XLV ETF is one of the most popular options for gaining exposure to the U.S. health care sector, and as such might be an attractive option for investors looking to tilt exposure towards lower risk industries. XLV is among the cheapest ways to gain access to health care companies, and offers impressive depth of holdings as well. XLV can be a good option for a sector rotation strategy or as a means of establishing a long term tilt towards the health care sector.
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GDX offers investors exposure to some of the largest gold mining companies in the world, thereby delivering what can be thought of as “indirect” exposure to gold prices. Because the profitability of gold miners depends on the prevailing market price for the goods that they sell, these stocks will generally exhibit a strong correlations to movements in spot gold prices. When gold prices go up, gold miners make more money (and vice versa). It should be noted, however, that this relationship is not perfect; in certain environments, gold miner stocks and physical gold prices can move in opposite directions, and correlation between the two can be less than perfect.
WTI:GOLD comparison chart is one of my favorite macro crude oil charts to look at because it provides a true GLOBAL price of oil adjusted to an entirely outside the entire world of currencies, not just USD itself! Once we take a look at the chart above we see just how RARE this drop on crude price in Gold bars is on a relative basis… needless to say this is a generational low. the bigger issue is its running out of downside room so the bottom is approaching soon…
 NEW GOLD vs TLT CHART:  This ratio provides a birds-eye macro view of the commonly held relationship between Gold & US Treasury bonds (20YR+) ETF that over time has held within its key historical channel. Anytime this ratio has popped out of this key level either Gold was overpriced or TLT was underpriced.
Five hundred gram silver bars sit next to one thousand gram gold bars in an arranged photograph at the Istanbul Gold Refinery in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, May 12, 2011. Both the precious metals, silver and gold, rose today on stockists buying for the ongoing marriage season, amid a firming global trend. Photographer: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The gold-silver ratio, also known as the mint ratio, refers to the relative value of an ounce of silver to an equal weight of gold. Put simply, it is the quantity of silver in ounces needed to buy a single ounce of gold. Traders can use it to diversify the amount of precious metal they hold in their portfolio.
The Gold / Bitcoin Ratio is an excellent relative basis analytical tool you can use to calculate either future Bitcoin or Gold prices by “triangulating” the ratio, on the chart patterns, with actual price action of one of the two potential underlying asset classes.
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The XRT ETF offers exposure to the U.S. retail industry, a targeted sub-sector of the consumer discretionary space that may have appeal for investors looking to bet on increased consumer consumption in the domestic market. XRT is probably too targeted for any investor with a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, Filled with numerous home furnishings & decor companies as well as some automotive dealership groups as well
The XLY offers exposure to the consumer discretionary sector, making it an appealing option for investors looking to implement a sector rotation strategy or tilt exposure towards corners of the U.S. market that may perform well during a recovery. XLY offers impressive liquidity, cost efficiency, and depth of exposure, making it one of the best ETF options for playing the consumer discretionary sector.