Day Hagan/NDR Smart Sector® with Catastrophic Stop Strategy February 2024 Update

Day Hagan/Ned Davis Research Smart Sector® with Catastrophic Stop strategy, model and allocations update.
BY BRIAN SANBORN

The Day Hagan/Ned Davis Research Smart Sector® with Catastrophic Stop strategy entered this month recommending a fully invested position. The NDR Catastrophic Stop model is based on the combination of two proprietary composites: 1) the Internal Composite (technical and price-related indicators) and 2) the External Composite (fundamental, economic, interest rate, and behavioral/sentiment indicators). Each composite is one-half of the overall score.

The sector model remained with a cyclical bias during the month, but there were some changes. Entering February, Financials and Communication Services improved and joined Information Technology and Energy at overweight. Consumer Discretionary and Health Care deteriorated and joined Materials, Industrials, Real Estate, Consumer Staples, and Utilities at underweight.

Full strategy commentary: NDRSASDH202402051

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