Thursday, June 11, 2009

For GT Blog June 12, 2009

Let’s listen in on a broker client conversation

Broker (investment advisor): The technology stocks are getting really strong

Client: How strong are they?

Broker: They are so strong even the Mavrix Strategic Small Cap Fund is up this year

Client: Wow – that is really strong - I see the Mavrix Fund Management shares (TSX-MVX) have bounced up to 24 cents and they may be added to the BNN stock ticker just like Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX-VRS)

Now for some reality – we at Getting Technical examined the cyclic structure of the TSX Information Technology index and were confronted with a strong bullish scenario. Following a decade of growth in the 1990's the group peaked in 2000 and the great 2000 - 2002 Granddaddy bear introduced a secular down trend which is still in place.

The rules of a secular trend look good for the sector - the secular down trend will have at least 3- bull and bear cycles and one of them (usually the first ) will be a Granddaddy - now we are just into cycle 3 and this could mark the end of the long down trend with a surprise to the upside in 2009-2010 - next blog we look at some small cap tech names









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