Day Hagan/NDR Smart Sector® with Catastrophic Stop Strategy May 2023 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 allocation. 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.

Entering May, the sector model is overweight defensive sectors such as Health Care, Utilities, and
Energy. Information Technology dropped to marketweight. All other sectors are underweighted with significant drops in allocation to Real Estate and Financials.

Click the link below to read more about the strategy’s positioning.

Full strategy commentary: NDRSASDH202305021

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