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Lowe's

Starbucks

NIKE

MercadoLibre

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

FDIS tracks a market-cap-weighted index of stocks in the US consumer discretionary sector.

Proshares Online Retail ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

Amazon (AMZN) disappointed investors following its fourth-quarter results. Though the e-commerce giant beat earnings and revenue estimates, it posted the least profitable holiday quarter since 2014 and the biggest-ever annual loss as a public company.

ETFs in Focus Posts Amazon's Biggest Annual Loss Ever

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund

iShares Evolved U.S. Discretionary Spending ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF

 Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

The first month of 2023 (and the last month of the retail industry's Q4 2022) saw America's largest party supply store file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that the StarMine credit models had predicted about a year ago. According to StarMine, Bed Bath & Beyond scores in the bottom decile when it comes to the Relative Valuation, Val-Mo, and Short Interest models.

Inflation Continues To Dampen U.S. Retail Sales While Luxury Shines

MicroSectors FANG+ ETN

The Meet Kevin Pricing Power ETF

Simplify Volt RoboCar Disruption and Tech ETF

Tesla Motors reported record deliveries for the fourth quarter but fell short of the analysts estimates due to logistics problems, slowing demand, rising interest rates and fears of recession.

Tesla Delivers Record Q4 But Misses View: ETFs in Focus

Consumer confidence bounced back in December, reversing consecutive declines in October and November to reach its highest level since April.

Consumer Confidence Rebounds in December: ETFs to Buy

Amplify Travel Tech ETF

Advisorshares Hotel ETF

Defiance Hotel Airline and Cruise ETF

Advisorshares Restaurant ETF

Global X Funds - Global X E-commerce ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF 

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Amplify Online Retail ETF

iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF

Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF

Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

40% of the online merchandise for U.S. retailers is on sale as we enter Black Friday week of 2022. The average percent discount in November is 36.3%; this has come down from the YTD levels of 37.6% and is significantly below the pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. Retailers Ramp Up Black Friday Deals

Consumer services and durable/apparel are reasonably priced relative to 11-year averages. Auto/components and retailing are significantly overvalued.

FDIS: Consumer Discretionary Dashboard For November

Americans are gaining optimism. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment for the United States increased to 59.8 in October of 2022, the highest in six months.

Why Should You Buy Consumer ETFs Now?

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Discretionary ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Staples ETF

The mismatch between supply and demand within the retail space has reversed in advance of this year's holiday shopping season. Higher prices that retailers have successfully implemented since the pandemic are not going to reverse entirely.

Retail Outlook: Who Will Be In The Driver's Seat This Holiday Season?

Shares of Tesla dropped 6.6% to a 52-week low on the Oct 20 trading session following revenue miss.

Tesla Revenues Miss in Q3 Earnings Put These ETFs in Focus

According to Wells Fargo, consumers had accumulated as much as $2.1 trillion in excess savings during the peak of the pandemic and still have $1.3 trillion in extra spending power as of August, as quoted on Yahoo Finance.

Here's Why to Buy Top-Ranked Consumer Discretionary ETFs

Tesla Motors (TSLA) reported record deliveries for the third quarter, signaling another strong earnings report later this month. However, it fell short of the Wall Street analysts' estimates.

Tesla Hits Record Q3 Vehicles, Misses View: ETFs in Focus

Tesla delivered 343,830 electric vehicles in the third quarter, missing analysts' expectations.

Should You Buy Tesla-Heavy ETFs Despite Weak Q3 Deliveries?

Americans are again gaining optimism as consumer confidence rose for the second consecutive month. Rising consumer confidence bodes well for household spending in the coming months and is expected to have a positive impact on the consumer discretionary sector.

Consumer Confidence Jumps: ETFs to Add

Deere & Company

iShares Global Utilities ETF

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Vanguard Health Care ETF

SPDR NYSE Technology ETF

Two years ago, I wrote about buying on the dip as an investment strategy for those in the FIRE movement. FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, and involves a commitment to both cutting your daily expenses and an accelerated investment strategy.

7 Investments to FIRE Up a Fat Stash and Retire Early

The durables and apparel subsector is undervalued relative to 11-year averages. Auto and components are the most overvalued.

FDIS: Consumer Discretionary Dashboard For September

Amazon.com Inc. (NasdaqGS: AMZN) shares rallied Friday, lifting consumer discretionary sector-related exchange traded funds after the e-commerce giant's second-quarter results beat expectations and offered a positive outlook. On Friday, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) rose 3.7%, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEArca: VCR) gained 3.

Consumer Sector ETFs Advance After Amazon's Strong Q2, Upbeat Outlook

Amazon (AMZN) reported its second-quarter results, with the second consecutive quarterly loss. However, the e-commerce giant beat on revenues and offered an upbeat outlook.

Amazon Posts Q2 Losses, Shares Spikes: ETFs in Focus

Tesla Motors reported mixed Q2 earnings, beating estimates for earnings but lagging on revenues. The electric carmaker also ended its streak of record quarterly profits.

Tesla Mixed Q2 Earnings Put These ETFs in Focus

Americans have become slightly optimistic about the economy as consumer sentiment has risen from an all-time low.

Buy Discretionary ETFs on Improving Consumer Sentiment

Tesla Motors (TSLA) reported weak Q2 vehicle deliveries, putting an end to the string of record quarterly deliveries.

Will Tesla Q2 Weak Deliveries Create Pain for ETFs?

The subsector with the best value and quality scores is durables and apparel. FDIS: an alternative to XLY.

FDIS: Consumer Discretionary Dashboard For June

The U.S. consumer sentiment declines in early June amid persistently high inflation levels.

US Consumer Sentiment Dips in June: Will ETFs Suffer?

The broader retail space has been weak relative to the S&P 500 so far this year. On a YTD basis, the VanEck Vectors Retail ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 by 4.5 percentage points, trading down by 18.2% as of today.

Weakness In Retail

Tesla Inc. (NasdaqGS: TSLA) plunged Friday, dragging down consumer discretionary sector-related exchange traded funds, after Elon Musk revealed plans to cut about 10% of salaried jobs. On Friday, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) fell 2.9%, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEArca: VCR) dropped 2.5%, and the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index (NYSEArca: FDIS) was down [.

Consumer ETFs Retreat as Tesla Eyes Staff Cuts, Musk Warns of Outlook

The consumer confidence reading slips in May amid the rising interest rates and continuous high inflation levels.

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