Conclusion, Investment Implications, Strategy

We exited our May 4th long idea in the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME) this morning for a 10% gain, while outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 by 4%.

Analysis and Rationale

In our May 4th Asbury Alert, entitled Metals & Mining ETF (XME) Resuming 2020 Advance,  we said:

The SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME) appears to be resuming its August 2020 major uptrend amid coincident quarterly relative outperformance versus the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX).  This is an Asbury Momentum trade idea.

Although XME remains in the midst of a February minor uptrend, the ETF has become technically over-extended while positive price momentum has weakened.  Therefore, we are making a money management decision to capture some outright profits as well as relative outperformance versus the S&P 500 here, but could elect to re-enter this idea if market internals improve.

Here is an updated version of the chart of XME from our May 4th report.

XME daily since March


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