Tematica’s Chris Versace discusses our reaction to weekend trade developments between the U.S. and China, and the market’s likely response, including short covering. Because it’s Monday, Chris also shares what the Tematica will be focusing on over the coming days, including April inflation data, Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday, and quarterly results from CyberArk (CYBR), Cisco (CSCO), and Walmart (WMT).


Recent Thematic Signals

Just in case you missed a recent communique:


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The Strategies Behind Our Thematic Models

  • Aging of the PopulationCapturing the demographic wave of the aging population and the changing demands it brings with it.
  • Artificial Intelligence Software, chips, and related companies that facilitate the collection and analysis of large data sets and autonomous generation of solutions given non-machine language prompts.
  • Cash Strapped ConsumersCompanies poised to benefit as consumers stretch the disposable spending dollars they do have.
  • CHIPs Act – Capturing the reshoring of the US semiconductor industry and the $52.7 billion poised to be spent on semiconductor manufacturing.
  • Cloud ComputingCompanies that provide hardware and services that enhance the cloud computing experience for users, such as co-location, security, and edge computing.
  • Core Holdings – Companies that reflect economic activity and are large enough to not get pushed around by day-to-day market trends. Low-beta, large-cap names able to better withstand economic turmoil.
  • Cybersecurity – Companies that focus on protecting against the penetration of digital networks and the theft, ransom, corruption, or destruction of data.
  • Data Privacy & Digital IdentityCompanies providing the tools and services that verify authorized users and safeguard personal data privacy.
  • Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Companies that are integral to the development and the buildout of the infrastructure that supports our increasingly connected world.
  • Digital Lifestyle – The companies behind our increasingly connected lives.
  • EPS Diplomats – Profitable large capitalization companies proven to produce above-average EPS growth and provide investors with the benefit of multiple expansion.
  • EV Transition Capturing the transition to EVs and related infrastructure from combustion engine vehicles.
  • Guilty PleasureCompanies that produce/provide food and drink products that consumers tend to enjoy regardless of the economic environment and potential long-term health hazards associated with excessive consumption.
  • Homebuilding & Materials – Ranging from homebuilders to key building product companies that serve the housing market, this model looks to capture the rising demand for housing, one that should benefit as the Fed returns monetary policy to more normalized levels.
  • Market Hedge ModelThis basket of daily reset swap-based broad market inverse ETFs protects in the face of market pullbacks, overbought market technicals, and other drivers of market volatility.
  • Nuclear Energy & UraniumCompanies that either build and maintain nuclear power plants or are involved in the production of uranium.
  • Luxury Buying BoomTapping into aspirational buying and affluent buyers amid rising global wealth.
  • Rebuilding AmericaTurning the focused spending on rebuilding US infrastructure into revenue and profits.
  • Safety & SecurityTargeted exposure to companies that provide goods and services primarily to the Defense and security sectors of the economy.
  • Space EconomyCompanies that focus on the launch and operation of satellite networks.

The Strategies Behind Our Dividend Income Models

  • Monthly Dividend Model – Pretty much what the name indicates – this model invests in companies that pay monthly dividends to shareholders.
  • ETF Dividend Model – High-yielding ETFs that provide a range of exposures from domestic equities, international equities, emerging market equities, MLPS, and REITs.
  • ETF Enhanced Dividend Model – A group of high-yielding ETFs that utilize options to enhance yield through collecting option income.

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