Our Algo Engine triggered buy signals in BHP and ORG. The share price has since rallied in both examples and we lift the stop-loss to the entry price to ensure we protect the long exposure ahead of an expected pick-up in market volatility across the coming months.
Two ETF’s that we’re now including in our portfolio construction include.
SFY.AXW SPDR S&P50 Fund & the QRE.AXW Betashares S&PASX200 Resources ETF
The Dow Jones is holding above the 20,412 low. A break below will be negative for US equities.
US Q1 17 earnings kick-off next week. Citigroup will be of particular interest when it reports on Thursday.
The XJO continues to make higher low formations with 5830 providing buying support throughout the past week. If we see price action break below 5830 and then form resistance, we’ll view this as the beginning of structural weakness for the local market.
With market volatility picking up as geopolitical risk rises, gold and oil are somewhat of a safe harbour.
In both cases, investors can look at ASX listed ETF’s to capture broad- based exposure, or look at the leading individual company names.
Although many resource names have enjoyed a strong rally over the past 12 months, there’s reason to be cautious.
To protect capital we recommend investors holding resource names, run tight stop-losses below the recent lows.
Overall, investors should be reviewing their portfolio allocations, tilting to defensive names and ensuring access to effective portfolio hedging and shorting strategies are in place.
We’ve been buyers of Caltex at the recent low and see further upside potential to $31 – $32.
We’ve been recent buyers of TAH and ANN and now look to sell covered call options.
Chart – ANN
Chart – TAH
Wesfarmers is correcting from the recent high.
The following charts show the correlation of the US bank price performance versus leading ASX banks.
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