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Recent Asset Class PerformanceBespoke Investment Group • Sun, May 12
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Unlike QE1 And QE2, Utilities Are Not Underperforming After QE3Qineqt • Tue, Oct 2, 2012
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Utilities: Summer's Safe HavenTodd Campbell • Tue, Jun 26, 2012
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Utilities ETFs Outperforming On Stability, DividendsTom Lydon • Tue, Jun 12, 2012
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Wednesday's ETF To Watch: Utilities Select Sector SPDRJared Cummans • Wed, Jan 25, 2012
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Recent Asset Class PerformanceBespoke Investment Group • Sun, May 12
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Thursday, March 28, 5:25 PM
The week's ETF movers - Gainers: GAZ +3.9%. OIL +3.7%. USO +3.4%. EWY +2.9%. XLU +2.3%.
ETF Losers: TAN -4.5%. VXX -3.2%. REMX -3.1%. PSLV -1.8%. GDXJ -1.5%. Comment! [On the Move] - Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 2:10 PM Utilities (XLU +0.5%) could be poised for a rebound after a rough month. Yesterday, utility stocks jumped on the strength of electricity providers after Deutsche Bank upgraded Exelon (EXC +2%). Today, the sector again moves higher after ISI Group upgrades EXC to Buy from Neutral. Also: UNS +1.7%, NVE +1.6%, PPL +1.2%. 6 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 2:05 PM The utility sector is generally lower after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo began an investigation into the state's utility providers, saying a major overhaul of the industry is needed. FirstEnergy (FE -1.3%), Northeast Utilities (NE -1.2%) and Westar Energy (WR -1.1%) are all down more than 1%. 3 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
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Ryan Mallory
Evening Tape: Fed Rumors Scare, Bank & Utilities Drag http://bit.ly/131F4XK $SPY $XLF $XLU - View all 0 replies
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Clayton Rulli
$XLU has been great to me this year.... did well on $ED wish I bought more. Upset I didn't buy more $EPD on the dip below 50! - View all 0 replies
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ONeil Trader
Is this the beginning of a correction? http://goo.gl/BnIyu $SPY $IWM $XLF $XLU $TLT $EEM - View all 0 replies
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Sir. Monaco: interesting read, whats your read on the trend in the oils? manufacturing increasing and using more natty-gas and oils, etc.
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FortSumter
$XLU Bought Jan $36 calls for $0.14 Nice uptrend starting on charts. Volume increasing, money moving in. - View all 2 replies
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David Jackson
The only sectors which are up over the last 3 months are $XLP $XLU $XLV. What does this tell you: http://bit.ly/6A4AdX - View all 1 replies
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Ocean Man: Tells me to sell some defensives tomorrow. No QE Wed = they'll drop with market. Yes QE = they fall out of favor.
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OneLongTrade: Thanks for pointing that out. I also see a negative divergence on the RSI. But I wouldn't short until a confirmed breakdown below that 20SMA
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Saibus Research
If You Like Duke Energy, You'll Love Wisconsin Energy http://seekingalpha.com/a/eic7 $DUK, $EXC, $DUK, $SO, $WEC, $XLU - View all 1 replies
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Michael A. Gayed
Safety trade in Utilities (XLU) and long bonds (TLT) getting slaughtered. Money looks to be getting more aggressive. - View all 7 replies
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Michael A. Gayed
Market internals still look good today with defensive sectors like XLU down more than SPY alongside strongs TIPS (TIP). - View all 4 replies
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Robin Heiderscheit: I dunno, IWM continues to underperform today and breadth is poor. Plus VIX seems to be bottoming. On correction alert with tight stops. -
Michael A. Gayed: Agree that there are some negatives. Actually writing out the Lead-Lag Report as I send this. Conditions remain more + than -.
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Michael A. Gayed
XLF and XLU fighting it out...rare to see days where Financials and Utilities are both doing well. - View all 2 replies
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Ocean Man: Last I saw you were fully hedged, buying shorts, right before a huge up move. Now you're praising a 1.6% move up when half the commodity -
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Rummeljordan: +1 I still am holding it though, on a longer term relationship with it. Great pop today.





