Chart-of-the-Day

Is Now a Suitable Entry Point to Buy Gold or a Gold Stock?

For intermediate- to longer-term investors, it might be propitious to take a position in a gold ETF before the seasonal strength for gold starts in July. Looking at the short-term for gold ETFs, the June break-down, particularly with the gap lower, suggests bearish tendencies. [more]

Dividend Portfolio

Top-Ten Dividend Yield Portfolio – June 11 2021

The Top-Ten Dividend Yield Portfolio is designed with a longer-term perspective. As such, we will update it every two weeks, using Friday’s closing prices. Essentially, it will be a Buy-and-Hold portfolio, with minimal trading involved. The Portfolio will be appropriately invested but, if circumstances warrant, there could be a sizable cash component. The Portfolio was initiated on June 1, 2021 with a full complement of ten stocks. The initial investment, at inception, was $500,000. [more]

Chart-of-the-Day

Technical Analysis – Chart-of-the-Day – Spotlight on the S&P/TSX Composite Index

The S&P/TSX Composite Index (“S&P/TSX” or the “Index”) has reached a milestone. For the first time ever, it has closed above 20,000! From the March 2020 low, the Index has gone almost parabolic, with just a brief pause in September – October last year. This kind of relentless upward move usually ends with a pull-back, often resulting in a significant retraction. Downside support sits at 18,000. [more]

Market Insights

Seasonality Trends for June 2021

We have updated our Seasonality Chart (presented at the end of this report) and made significant changes, including updating the beginning-and-end dates for the periods of seasonality strength, and adding a further ten industry sectors. We remain cautious towards the market and recommend defensive positions. Given the recent strong upward movements in stock prices, we would welcome over the summer months a lengthy consolidation period or a meaningful, but healthy, pull-back. [more]

May Seasonality Report
Market Insights

Seasonality Stock Trends for May 2021

Despite historical evidence of market weakness and, equally, despite market indexes being at or near all-time highs, it is difficult to fight the tape and embrace the well-recognized, widely-followed adage “Sell in May, and Go Away”. However, investors should be very cautious at this point in the cycle. [more]