Internet Stocks To Lead NASDAQ To New Highs In 2015

The internet stocks are showing relative price strength after a year of price consolidation and will likely lead the NASDAQ to new highs in 2015.  The largest companies by market cap in the Dow Jones Internet Composite index are listed above.  Notice that Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL & GOOG) make up approximately 20% of the index alone.  Google has been moving sideways for the majority of 2014 and I think is modestly valued relative to other technology companies.  FDN is the largest ETF that tracks this index.

Small Cap Stocks To Lead Long Term

Everyone knows that small cap stocks are the canary-in-the-coal mine for the economy.  One can assess the strength of the overall global economy based on the performance of small cap stocks relative to large cap stocks.  They tend to outperform when business conditions are good (i.e. consumers are spending, fear is moderate, lenders are lending, interest rates are low, etc.)  During bear markets, small cap stocks underperform.  During bull markets, they outperform.  We are currently witnessing the beginning of long term small cap stock outperformance.

From a technical perspective, IWM which tracks the Russell 2000 small cap index, has broken out of a large ascending triangle pattern and is on its way to new highs.  We're just getting started...

Gold Stocks Rise From The Ashes

Charts courtesy stockcharts.com

Gold stocks appear to finally be moving off of a major bottom across the entire sector.  Price momentum divergence, money flow and volume are all looking very positive.  With the whole sector down > 50% from top to bottom, this could be a major rebound.