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The Rotation Everyone's Talking About
Software stocks are down almost 25% over the past three months. The S&P 500 gave up its gains for the year. But the Dow hit new records, and old economy sectors are leading. Oil and gas, chemicals, transportation, consumer staples, regional banks. All outperforming since tech started losing momentum late last year.
"Old economy" sectors like transports, chemicals and oil & gas taking the lead as investors rotate away from software companies — Source: Bloomberg, Edward Jones
The institutional read is that this is healthy. Investors diversifying away from crowded mega cap growth, valuations normalizing, money flowing into sectors with better earnings growth. Economists are revising GDP estimates higher.
