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TSX Index YTD Sector Performance

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Dismal YTD performance for the TSX Index (+1.37%)
Chart showing the YTD performance of the TSX sectors.

TSX Index YTD Sector Performance courtesy of StockCharts.com

Financials, Energy and Materials represent 72.53 % of the TSX Composite Index.

Reference TMX Money for an overview of the Canadian market.

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S&P 500 Sector ETFs three month performance

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Money flowing from the defensive to the cyclical sectors
Three month sector performance for the S&P 500 Index using ETFs. This three month chart shows the movement of money from the defensive sectors to the cyclical sectors.

Three Month Sector Performance courtesy of StockCharts.com

Reference the last sector analysis for the S&P 500 Index.

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TSX Index YTD sector performance

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TSX up 1.44% YTD and Materials down 25.37%
Chart showing the YTD performance of the TSX Index highlighting the financial, energy and materials sectors

TSX Index YTD Performance courtesy of StockCharts.com

Financials (XFN ETF), Energy (XEG ETF) and Materials (XMA ETF) represent approximately 75% of the TSX Index.

Compare this chart for the TSX Index to the chart for the S&P 500 Index.

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S&P 500 YTD absolute performance by sector

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S&P 500 up 16.92% with Health Care leading at 23.65%
S&P 500 Sector ETFs YTD Absolute Performance

S&P 500 Sector ETFs YTD Absolute Performance courtesy of StockCharts.com

Reference the last sector analysis for the S&P 500 published on April 12, 2013 showing the relative performance of each sector.

The theory now is that money will flow into the lagging sectors including technology, materials and energy.

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S&P 500 YTD sector performance relative to the index

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Notice the outperformance of the defensive sectors
S&P 500 sector performance relative to the index.

S&P 500 YTD Sector Performance Relative to the Index courtesy of StockCharts.com

The relative outperformance of the defensive sectors has a historical correlation with a market top.

Reference my last chart analysis for the S&P 500 Index.

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