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COTs Timer  Nov 8  Comment 
What a wacky week! Sorry about my delayed post about my trading signals from Friday's Commitments of Traders report. I've just updated my latest signals table based on the COT data. Two new signals for this coming week's open of trading: bullish...
COTs Timer  Oct 10  Comment 
As markets try to break out to new highs, this afternoon's Commitments of Traders report is giving some interesting insights, as usual. Some bullish tidings, but some not so bullish. Check my just-updated latest signals table for the grim details....
COTs Timer  Oct 2  Comment 
After a tough few days in the markets, next week could look up, according to this afternoon's Commitments of Traders data. My trading setup for the S&P 500 remains bullish. And the data for the bellwether three-month Eurodollar, which gives me...
UnBiasedTrading (TM)  Sep 26  Comment 
Recently I've been pointing out that the banking index ($BKX) has chart resistance in the area and slightly above about $50. Also that Tony Caldaro's count for the regional banking index (its ETF being KRE) already logged in a "b" wave top, with...
UnBiasedTrading (TM)  Aug 19  Comment 
Equities got another chance today to try for the brass ring of a gap fill, such as the SPX trying for 1002, but handicapped by a twist low this morning only managed to tag up to 999.61 before weakening off. Actually - that was probably enough to...
UnBiasedTrading (TM)  Aug 7  Comment 
We're now hitting the 5-month anniversary of the rally from the March lows! With the S&P 500 getting to 90 points up from the 912 breakout, and to the 1014 Fibonacci target I've posted a lot including earlier today. Aided by the banks which I...
UnBiasedTrading (TM)  Jul 31  Comment 
A couple of weeks ago I pointed out that the banking sector was poised to head more decisively either up or down, and warned not to be complacent about which direction. Now that the banks look ready to join the "breakout party," they have been...
Gold Versus Paper  Jul 31  Comment 
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">Love him or hate him, you should at least be aware of the Martin Armstrong Economic Confidence Model and its major cycle turn dates. There are major and intermediate turn dates and
TheStreet.com  Jul 13  Comment 
All three major averages finish more than 2% higher, and the KBW Bank index rises 6.5%, with Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase all up robustly.
MarketWatch  Jul 7  Comment 
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of KeyCorp to outperform from market perform Tuesday, saying its valuation, strong capital levels, and sufficient loan loss recognition gave investors an appealing entry point.
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The KBW Bank Index is a modified cap-weighted index consisting of 24 exchange- listedand National Market System stocks, representing national money center banks and leading regional institutions.The index is intended to reflect the evolving financial sector and was developed with a base value of 250 as of October 21, 1991. Effective March 22, 2004, the index had a 10:1 split. [1]

Components

Company Name Symbol % Weighting
Bank of America Corp.BAC9.24%
BB&T CorporationBBT4.33%
Bank of New York MellonBK4.24%
CitigroupC7.88%
Commerce Bancshares IncCBSH1.96%
Cullen/Frost Bankers IncCFR2.05%
Comerica IncCMA3.52%
Capital One Financial CorpCOF3.7%
Fifth Third BancorpFITB3.95%
Huntington Bancshares IncHBAN3.83%
JPMorgan Chase & CoJPM7.58%
KeyCorpKEY2.84%
Marshall & Ilsley CorpMI3.48%
M&T Bank CorporationMTB4.06%
Northern Trust CorpNTRS2.42%
People's United Financial IncPBCT2.07%
PNC Financial Services GroupPNC3.17%
Regions Financial CorporationRF4.36%
Synovus Financial CorpSNV1.6%
SunTrust Banks IncSTI4.34%
State Street CorporationSTT3.52%
U.S. BancorpUSB6.33%
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC6.82%
Zions BancorporationZION2.72%

References

  1. Bloomberg.com's coverage of BKX
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