energy (VDE) is very close to a Buy.  Look for the BPI data tomorrow.

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Gauss Portfolio Update: 15 April 2023

April 15, 2023 By Lowell Herr

This particular blog post is another example of how to address a potential weakness in the Sector BPI investing model.  The Gauss portfolio is one of four Sector BPI portfolios so it is an appropriate candidate for this change. Gauss Investment

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Franklin Portfolio Update With A Bard Example: 12 April 2023

April 12, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Franklin (named for Rosalind of DNA fame) is the portfolio scheduled for an update this morning.  Moments ago I checked the latest Sector BPI data and Utilities (VPU) remains in the overbought zone.  The recommendation is to place a 3% Trailing Stop Loss

Filed Under: Franklin Portfolio, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Franklin Portfolio, Sector BPI

Millikan Portfolio Update: 11 April 2023

April 11, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Given the over-bought signal generated yesterday for Utilities (VPU) I wanted to update at least one of the four Sector BPI portfolios to see how well it is performing based on annualized IRR data and risk factors such as the Jensen Performance Index.  Follow along

Filed Under: Millikan Portfolio, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Millikan Portfolio, Sector BPI

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