Our sector rotation model utilizes a combination of proprietary ETF asset flow and price momentum metrics that indicate which sectors of the S&P 500 are under-invested or over-invested, and how to profit from these conditions.
In a report to subscribers on December 1st, we pointed out that the percentage of sector bet-related assets being allocated to the Consumer Discretionary sector had risen above their 63-day moving average, indicating an emerging new trend of quarterly expansion that suggested a new opportunity to overweight the sector.
Here is one of the charts from our December 1st report.
The next graph shows that Consumer Discretionary has been the top performing sector over the past 3 months, and has also outperformed the S&P 500 by 5.5% during this period.
The next chart, updated through the end of February, is our own metric that shows Consumer Discretionary is currently the most over-invested sector of the S&P 500, comprising 9% of all ETF-related sector bets compared with just 5% historically.
This chart warns that, despite recent outright and relative outperformance, this profitable investment idea may be getting “played out” and vulnerable to upcoming weakness/relative sector underperformance.
Our latest sector-related research can be found in our weekly Keys To This Week report, our monthly Sector Watch report, and in Asbury Alerts when there is a directional change in our model.
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