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Sabrient Systems is an investment research firm headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Through an unbiased, fundamentals-based, quantitative approach, the firm creates unique and robust rankings, ratings, reports, and commentary for stocks, indexes, sectors, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

For self-directed investors, Sabrient's products and services serve to educate and inform investors about the market and individual stocks, and actively help with evaluating stocks, gaining a competitive edge, and making money.

Website: http://www.sabrient.com/

Recent articles:

A Macro View: ISM Report August, International PMIs
Thu, Sep 9, 7:46 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

Headline Numbers: The August 2010 Manufacturing ISM Report On Business clearly had a positive effect ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE - Can't Get No Satisfaction
Thu, Sep 9, 4:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

DARK HORSE HEDGE Can't Get No Satisfaction Courtesy of Scott Brown at Sabrient and Ilene ...

Beige Book Notes
Wed, Sep 8, 6:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

September 8, 2010 – 2:53pm Beige Book Notes by Phil: Phil’s comments in red. Reports ...

Tuesday – Uncle Rupert Throws A Tantrum
Tue, Sep 7, 2:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Tuesday – Uncle Rupert Throws A Tantrum By Phil Davis at Phil’s Stock World Happy ...

ETF Periscope: September's Song: Off-Key or On-Pitch?
Tue, Sep 7, 1:16 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

September’s Song: Off-Key or On-Pitch? by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope "The pendulum of the ...

Rock Solid Yields: Trades for Tuesday. {Gain, ANAT}
Mon, Sep 6, 3:26 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

The table above is a chart of the sample portfolio of RSY near the close ...

Week Gone By at Phil’s Stock World
Sun, Sep 5, 2:56 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

Week Gone By at Phil’s Stock World By Elliott and Ilene Globalism is featured in ...

Non-Farm Friday – Time to Spring the Bear Trap?
Fri, Sep 3, 12:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Non-Farm Friday – Time to Spring the Bear Trap? ByPhil Davis of Phil’s Stock World ...

Sector Detector: Weak Market Finds Support
Thu, Sep 2, 0:56 AM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Bulls put up a valiant offensive in the last 20 minutes of trading on Tuesday ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE - Any Way the Wind Blows, Doesn't Really Matter
Wed, Sep 1, 8:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Housing-keeping note: Thanks to Wordpress’s destruction of Phil’s Favorites site (and replacement with an invite ...

Rock Solid Yields: Dividend Growth Stocks and Some for the Stock Watch.
Tue, Aug 31, 6:36 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

One of our readers sent in the following link to discuss: 3 Stocks Poised for ...

What the Market Wants: (Rabid) Dog Days of Summer Drawing to a Close
Mon, Aug 30, 7:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The low-volume "dog days of summer" have been anything but uneventful. Rather than a sleeping ...

What the Market Wants: Dog Days of Summer Sliding to a Close
Mon, Aug 30, 6:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

About the only thing good we can say about last week was that we had ...

Rock Solid Yields: Update.
Mon, Aug 30, 5:27 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

It certainly was a good day for the bears and not so good for long ...

ETF Periscope: 10,000 Reasons to Hedge Your Bets
Mon, Aug 30, 2:16 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

10,000 Reasons to Hedge Your Bets by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope "Do not go ...

Where to Next? Technical Analysis of the SPY Chart
Mon, Aug 30, 0:36 AM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Last week provided the start of another leg down in what has been an unpredictable ...

Throttle It Thursday – CNBC and the Rally Killers
Thu, Aug 26, 2:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Throttle It Thursday – CNBC and the Rally Killers ByPhil of Phil’s Stock World Once ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE - Don’t let the sun (profits) go down
Wed, Aug 25, 3:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

DARK HORSE HEDGE Don’t let the sun (profits) go down By Scott atSabrient andIlene at ...

Rock Solid Yields: Updates {ANAT, IVR, NGPC}
Wed, Aug 25, 1:16 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

The positions our model portfolio {RSY} has open at the present time are: ANAT 100 ...

Sector Detector: Record Levels of Corporate Cash Looking for Buys
Tue, Aug 24, 9:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

As I pointed out back in June, cash on hand among S&P 500 companies has ...

News & Views: Investors Flock to Save Haven ETFs
Tue, Aug 24, 2:16 PM ET, by Kassandra Bentley, Sabrient.com

In these uncertain times, investors are flocking to safe-haven ETFs, such as the Claymore/Sabrient Defensive ...

Technically Troubling Tuesday
Tue, Aug 24, 1:50 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Technically Troubling Tuesday ByPhil Davis of Phil’s Stock World We finally blew our levels! Sadly, ...

News & Views: Investors Flocking to Safe-Haven ETFs
Tue, Aug 24, 1:40 PM ET, by Kassandra Bentley, Sabrient.com

In these uncertain times, investors are flocking to safe-haven ETFs, such as the Claymore/Sabrient Defensive ...

What the Market Wants: Troublesome Economy Trumps Positive Corporate Mood
Mon, Aug 23, 7:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Nothing seems to be strong enough to lift the market out of its doldrums. Not ...

ETF Periscope: Is VIX a Fix for What Ails You?
Mon, Aug 23, 7:36 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

Is VIX a Fix for What Ails You? by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope "We ...

Monday Market Movement – All in on Bonds!
Mon, Aug 23, 7:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Monday Market Movement – All in on Bonds! Courtesy of Phil of Phil’s Stock World ...

Rock Solid Yields: Premier Publication {ANAT, IVR, MET, MRH, NGPC}
Sat, Aug 21, 7:16 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

Welcome to Sabrient’s first publication of Rock Solid Yields (RSY) portfolio. We believe you will ...

POMO Thursday – Bernanke Serves Up Another Round
Thu, Aug 19, 12:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

POMO Thursday – Bernanke Serves Up Another Round By Phil of Phil’s Stock World Today ...

Turn Up Tuesday – POT Gets Really High
Tue, Aug 17, 9:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Turn Up Tuesday – POT Gets Really High Courtesy of Phil at Phil’s Stock World ...

Sector Detector: Bulls Frolic in Manure
Tue, Aug 17, 9:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The market found pleasure in manure today. When Australian miner BHP Billiton (BHP) proposed to ...

What the Market Wants: Heading Toward Another Low-Volume August?
Mon, Aug 16, 7:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

As we wind down the summer doldrums, are we heading toward another low-volume August? Today ...

ETF Periscope: Fed Up and Fed Down
Mon, Aug 16, 6:16 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

Fed Up and Fed Down by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope "If you do not ...

Mandarin Monday – China Moves into Second Place
Mon, Aug 16, 12:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Mandarin Monday – China Moves into Second Place By Phil of Phil’s Stock World China ...

Time for a New, New Deal?
Sun, Aug 15, 3:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Time for a New, New Deal? By Phil of Phil’s Stock World What are people ...

TGI Friday – Hoping the Weekend Brings Perspective
Fri, Aug 13, 2:56 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

TGI Friday – Hoping the Weekend Brings Perspective Courtesy ofPhil of Phil’s Stock World David ...

Hedging a Stock Portfolio
Thu, Aug 12, 3:56 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

We have all heard the experts recommend “hedging” your stock portfolio. You may have meticulously ...

Fearful Thursday – Manic Over, Depression Sets In
Thu, Aug 12, 2:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Fearful Thursday – Manic Over, Depression Sets In ByPhil Davis of Phil’s Stock World The ...

A Macro View: ISM July, Overated Index? & Can Exports dig Us out of this Recession?
Wed, Aug 11, 1:26 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

It is always important when analyzing data to consider the relevance and importance of such ...

Sector Detector: Tech and Healthcare Still Reign Supreme
Tue, Aug 10, 9:36 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The SPY sold off early today in advance of the FOMC decision, but bounced strongly ...

What the Market Wants: Waiting for FOMC
Mon, Aug 9, 7:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The market continues to creep upward, with the short-term trend clearly positive albeit on quite ...

ETF Periscope: Are You Digging Gold About Now?
Mon, Aug 9, 7:36 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

Are You Digging Gold About Now? by by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope "I think ...

Weekend Reading – The Crisis of Middle-Class America
Sun, Aug 8, 5:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Weekend Reading – The Crisis of Middle-Class America By Phil of Phil’s Stock World Very ...

Sector Detector: New SectorCast Model Favors Tech and Healthcare
Wed, Aug 4, 0:16 AM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The SPY finished the month of July up a robust +7%, and then started the ...

What the Market Wants: Slippin’ and a-Slidin’
Mon, Aug 2, 7:36 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Our thundering herd of baby bulls struggled mightily last week to stay clear of that ...

ETF Periscope: A Lot of Sideways Gets You Nowhere, And Fast!
Mon, Aug 2, 7:26 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

A Lot of Sideways Gets You Nowhere, And Fast! by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope ...

Rock Solid Yield: Roth Conversions, Right Move Now?
Mon, Aug 2, 2:46 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

In the coming dayswe will begin publishing our Rock Solid Yield portfolio here at The ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE: BOOM! take profits and run
Fri, Jul 30, 12:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

DARK HORSE HEDGE: BOOM! take profits and run By Scott atSabrient andIlene at Phil's Stock ...

Thursday Thoughts – GDP Up, Jobs Down
Thu, Jul 29, 5:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Thursday Thoughts – GDP Up, Jobs Down By Phil at Phil’s Stock World Forget the ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE
Thu, Jul 29, 2:37 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

DARK HORSE HEDGE By Scott at Sabrient and Ilene at Phil’s Stock World Cover short ...

Take-Off Tuesday Already?
Tue, Jul 27, 9:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Take-Off Tuesday Already? Courtesy of Phil Davis at Phil’s Stock World Wow, this market goes ...

Sector Detector: Introducing an Enhanced SectorCast Model
Tue, Jul 27, 8:46 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The market continues to look strong and resilient. Whether the news, economic reports, and earnings ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: The Thundering of Little Feet
Mon, Jul 26, 7:36 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The abundance of news last week — most with a positive slant — finally boosted ...

ETF Periscope: Stress Tests, Fed Frets and Sideways Bets
Mon, Jul 26, 1:16 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

Stress Tests, Fed Frets and Sideways Bets by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope “A child ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE’S BALANCING ACT (I)
Mon, Jul 26, 3:47 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

DARK HORSE HEDGE’S BALANCING ACT (I), 1/25/10 By Scott Brown at Sabrient and Ilene at ...

Charts From the Future: 5% Rule Update
Sun, Jul 25, 5:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Charts From the Future: 5% Rule Update By Phil Davis of Phil’s Stock World Yawn! ...

Pass/Fail Friday – Europe's Stress Test at High Noon!
Fri, Jul 23, 10:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Pass/Fail Friday – Europe's Stress Test at High Noon! By Phil at Phil’s Stock World ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE UPDATE
Fri, Jul 23, 4:36 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

DARK HORSE HEDGE UPDATE By Scott atSabrient andIlene of PSW You can run, you can ...

Sector Detector: Materials Weakens in Forward Rankings Despite Today's Strength
Tue, Jul 20, 7:26 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

It is surely understandable if an investor is afraid to participate in thischoppy stock market. ...

Tech Wreck Tuesday – IBM and TXN "Disappoint"
Tue, Jul 20, 12:37 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Tech Wreck Tuesday – IBM and TXN "Disappoint" By Phil Davis at Phil’s Stock World ...

What the Market Wants: Tipping Point Deja Vu
Mon, Jul 19, 7:36 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Tipping Point Deja Vu by David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems Seems like we ...

ETF Periscope: Sentimental Journey to the Southside
Mon, Jul 19, 1:26 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

Sentimental Journey to the Southside by Daniel Sckolnik "Economics is extremely useful as a form ...

THE DARK HORSE HEDGE 7-18-10
Mon, Jul 19, 2:27 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

THE DARK HORSE HEDGE 7-18-10 By Scott atSabrient andIlene of PSW Friday gave us a ...

It’s the End of the World As We Know It
Sat, Jul 17, 12:56 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

It’s the End of the World As We Know It By Phil of Phil’s Stock ...

FinReg Friday – Goldman Gets a Wrist Slap and BP Stops the Flow!
Fri, Jul 16, 11:36 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

FinReg Friday – Goldman Gets a Wrist Slap and BP Stops the Flow! By Phil ...

What the Market Wants: Tipping Point?
Mon, Jul 12, 7:17 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

One hesitates to put too much emphasis on any given week when discussing market trends, ...

DARK HORSE HEDGE 7/11/10
Mon, Jul 12, 6:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

To follow the Dark Horse Hedge and read from the beginning (just last week), click ...

Corporate America's $2 Tn Cash Pile–Let's Kick Some Corporate Ass
Mon, Jul 12, 6:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Corporate America's $2 Tn Cash Pile–Let's Kick Some Corporate Ass Courtesy of Phil Davis of ...

ETF Periscope: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Street
Mon, Jul 12, 6:16 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

ETF Periscope: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Street "'But I don’t want to go among ...

ETF Periscope: Mirror, Mirror on Wall Street
Sun, Jul 11, 7:36 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

Mirror, Mirror on Wall Street "'But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ said ...

Depression III, Double Dip Recession, Cooling or Slowing Economy?
Fri, Jul 9, 7:47 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) has again graced us with another two reports on ...

Foreclosure Friday – The Top 1% Stick It To The Banks
Fri, Jul 9, 11:47 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

Foreclosure Friday – The Top 1% Stick It To The Banks By Phil of Phil’s ...

Wall of Worries Wednesday – But Climbable!
Wed, Jul 7, 1:47 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Wall of Worries Wednesday – But Climbable! ByPhil of Phil’s Stock World Duncan Frearson of ...

What the Market Wants: Despite the Fireworks, Market Fizzles
Tue, Jul 6, 8:17 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

I hope you enjoyed the Fourth of July fireworks on Sunday, because there might not ...

Sector Detector: Fundamentals-based Rankings Unbowed by Market Turmoil
Tue, Jul 6, 5:17 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Last week, the S&P 500 came perilously close to the dreaded 50-day moving average cross ...

Turnaround Tuesday – Will CNBC Apologize to America?
Tue, Jul 6, 3:17 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Turnaround Tuesday – Will CNBC Apologize to America? By Phil Davis of Phil’s Stock World ...

America is 234 Years Old Today - Is It Finished?
Tue, Jul 6, 1:56 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

America is 234 Years Old Today Is It Finished? "The average age of the world's ...

Hedging For Disaster – 5 Plays that Make 500% if the Market Falls
Mon, Jul 5, 5:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Hedging For Disaster – 5 Plays that Make 500% if the Market Falls By Phil ...

ETF Periscope: Probing the Deep End of the Waters
Sat, Jul 3, 11:17 AM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

"Certainly there are things in life that money can’t buy, but it’s very funny – ...

Thank Jobs It's Friday!
Fri, Jul 2, 2:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Thank Jobs It's Friday! ByPhil Davis at Phil’s Stock World Do I know what the ...

Rock Solid Yield: Sisyphus could have used a backstop like Dividend Stocks.
Wed, Jun 30, 6:16 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

Anytime is a good time to consider adding dividend paying stocks to a portfolio and ...

Sector Detector: Consumer Discretionary Falls Further in Rankings
Tue, Jun 29, 7:26 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Sabrient's SectorCast-ETF rankings are holding mostly steady; however, the continued fall in Consumer Discretionary against ...

Testy Tuesday – Bottom Busting or Big Bounce?
Tue, Jun 29, 3:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Testy Tuesday – Bottom Busting or Big Bounce? By Phil Davis at Phil’s Stock World ...

What the Market Wants: Bears Dance at the Solstice
Mon, Jun 28, 6:56 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

We began the month of June with the S&P 500 at 1089. Today, it closed ...

Monday - Gee, 20 Countries Come to Confusing Conclusion
Mon, Jun 28, 3:17 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Monday Gee, 20 Countries Come to Confusing Conclusion ByPhil Davis at Phil's Stock World We're ...

ETF Periscope: World Cup Meets Wall Street
Mon, Jun 28, 12:56 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise ...

Liz Ann Sonders Cheers Us Up, Those Terrible Unions, Greed is not Good and This is Theft
Sun, Jun 27, 5:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Liz Ann Sonders Cheers Us Up, Those Terrible Unions, Greed is not Good and This ...

Thrill-Ride Thursday — Jobs or Bust!
Thu, Jun 24, 7:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Thrill-Ride Thursday — Jobs or Bust! By Phil at Phil's Stock World What a friggin ...

Which Way Wednesday – Fed Edition
Wed, Jun 23, 12:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Which Way Wednesday – Fed Edition By Phil at Phil's Stock World FOMC rate decision ...

Sector Detector: Expecting Continued Strength in InfoTech, Weakness in Materials
Tue, Jun 22, 8:26 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Although Sabrient's SectorCast-ETF rankings have not changed dramatically, there are some definite signs of a ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Wall Street Yawns at the Floating Yuan
Mon, Jun 21, 7:36 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Last week was a good week for the market from a technical standpoint, with the ...

Monday Monetary Mark-Up – China Floats the World!
Mon, Jun 21, 1:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Monday Monetary Mark-Up – China Floats the World! ByPhil Davis at Phil’s Stock World I ...

Weekend Thoughts
Mon, Jun 21, 5:16 AM ET, by Sabrient.com

Weekend ThoughtsByPhil Davis of Phil’s Stock WorldWe don't careIF the game is rigged, as long ...

ETF Periscope: Gold Tops and Crude Remarks
Sat, Jun 19, 4:36 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause ...

Investor’s (H)Edge Portfolio Up for 10th Consecutive Day
Thu, Jun 17, 9:17 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

What a trader seeks when employing an absolute return long/short strategy is to make money ...

How to Buy Quality Value Stocks for a 10%-20% Discount with Phillip Davis' Option Strategies
Thu, Jun 17, 7:36 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

How to Buy Quality Value Stocks for a 10%-20% Discount with Phillip Davis' Option StrategiesBy ...

Jobless Thursday – Productivity and Prices are Peaking
Thu, Jun 17, 2:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Jobless Thursday – Productivity and Prices are PeakingBy Phil Davis at Phil’s Stock World What ...

Trading with Insiders: Insiders Buck the Fear. Buy/Sell Indicator Now Bullish
Wed, Jun 16, 2:16 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

AGE of Excess melts into Era of AusterityTen years and negative 30% ago, we envisioned ...

ETF Periscope: Devil and the Deep Crude Sea
Wed, Jun 16, 9:56 AM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

"The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis." ~ ...

Sector Detector: InfoTech Holds Lock on Top Ranking
Tue, Jun 15, 8:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The stock market is searching for direction, testing support and resistance levels each week. After ...

Testy Tuesday - Are We There Yet?
Tue, Jun 15, 1:56 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Testy Tuesday Are We There Yet?ByPhil Davis at PSWOnce again CNBC has gone too far!The ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Support Holds — But So Does Resistance
Mon, Jun 14, 7:26 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Since August 2009, with the exception of roughly nine weeks, the S&P 500 has stayed ...

Flashback Friday – Pattern Recognition 101
Fri, Jun 11, 7:56 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Flashback Friday – Pattern Recognition 101By Phil Davis at Phil's Stock WorldWe often talk about ...

Rock Solid Yield: What others are suggesting for Solid Yielding Stocks.
Thu, Jun 10, 3:16 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

In my last post, I opened the Rock Solid Yield category and briefly introduced you ...

Thrusting Thursday – Where’s Our Rocket Fuel?
Thu, Jun 10, 1:46 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Thrusting Thursday – Where’s Our Rocket Fuel?By Phil Davis at Phil’s Stock WorldWe just cannot ...

Sector Detector: Energy Weakens as Healthcare Rises
Tue, Jun 8, 7:46 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The stock market finally decided to stop messing around last Friday and put in one ...

Testy Tuesday - Gentle Ben vs. Reality
Tue, Jun 8, 1:26 PM ET, by Sabrient.com

Testy Tuesday Gentle Ben vs.RealityByPhil at Phil’s Stock World Behold the power of prayer!We had ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: June Gloom Envelopes Market
Mon, Jun 7, 7:56 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Here in Santa Barbara, where Sabrient is headquartered, “June Gloom” is that time of year ...

ETF Periscope: Bulls, Bears and Porcupines
Mon, Jun 7, 7:46 PM ET, by Daniel Sckolnik, Sabrient.com

"If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion." ~ ...

Sector Detector: Rankings Tighten as Global Uncertainty Reigns
Tue, Jun 1, 7:46 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Despite a weak bounce off of a scary Tuesday morning gap down, and generally positive ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Stock Market Hindered by Global Ills
Tue, Jun 1, 6:16 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

We enter a new month this week mired in a persistent global malaise. The weekend ...

Sector Detector: Volatile Markets, Stable Rankings
Tue, May 25, 7:47 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Market volatility continues, with the Dow gapping down under 10,000 to start the day today ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Global Malaise versus US Earnings: Unusual Dichotomy
Mon, May 24, 7:26 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Unfortunately, the dismal attitude we conveyed last week, was fulfilled with one of the worst ...

ETF Periscope: Volatile Is As Volatile Does
Tue, May 18, 7:16 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. "Will ...

Sector Detector: InfoTech and Energy stay solid at the top
Tue, May 18, 5:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The stock market's technical "topping formation" finally manifested in a correction in early May, and ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Desperately Seeking A Safe Place To Invest
Mon, May 17, 7:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Confusion continues to reign across the global marketplace. If there’s no safe place to invest, ...

Sector Detector: Market gyrations fail to shake rankings
Tue, May 11, 6:46 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Last week I warned that after several ...

May 6, The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down
Tue, May 11, 0:16 AM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

As a small investor myself, one of my first reactions to the wild swings in ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Wild Ride is Over . . . For Now
Mon, May 10, 7:16 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

It was a wild ride last week and perhaps the worst week the markets have ...

Sector Detector: Positioned for Continued Market Strength
Tue, May 4, 7:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Four times over the past month, the stock market has threatened to pullback strongly after ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Market Lacks Short-term Memory
Mon, May 3, 6:36 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The market seems to have a problem with its short-term memory. Last week it was ...

Sector Detector: Seeing rotation in fundamentals
Tue, Apr 27, 7:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

As earnings season gets underway with mixed results but a generally positive trend, Wall Street ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Small Caps on 12-month Winning Streak
Mon, Apr 26, 7:36 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

This week's economic calendar features two bellwethers of consumer confidence (one on Tuesday and one ...

Sector Detector: Energy poised to re-energize
Tue, Apr 20, 8:16 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

After flirting with a pullback in the wake of the Goldman Sachs news, the stock ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Pausing to Refresh or Retreat?
Mon, Apr 19, 7:56 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

This week should be another interesting one, but it's hard to say whether it can ...

Sector Detector: Mixed signals in the rankings continue
Tue, Apr 13, 8:56 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The market twice threatened to pullback over the past week, but each time it resumed ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Steady as She Goes . . .
Mon, Apr 12, 7:46 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

It has been a week of sparse market-moving news, but what news there was continued ...

Sector Detector: Healthcare and InfoTech top the forward rankings
Tue, Apr 6, 7:56 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

After a brief consolidation period and staying flat for two weeks, the market has resumed ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Market Inches Ahead
Mon, Apr 5, 8:16 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The market continued its slow but persistent trek upward, inching along as it did during ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Market Moves Ahead
Mon, Apr 5, 7:56 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The market continued to move forward today, inching along as it did during the holiday-shortened ...

Sector Detector: Tightening scores reflect uncertainty
Tue, Mar 30, 10:56 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

After threatening to pullback in the face of overbought technical conditions and low VIX, not ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: It’s a Tortoise, Not a Hare
Mon, Mar 29, 7:16 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

The market continued to inch ahead today, with the S&P 500 taking another aim at ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Market Pushes Through Resistance
Mon, Mar 22, 5:47 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Despite the global gloom that continues to cause significant concern about economic recovery virtually everywhere, ...

Sector Detector: Rankings hold steady as market marches upward
Tue, Mar 16, 8:37 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

As the market continues its slow but steady march further into overbought territory, Sabrient's SectorCast-ETF ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Wall of Resistance at 1150?
Mon, Mar 15, 7:57 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Is the market hitting a wall of resistance... or just refueling before takeoff? Today, the ...

Sector Detector: Energy and Healthcare look good
Tue, Mar 9, 8:27 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The market has gone straight up over the past week since beginning the month of ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: A Tale of Two Stocks
Mon, Mar 8, 6:37 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

I have a special story for you this week about a pair of stocks, but ...

Net Insider Transactions cycles back to selling
Fri, Mar 5, 5:57 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

As I reported last month, January saw relatively limited insider trading in the wake of ...

Sector Detector: Financials and Energy top the rankings
Tue, Mar 2, 8:18 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Well, I've been writing in this column that the market has been signaling that it ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Seems Bulls Don’t Read The Wall Street Journal
Mon, Mar 1, 6:17 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

If the bulls had been paying attention to the economic indicators reported last week, you'd ...

A Macro View: PIIGS and a Spurious Correlation.
Fri, Feb 26, 5:27 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

In this post I want to discuss some of the important issues the European Union ...

Sector Detector: Financials holds on to the top ranking
Tue, Feb 23, 7:48 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The market continues to flash signs that it wants to breakout, although mixed news has ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Market Flip-flops on Mixed News
Mon, Feb 22, 7:18 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

There's a whole lot of flip-flopping going on in the market right now. Today it ...

Sector Detector: Financials and Healthcare re-emerge at top of rankings
Tue, Feb 16, 8:28 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The market is flashing signs that it might want to breakout to the upside, and ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Business Expansion Driving Market
Tue, Feb 16, 8:18 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

It worked . ...

A Macro View: Will the Shape of Recovery be V or W?
Sat, Feb 13, 2:18 AM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

In my last blog post, I quoted a section of Econoday stating that the ISM ...

Sector Detector: Energy showing strong value
Tue, Feb 9, 7:18 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

After suffering a tough sell-off, Energy is now showing top value and has emerged as ...

Sabrient named recipient of BNY Jaywalk’s Director’s Choice Award
Tue, Feb 9, 4:20 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

I'm pleased to say that the Bank of New York’sConvergEx Group today announced the results ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Market Searching for Support
Mon, Feb 8, 8:36 PM ET, by Kassandra Bentley, Sabrient.com

Since the market ditched its typical Monday mania today, maybe we can escape the inevitable ...

A Macro View: ISM Reports for January.
Thu, Feb 4, 5:48 PM ET, by Ron Rutherford, Sabrient.com

The positive portent of the first day of the trading year did not hold through ...

Net Insider Trading goes positive again
Wed, Feb 3, 8:56 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

After selling into year-end market strength to close out the year, net weekly net insider ...

Sector Detector: Financials and InfoTech look strong
Tue, Feb 2, 11:26 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

Sabrient's fundamentals-based SectorCast-ETF model appears to be softening its conservative posture in the wake of ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Monday Mania Rides Again
Tue, Feb 2, 4:57 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Forget that the market was down for the fourth consecutive week on Friday. Investors woke ...

Sector Detector: Financials bursts to the top
Wed, Jan 27, 4:39 PM ET, by Scott Martindale, Sabrient.com

The defensive posture taken by Sabrient's fundamentals-based SectorCast-ETF model has allowed the long/short model portfolio ...

WHAT THE MARKET WANTS: Who Let the Bears Out?
Wed, Jan 27, 3:57 PM ET, by David Brown, Sabrient.com

Perhaps it was the new senator from Massachusetts who let the bears out, but I ...

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