by Michael Tarsala, CMT
One particularly crummy Friday does not ruin the bullish picture for stocks, says Jeffrey Saut, equity strategist at Raymond James.
I am paraphrasing, of course. But prior to Friday’s dismal jobs report, Saut had been of the mind that a two-month trading range since May 5 had the potential to resolve to the upside. And why not? Through all of the worries about Europe’s debt crisis, the possibility of a further Chinese slowdown, and concerns about the U.S. earnings picture, the stock picture improved greatly from the June lows. And investor sentiment remained low – a potential key to building a rally.
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Then came that lousy Friday and a break back below the 1360 mark, the worst by far of three straight days of selling. Saut had told clients previously that a sustained rise above 1360 would be a signal to aggressively add stocks.
No dice. At least not yet – although Saut says it could still happen.
In his latest missive, he notes the following:
- None of the major macro models he uses to determine market direction have turned negative
- Any pullback could be shallow – to the 1335 to 1345 level on the S&P 500
- The best strategy may be to continue buying stocks that are not correlated with the markets
- Stocks with high dividend yields also may be worth considering
To his latter point, Covestor happens to have five different investment models focused on dividend yields.
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