The Best 5 Stock Market Sectors As 2017 Kicks Off
Most investors are focused on a handful of sectors. Hence, following all stock market sectors is a success formula to outperform fellow investors, as it allows to identify the winning sector(s) in the broad array of markets.
The most known stock market sectors are the ones represented by the 9 sector ETF’s (XLE, XLF, XLI, XLB, XLP, XLU, XLU, XLYXRT). However, those sectors really represent the highest level stock market sectors; there are many more sectors on a ‘lower level’.By analyzing at a lower level, the probability of finding an outperforming sector increases exponentially.
We follow more than 50 sectors in the U.S. stock market, and we selected the most promising stock market sectors as 2017 kicks off. We use sector ETFs for this type of analysis; hence we feature one chart per sector.
As discussed before, the ongoing market sector rotation favors value stocks over growth stocks. Uncoincidentally, all attractive sectors we identified are part of the segment ‘value stocks’. Moreover, we believe the stock market outlook for 2017 is bullish, which is a key consideration before taking any position in stocks.
Note that our favorite stock market sectors are much more precise than the views you get on mainstream media outlets. For instance, Marketwatch came with a piece featuring the best stock market sectors in 2016, but, visibly, their view was too generic and seemed partly accurate.
The 5 best stock market sectors for 2017
The automobiles industry looks very attractive at this point. After a long consolidation period, it seems that this sector is breaking out from its 18 month downtrend (see purple circle on the first chart). If the automobiles sector, represented by DJUSAP, trades above 300 points for at least 3 weeks, we can expect investments in this sector to be profitable in 2017.
Another stock market sector with lots of potential for profits in 2017 is building and construction. On the one hand, rising interest rates support this sector. On the other hand, this sector remained for way too long in a consolidation, suggesting the time is ripe to move from lagging to leading.
The chart of this sector has a text book chart setup: former resistance became support in October.
Third, the industrial machinery is in a very good spot for continued profits. Interestingly, it has a similar chart evolution as the building and construction sector (see above), but it is more volatile. Consequently, the profit potential is higher if this sector is bullish.
Fourth, the toys sector is in long term momentum. Its chart, represented by the DJUSTY ETF, makes that point.
This seems a good entry point in this market sector as DJUSTY has retraced some 13 percent in recent weeks. Moreover, the long term moving average is close, and it has provided decent and reliable support in recent years.
The fifth stock market sector we identified with lots of upside potential in 2017 is the water sector. Similar to the building and construction sector (2nd chart), former resistance became support recently.
Bonus chart
As a bonus chart, we feature the regional banking sector, represented by the KRE ETF. We are a bit cautious at this point as this sector got ahead of itself. We would become more confident to enter a position if KRE would retrace a bit, towards the 48 level. Moreover, interest rates are strongly correlated to the banking industry, so investors should make sure that rates are in a good spot to continue rising before taking a position in KRE.
The challenge for investors is to select the outpeforming stocks in the leading sectors. That is the recipe for investment success.
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