M1 Finance Portfolio: Dividend Aristocrats 2020 - Week 14 (January 17th, 2020 - $256.88)

Week 14 - $256.88

The market declined just before the signing of the Phase 1 Trade Deal between the US and China on Wednesday before surging in the week's last two days.

Total Report (Since October 11th, 2019)

Positive Performing Sectors
1. Healthcare (+13.09%)
2. Industrials (+12.02%)
3. Information Technology (+10.09%)
4. Consumer Discretionary (+7.98%)
5. Consumer Staples (+6.23%)
6. Materials (+5.71%)
7. Financials (+3.55%)
8. Communication Services (+3.18%)
9. Utilities (+0.92%)

Negative Performing Sectors
10. Energy (-0.70%)
11. Real Estate (-2.35%)

Weekly Report (January 17th, 2020)

Positive Performing Sectors
1. Utilities (+2.81%)
2. Healthcare (+2.72%)
3. Information Technology (+2.60%)
4. Real Estate (+2.13%)
5. Consumer Staples (+1.52%)
6. Materials (+1.16%)
7. Financials (+0.90%)
8. Communication Services (+0.77%)
9. Industrials (+0.77%)

10. Consumer Discretionary (+0.18%)

Negative Performing Sectors
11. Energy (-1.33%)

GICS Sector Performance Ratio - Balanced: From 6:5 (54.54%)  to 10:1 (90.91%)

 

Review

There had been some doubts and uncertainty in the market leading up to the Phase 1 Trade Deal signing between the US and China. First came the weak jobs report for December 2019, then news that tariffs on Chinese goods could continue until after the presidential election (which was to be expected). This brought the markets down until the positive jobless claims report by the Department of Labor and the increased retail sales numbers by the Department of Commerce reversed those losses, with higher confidence in international markets from the signing of the Phase 1 Trade Deal bolstering gains further. Nearly every sector grew as a result of the signs of continuing growth in the economy except for the Energy sector. This one particular sector is still reeling from the events of last week as the US slapped sanctions on Iran and potential turmoil in the Middle East placed doubt on the stability of oil prices in the future. GSPR-B stabilized at around the 60-percent mark after a tremendous gain this week, and it is expected that there will be some losses coming into next week as investors begin their selloff on Monday.

Last Week's Update (January 10th, 2020)

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