Social Media Stocks Friending Correction? – Global X Social Media …
Summary
One can get a sense of whether a manic phase in the uptrend is underway based on pockets of stocks which exhibit irrational outperformance.
The two areas which have been the attention for speculators have been Biotech and Social Media.
If Social Media stocks keep faltering, it would mean risk sentiment in high flying stocks is unable to stick.
“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing.” – Octavia Butler
Often times in bull markets, one can get a sense of whether a manic phase in the uptrend is underway based on pockets of stocks which exhibit irrational outperformance. As these industries bubble up, their movement becomes a signal of risk sentiment as bulls control price independent of logic, fundamentals, and rational investor behavior. Of course this ultimately gets reversed in time. After all, gravity has a funny way of bringing stocks down from the stratosphere.
The two areas which have been the attention for speculators have been Biotech and Social Media, the latter of which is particularly interesting to focus on given hype over companies like Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). Many of these stocks went vertical in the second half of 2013 as valuations became extreme. Since then, 2014 has sent many of these company stocks lower in as violent a fashion as they rose. Their behavior is consistent with money rotating into defensive areas like Treasuries and low beta sectors which have a larger market capitalization on average.
When areas at the leading edge of risk diverge from markets, it’s worth paying attention to. The behavior of Social Media stocks recently confirms the idea that the correction may not be over, as our own alternative ATAC Inflation Rotation Fund (TICKER: ATACX) resyncs given a clear change in intermarket behavior crucial to the success of our risk trigger that causes us to rotate fully into equities or Treasuries. Take a look below at the price ratio of the Global X Social Media Index ETF (NASDAQ:SOCL) relative to the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY). As a reminder, a rising price ratio means the numerator/SOCL is outperforming (up more/down less) the denominator/SPY. A falling ratio means the opposite. Note the breakdown on the far right, indicating a renewed period of weakness may persist into the end of the year.
What is the implication of this? If Social Media stocks keep faltering, it would mean risk sentiment in high flying stocks is unable to stick, which in turn may mean speculators are weak hands when it comes to further advances in overall high beta equities. This would serve as a drag on the idea that stocks rally into year-end. Given their weakness into the V formation for the S&P 500 itself, it is worth asking if the traditional Santa Clause rally for equities comes this year.
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