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Tech Is An Overcrowded Trade, But Not Overvalued?

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Mark Melin
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Technology giants have been among the highest flying performers of the S&P 500, up 21% year to date at a time when the broad index is near half that performance. Not only have technology giants been one of the strongest performers, but it they are also the most crowded. But just because the trade is crowded amid a significant move higher doesn’t mean the sector is expensive, a Bernstein report notes.

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Technology giants are very crowded on a historic basis...

The Defense sector has been the biggest winner in 2017, with the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index up 27.49% year to date, edging out the Technology sector.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.