Small Caps Burst. Semis & Banks Readying. REITs…
Friday saw much of the same stock market behavior as we have seen lately. The Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 continue to act the best although after closing at a 10 day low with the aforementioned indices at new highs, the Russell 2000 finally got off the mat. The small cap index burst higher and it is now at least in a position to lead into January which would be fitting in well with historical norms. Over these final two weeks of 2017, I certainly would not be surprised to see the S&P 400 and Russell 2000 lead and see all-time highs, even at the expense of the other major indices.
Friday also saw the semis, one of my key four sectors, begin to position itself for another run. Closing at a new high for December would confirm that move. Banks also look like they could be ready for another run higher. Couple that with strong action in the transports and discretionary and you have a market that just doesn’t want to give up any ground whatsoever. Any single day pullback is being bought and investors looking to use up some cash are being punished for waiting. While the media tries to play this up like the Dotcom era all over again, I do not agree at all. But that’s a topic for a different day.
Below is a sector chart which I have been watching (and owning off and on for a while). Once again, REITs, real estate investment trusts, are at the top of a channel for the 5th time. Every other time, it has pulled back. Will this time see a change in behavior???
Finally, following up on our post FOMC (Fed) trend from last Wednesday, it closed out in the plus column as stocks were lower last Thursday, the only day the trend was active.
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