7 August 2017
Where are we in the Cycle?
The cyclical position is being helped by U.S. dollar weakness but other
cyclical guideposts, although improved from the their worst positioning, are
not imparting significant positive momentum presently.
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Market Directions
Currency moves have been dominating price effects for raw materials but
gold is in a tug of war between the falling U.S. dollar and rising bond
yields and, consequently, underperforming a wide range of industrial metals.
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Portfolio Performance and Positioning
Exploration stocks were among the strongest performing in the sector in
the past week due to their leverage to small marginal improvements in market
conditions and their recent poor investment returns. The macro model
moved in line with the benchmark in the past week. No changes have
been made to portfolio recommendations
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Stock Reviews and Rating Analysis
PortfolioDirect rating reports analyse the quality and risk
attributes of proposed mineral developments. Rating criteria apply to mining and oil and gas stocks at any stage of
development. PortfolioDirect uses a five point rating
scale to measure the risk adjusted quality of proposed mineral developments
or companies.
For company reports
& ratings...
The 'Steak or Sizzle' blog provides summary judgements on
the top performing ASX-listed resources stocks.
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Exploration Watch. Which exploration results are the most
exciting, the most disappointing and the most anticipated?
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