2023 Midyear Review of Index ETFs and Smart Beta Strategies

Approaching 2023, the experts were in near unanimity that the fourth quarter of 2022 was little more than a dead cat bounce and that once the inevitable recession hit, the bear market would quickly take the S&P 500 Index to new lows.  Instead, the first six months have seen the Nasdaq-100 ETF, Invesco QQQ rise … Read more

02/19/2021 ValuEngine Market Update, stock pick

ValuEngine is asked many times every day what our outlook for the market is for the next few months.  We always answer with uncertainty, as that is the nature of the markets these days. We are “generally positive” about the markets and recovery once we put Covid in the rear view mirror. But we are … Read more

Low Volatility ETFs 11/13/2020

By Herbert Blank Welcome Herb to ValuEngine! Please see below for the first of many articles/blogs by Herb Blank. There are more than a dozen US ETFs with “Low Volatility” in their names.  It made a difference this year as many Low Vol ETFs struggled to keep up with during this year’s “downturn” when one would … Read more

Stocks/ETF’s for Uncertain Times 11/02/2020

Are you uncertain what the next few weeks will bring to your investments? Most are. A very contentious election tomorrow combined with increasing Covid numbers across the country are unsettling. Yet the markets have come on strong since earlier this year, and no one likes to miss out. ValuEngine Capital Management (VECM) has begun to … Read more

ValuEngine Weekly Update 10/02/2020

It has been a while since we discussed overall Sector group valuations. Utilities remains near the top. Risky and volatile markets are usually when we see that happen, and we certainly have that. Retail/Wholesale is near the bottom, and that is also understandable. Computers and Technology is the third worst sector according to ValuEngine models, … Read more

ValuEngine Weekly Update 09/18/2020

Markets have faltered a bit this past week. What to do? Read on for our stock pick for this week, and overall market and sector valuations. Over 500 ETF reports (Exchange Traded Funds) are now available to professional level subscribers on www.ValuEngine.com, free trials available. All of the approximately 5,000 stocks, 16 sector groups, and … Read more

ValuEngine Weekly Update 09/11/2020

The ValuEngine stock pick of the week is NCLH (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings LTD). Trading at nearly $60 in early 2020, the risks and current low prices of cruise line stocks is well known. Currently at under $18, the ValuEngine models like the stock for a strong buy signal. It may take time, but there … Read more

ValuEngine Weekly Update 08/14/2020

The overall number of stocks undervalued according to ValuEngine models has steadily dropped to approximately 50%. This means that roughly half of the companies covered by ValuEngine are undervalued, and half are overvalued. That might sound ok, but only a few months ago over 92% of all stocks covered were undervalued, so it represents a … Read more

ValuEngine Weekly Update 07/31/2020

The stock pick of the week is CCL (Carnival Corporation). Yes, a cruise ship company. If you haven’t bought into this yet, there is still time as the stock remains below $14. The high was over $71 in 2018, and the ValuEngine models like it very much at this price. Patience will be in order, … Read more

ValuEngine Weekly Update 07/24/2020

The Utilities sector continues its slow, steady march up the ValuEngine Sector group valuation ranks. This sector group is now the fourth best in terms of overall valuation, out of the total 16 sector groups. But we chose the weekly stock pick from a different sector, ticker AZUL. Azul SA is a holding company for … Read more