Tag: materials sector

The Materials Sector ETF (NYSEARCA: XLB) experienced a nice rally from April to July. But that rally stalled near prior highs (price resistance). And its...

It's been a crazy bullish start to the year for precious metals stocks... and this, in turn, has carried over to materials stocks. The Materials...

Materials stocks rallied today, ending the week and month on a positive note. The rally pushed the Materials Sector ETF (XLB) up +1.2% for the...

Most materials and hard commodities related stocks have performed well lately. Today we look at the S&P Materials Sector ETF (XLB) to highlight the rally......

As the stock market roller coaster ride continues, one sector that has been out-performing is the Materials (XLB). But this sector is also at a...

As stocks continue to march higher, some sectors are consolidating and may need a reset or pullback before the next surge. One such sector is...

Materials have been very strong over the past year and more recently broke out higher versus the S&P 500 (relative strength). Today's chart highlights this...

The stock market has been mixed of late, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average showing relative strength and the Nasdaq relative weakness. This was...

While the Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors receive all of the attention, there are a number of positive divergences between price and momentum on...

Copper prices are showing strength today, and in general of late. And strong copper prices tend to bode well for the Materials Sector (NYSEARCA:XLB). Not...