consumer discretionary

The most overbought stocks in the consumer discretionary sector presents an opportunity to go short on these overvalued companies. The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock's strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock...

The most oversold stocks in the consumer discretionary sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies. The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock's strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock's price...

The most overbought stocks in the consumer discretionary sector present an opportunity to go short on these overvalued companies. Here’s the latest list of major overbought players in this sector. Dada Nexus Ltd - ADR (NYSE: DADA) Last month, Dada Nexus posted third-quarter ...

It may not be as large as the bond market or as ubiquitous as real estate, but the stock market is definitely the most talked about of the financial markets. And while this has pretty much always been the case, the rise of index investing and robo-advisors in the last decade or so has...

As the exchange-traded funds industry has aged, issuers have introduced increasingly focused plays on well-known sectors and industries. The consumer discretionary sector, the fourth-largest sector in the S&P 500, has its share of unusual ETFs, including the Global X Health & Wellness...

The first-quarter reporting season is done and dusted. And the tidings were mostly positive, evident from the strong run up in the major averages since the commencement of the first quarter reporting season, which is generally early-to-mid April. Market Warms To Reporting Season Since April 10,...

ETF Managers Trust The Restaurant ETF (NASDAQ: BITE) has been a solid performer, but this week's batch of restaurant earnings reports could be seen as cause for concern. For example, after the close of U.S. markets Thursday, already embattled Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) slid after...

There are several exchange-traded funds dedicated to retail stocks. Typically, these ETFs mix traditional brick-and-mortar retailers with online retailers such as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Given the ascent of online retailing major markets such as the United States and China, it was just a...

The consumer discretionary sector is off to a rocky start this year. For example, the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLY), last year's top performer among the nine legacy sector SPDR exchange-traded funds, is off 1.8 percent year to date. Quiet as it has been kept, restaurant stocks...

Last year, the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLY) was the leader among the sector SPDR exchange-traded funds with a 9.9 percent gain. Less than two months into 2016, XLY has given all those gains back, and then some, with a 10.7 percent loss. XLY's 2016 tale of trouble is not hard to...

Last year's top-performing sector, consumer discretionary, is off to a rocky start in 2016 as highlighted by the 6.7 percent slide for the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLY). Homebuilders stocks and exchange-traded funds have come under even more duress as the 13.4 percent year-to-...

Broadly speaking, consumer discretionary stocks and the related exchange-traded funds were impressive performers in 2015. Last year, the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLY), the bellwether consumer discretionary ETF, climbed nearly 10 percent, including dividends paid. Overall, the...

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG), the largest exchange-traded fund holding high-yield corporate debt, is down nearly 4.5 percent over the past month, so it is not a stretch to say junk bond investors that use ETFs are not enthused by HYG's performance. However, the ETF...

With the Federal Reserve inching closer to raising interest rates, investors are increasingly scrutinizing sectors and industries for positive correlations and vulnerabilities to higher borrowing costs. On the surface, consumer discretionary stocks and the corresponding exchange-traded funds would...