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Airlines Showing Relative Strength with Crude Oil Down

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:19:00 GMT

One of the beneficiaries of lower crude oil prices has been airlines companies, as evidenced by the $XAL Airline Index. Let’s take a look at these developments and what’s happening to the Airline Index right now. $XAL Airline Index Weekly: The index is currently testing against overhead resistance via the flattening 50 week EMA, but there’s a multi-swing positive momentum divergence that has been building almost for the entire duration of 2008. Price is consolidating currently, coming off a pervasive and destructive downtrend. Although we’ve established higher lows, we’ve yet to establish an official ‘higher high,’ and so the[More...]

Sentiment Survey of The Airlines Industry

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:11:00 GMT

While reviewing Trading Ideas for Friday, we noted that the spreadsheet featured a number of airlines stocks at the top of the list. The day before, Teresa documented a trade set up in United Airlines (UAUA) using bull call spreads to minimize risk. When one follows an industry or a company progress through the phases of the Investor Sentiment Cycle, the most important thing to remember is to have patience. In early April 2008, I did surveyed the airlines industry and and determined that it was in the Discouragement and Aversion phase of the [More...]

Global Airline Bearish ares: A 51-Company Short Index Update

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:36:00 GMT

The accompanying table (click on image for a full-screen view) presents updated financial data and statistics for my 51-company index and short ETF idea termed Global Airline BEARISHares. Despite a relief rally after a massive sell-off in the airline industry thanks to falling crude oil prices; passenger airlines still face the prospects of a slowing global economy and high fuel costs. On a market cap-weighted basis, this index posted a trailing 52-week loss of 30.3% with widespread weakness from most companies except for Southwest Airlines (LUV), which is the largest company in the index and posted a stock price decline of less than 5% in the past year. The 14-stock AMEX Airline Index posted a decline of 46.1% over[More...]

Daily Report for Tue, Aug 05, 2008

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:44:00 GMT

Markets Re-cap[More...]

Daily Report for Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:04:00 GMT

The North American equity markets again rallied strongly, but this session was different. Traders ignored rising Crude Oil prices ($WTIC +4.58/bbl to 126.77) and focused instead on a surprisingly strong employment report from ADP[More...]

Daily Report for Thu, Jul 24, 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:16:00 GMT

Markets Re-cap[More...]

Transports Driving off a Cliff

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:55:41 GMT

The Transportation Index plunged beneath key support, after making a large run-up in price that was quite impressive. Let’s look at $TRAN, railroad stock CSX, and the XAL Airline Index.[More...]

Is it Possible to Profit From The Market’s Worst Industry?

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:34:43 GMT

by Marc LichtenfeldSenior Analyst, Smart Profits ReportIt can often be quite a lonely place and the investment crowd may call you all kinds of derogatory names - but when it comes to stock picking, nothing beats the feeling of striking out on your own, going against conventional wisdom and being proved correct.And you know what? The rancor you may receive along the way is actually a good thing - as I’ve discovered at first-hand. When I wrote for TheStreet.com, the more hostility I encountered from readers, it usually meant th[More...]

Daily Report for Wed, Jun 04, 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:35:04 GMT

Markets Re-cap[More...]

Daily Report for Thu, May 22, 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:35:08 GMT

Markets Re-cap[More...]

Barclays Canada announces revised NAV for certain iShares(R) Funds for November 28, 2008

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Listing: TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) Symbol: XCR, XGR, XGC, XAL TORONTO, Dec. 1 /CNW/ - Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited (Barclays Canada) announced today that the Net Asset Values (NAVs) calculated for certain iShares Funds for Friday, November 28, 2008 have been revised. The affected funds are the iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund (XCR), the iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund (XGR), the iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund (XGC), and the iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund (XAL). The revised NAV per unit figures are as follows: ...[More...]