When there is broad market, or
broad sector sell - offs, having a pile of cash on hand to invest in allows you to profit down the road.
«Downward pressure was exacerbated by criticism of the title's MTX model, which EA pulled before launch, as well as
a broader sector sell - off.»
Not exact matches
But looking at Monday's intraday trading — from the decline in telecommunications stocks to the
broad - based
selling in the technology
sector — it became clear to Cramer that those pockets of strength weren't enough to sustain a rally.
While the day's losses were
broad,
selling was particularly heavy in the tech
sector, which was down 1.5 %.
Among the under - performing
sectors subject to tax loss
selling in late 2017 I have selected the gold miners for this post because they tend to be counter-cyclical and «in the mirror» to the
broad risk «on» asset party currently ongoing.
Previously,
broad diversification across market
sectors could only be purchased or
sold at the close of the business day based on the equity, bond or raw material elements included in the weighted averages of every component of the
sector mutual fund — thus, ETFs came into play.
Technology finished at the top of today's
sector standings, adding 2.2 % after big losses on Tuesday and Wednesday; Microsoft, Facebook and Alphabet gained between 2.1 % and 4.4 % in today's trade, and Apple ended 0.8 % higher, but a late bout of
selling pulled the company and the
broader market from its session high.