The markets continue to hover near highs and show very little in the way of pullbacks. This has been going on for some time now which has many starting to sit on the sidelines and wait for lower prices. This is a perfectly fine approach for the long term investor, but is there anything out there that is cheap right now? Is there anywhere that seems to be out of favor that you could look at?
Let's start with the oil space. Oil has been hovering in the 40's for months now and with the recent Hurricane in Texas has investors pushing the price back into the low to mid 40's. The issue here is that the world seems to be awash in oil and the US has done well with newer technologies that have them less reliant on foreign oil. All this has created an oversupply that has even OPEC adjusting production. If you look at the oil and gas storage space you can quickly see the disconnect between the winners and losers. Names like Teekay
Retail is another sector that has truly been out of favor. With all the moves that Amazon
With the strong markets most names have pushed higher, but with a little work it's possible to find strong names in weak sectors.