Definition: Cyclical Stocks
Cyclical stocks tend to relate in some way to the wider economy with the company performance itself seeming to follow a repeated pattern which can be matched to the wider economic performance.
Cyclical companies make products or provide services likely to be in lower demand during downturns and higher during upswings.
Sectors such as energy, automotive industry, steel and construction, tend to follow the economy and regarded as cyclical. Stockmarket cycles tend to be repeated and identifiable with a possibility to anticipate repeating trends in relation to wider external forces.
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05/21/2012 09:11 PM
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Stocks Headed for a Sharply Higher FinishFyxnewsConsumer Cyclical stocks are currently trading 1.65% higher. Energy stocks are up 1.71% in late trading. Consumer Non-Cyclical is the only sector in red in late trading. At last check, the sector was down 0.01%. Among the major gainers and losers in ...and more » |
05/21/2012 08:37 PM
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Time to sellmydigitalfc.comTill this March, market analysts were talking of cyclical stocks ( such as consumer discretionary and banking) as potential multi-baggers in the event of a recovery. But recovery exp-ectations are getting muted now amid sig-ns of an industrial slowdown ... |
05/20/2012 07:03 PM
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Philippine market seen resuming climbInquirer.net (blog)We think cyclical stocks such as banks and property, which are expected to benefit from the low interest rate environment and improving incomes, will continue to lead the Philippine stock index to higher levels,” ALFM director Maria Theresa ... |
05/20/2012 02:09 PM
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How Wal-Mart Drives the DowDailyFinanceWhile Wal-Mart may never reach the influence of, say, IBM, which dominates the Dow's movements, he thinks the fact that the retailer is considered an economic bellwether influences the other 17% or so of non-cyclical stocks that comprise the index in a ...and more » |
05/19/2012 07:18 PM
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Stocks in Red in Late TradingFyxnewsConsumer Non-Cyclical stocks are leading the losses in the S&P 500 in late trading. At last check, the sector was trading 0.97% lower. Consumer Cyclical stocks are currently trading 0.78% lower. Basic Materials stocks are currently trading 0.55% lower.and more » |
05/18/2012 07:58 PM
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