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Energy: A Double-Edged Sword For Markets

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With little in the way of market moving announcements Monday, traders tended to focus on changes in the energy markets. From The Wall Street Journal:

Oil futures shed 0.7% to $92.66 a barrel, their lowest price since January, amid concerns that demand isn't keeping pace with booming supply. The pullback knocked shares of energy companies.

Late in Monday's session, the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was down 1.51%. Energy recently completed all three steps for a change in trend. A good baby step for XLE would be to retake $99.00.

XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR NYSE + BATS


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Doubled-Edged Sword

Lower oil prices can be good news for consumers. However, if oil prices remain depressed it eventually starts to impact the earnings of energy companies. News out of China contributed to oil's pullback Monday. From Reuters:

China's import growth unexpectedly fell for the second consecutive month in August, posting its worst performance in over a year and stoking speculation about whether authorities should loosen policy further to revive domestic demand.


Investment Implications - The Weight Of The Evidence

Monday's session did little to impact the intermediate-term outlook for stocks. Therefore, we continue to hold an equity-heavy portfolio with U.S. stocks (SPY), leading sectors (XLK), along with a relatively small stake in U.S. Treasuries (TLT). Stock market bears would prefer to see a push below 1985 on the S&P 500.

 

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