Downdraft in the markets – RSI likes iShares S&P Global Energy (IXC) & SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) October 19, 2010
Posted by Marlowe Cassetti in IXC, XSD.trackback
Today saw the stock market tumble with the worse drop in two months. The Dow off 1.48%, S&P 500 off 1.58% and the NASDAQ down 1.76%. The RSI portfolio followed suit with a 1.4% loss. There were all red for today’s action but still all green for the holdings. Now will be an acid test to see if discipline will rule out over fear of loss. Will a new buying opportunity be in the wings? We shall see. Remember it is all about process. Follow the system and the rewards will be forthcoming. RSI has proven its worth in this up leg and now we shall test its performance on the down slope. It’s diversified portfolio saw everything drop today. We saw the same thing happen in September 2008.
Well, in spite of the selloff, RSI had two picks:
- Buy 277 shares iShares S&P Global Energy (IXC); Stop = -$3.61 Target = +$10.83 Volatility = 4.15%
- Buy 171 shares SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD); Stop = -$5.83 Target = +$17.49 Volatility = 5.16%
IXC is another RSI energy, but this one is a global fund. Its chart is good and I expect that when it recovers from this selloff it might be a good addition to ones portfolio. It was off 2.60% today.
XSD is a semiconductor fund and this industry sector has been in a downtrend that reversed in late August. Money is flowing into this sector that hasn’t been reflected in its price. This might be a good candidate when the correction plays out.
Catch you later.
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