Continued market uncertainty after Brexit has us tightening up our positions

Continued market uncertainty after Brexit has us tightening up our positions

While we did come in from the beach long-enough last week to share our views on the Brexit vote, it’s good to be back in the saddle full-force with this week’s Tematica Investing.  So let’s get right down to it . . .

In this week’s Tematica Investing:

  • Renewed Brexit fallout uncertainty and Italian banking concerns have tipped the market mood back to cautiousness. Recent earnings have been disappointing and likely set the stage for what is to be a challenging June quarter earnings season. We remain very comfortable with the Tematica Select List holdings given the mix of defensive business models and thematic tailwinds.
  • We are adding iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) shares to the Tematica Contender List and look to revisit the shares closer to $134-$135.
  • We are boosting our price target for AT&T shares to $45 from $42 and raising our protective stop loss to $39 from $36. We will continue to keep T shares on the Tematica Select List, but we would not recommend adding to your T shares at current levels.
  • We are also raising our price target and protective stop loss for our Physicians Realty Trust (DOC) shares. Our new price target is $25, up from $18, and our new stop loss is set at $18, up from $16. Much like T shares, we will continue to keep DOC shares on the Tematica Select List, but advise against committing fresh capital at current levels.
  • Nike (NKE) reported quarterly earnings last week, which were essentially in line. As expected the liquidation sales at Sports Authority and Sports Chalet will be a short-term disruption, and we continue to like the shares given our longer-term perspective. We continue to have a Buy on NKE shares and our price target remains $66.

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About the Author

Chris Versace, Chief Investment Officer
I'm the Chief Investment Officer of Tematica Research and editor of Tematica Investing newsletter. All of that capitalizes on my near 20 years in the investment industry, nearly all of it breaking down industries and recommending stocks. In that time, I've been ranked an All Star Analyst by Zacks Investment Research and my efforts in analyzing industries, companies and equities have been recognized by both Institutional Investor and Thomson Reuters’ StarMine Monitor. In my travels, I've covered cyclicals, tech and more, which gives me a different vantage point, one that uses not only an ecosystem or food chain perspective, but one that also examines demographics, economics, psychographics and more when formulating my investment views. The question I most often get is "Are you related to…."

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