Report Date: 7 November 2016
Where are we in the Cycle?
Cyclical positioning remains constrained by the absence of any growth
acceleration. The U.S. presidential election offers a chance of near-term
improved economic performance in the event of a Trump victory with a
willingness to implement the candidate’s policy platform.
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Market Directions
Markets have been dominated by changing expectations about a Clinton
presidential victory. Prices fell when polls showed a rising chance of a
Trump win.
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Portfolio Performance and Positioning
Losses were posted across the board in the portfolio models. The
relatively large loss in the Phase I segment reflected a partial retracement
from extraordinarily high gains in the previous week. No stock changes were
made and high cash levels have been retained.
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Stock Reviews and Rating Analysis
Deep Yellow (DYL:AU) has referred to an arrangement with a
US investor to raise $1.42M as a “strategic relationship” which implies more
to come about future dealings. At the same time, the managing director of
Deep Yellow was replaced by the former head of Paladin Energy, another
company involved in developing uranium properties in Namibia. The Deep
Yellow share price had been underperforming the price of Namibian uranium
neighbour Bannerman Resources since the beginning of 2016 but, after being
among the top five performing resources stocks listed on the ASX, the
difference has narrowed from over 50 percentage points to less than 10. The
PortfolioDirect judgment expressed recently in the Steak or
Sizzle? blog is that the company does have a credible exploration program
with a resource base capable of eventual commercial production in a sector
with underpriced assets given demonstrable longer term growth in uranium
usage. .
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