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Topley’s Top Ten – September 5, 2017

1.U.S. Dollar Hitting Some Serious Technical Levels.

U.S. Dollar Sitting on 200day Moving Average Long Term Weekly Chart.

U.S. Dollar approaching uptrend line dating back to 2011

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WSJ-

Shares in U.S. companies with more than half their revenue from outside the country rose by an average of 13%, identical to the gain on MSCI’s (dollar-denominated) index of developed markets excluding the U.S. S&P stocks with less than half their income from abroad gained only 5.9%, according to analysis of FactSet data.

The pattern is even clearer when the market is sliced into five segments from those most exposed to foreign revenues to those least exposed. The most-international fifth of stocks have gained 15% on average this year, while the least-international are up just 2%

https://www.wsj.com/articles/watch-out-the-weak-dollar-gives-shareholders-money-illusion-1504195376

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Topley’s Top Ten – August 25, 2017

1.Revenue and Earnings Growth Per Sector Q2

Ed Yardeni

Some sectors shone more brightly than others during Q2. Here is the y/y performance derby for the S&P 500 revenues growth: Energy (14.3%), Tech (9.7), Industrials (7.8), S&P 500 (5.7), Utilities (5.3), Consumer Staples (4.8), Financials ex-Real Estate (4.4), Consumer Discretionary (3.5), Health Care (2.4), Real Estate (0.8), Materials (-1.4), and Telecom (-3.9). 

Here is the same for earnings growth: Energy (returned to a profit), Telecom (45.8%), Tech (34.3), S&P 500 (19.6), Utilities (14.2), Financials ex-Real Estate (13.0), Industrials (12.5), Health Care (8.6), Consumer Staples (6.7), Consumer Discretionary (1.9), Materials (-0.4), and Real Estate (-14.6).

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sp-500-earnings-shining-edward-yardeni

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