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Elliott H. Gue

About Elliott H. Gue

A renowned expert on the energy sector, Elliott Gue founded Deep Dive Investing as an outlet for in-depth research on the best long and short thematic opportunities in the market today.

Issue #69: Outlook 2021

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According to baseball legend Yogi Berra: “Forecasting is very difficult, especially when it involves the future.”

That certainly rings true when it comes to forecasting financial markets.

If fact, I’d take his sentiment one step further and say that, not only is forecasting the future difficult, but it can also be hazardous to your financial well-being. Moreover, predictions become more difficult, and potentially more dangerous, the further you attempt to peer into the future.

I guarantee you can come up with some arcane indicator or data point to justify just about any forecast for the US economy, the stock market or a particular sector. And, if that’s too hard, you can always fall back on that age-old crutch of crafting a complex narrative involving politics or some ill-defined multi-year megatrend.

However, the more complex the argument or narrative, the less likely it’s going to stand the test of time.

The truth is that successful investing isn’t about making bold predictions about the future or the latest trends in Washington, D.C. and it’s certainly not about predicting economic conditions in 4- or 8-years’ time. Instead, it’s about understanding where we are in the economic and market cycle, following a handful of proven economic and market indicators with a history of giving useful signals and doggedly sticking to a risk management discipline.

In that spirit, this report represents my current take on the outlook for 2021 including a look at where I believe we are in the cycle, some of the key market and economic indicators I’ll be watching this year and, based on that analysis, a handful of sectors to buy and some to avoid right now.

Of course, absolutely none of this is set in stone; rather I consider it a rough guide to investing as we move through 2021 based on historical precedent and trends underway right now. To paraphrase economist John Maynard Keynes, if the facts change, I’ll change my mind.

By Elliott H. Gue|2021-01-29T16:01:24+00:00January 29th, 2021|Issue|

Issue #66: The DDI Roundtable: A First Look into 2021

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A one-month global stock market crash followed by an historic rally, devastating economic fallout from a pandemic and US elections—2020 has been a year with more than the usual ups and downs to say the least. And the uncertainty continues with jagged divergences in performance in the stock market and broad economy.

This month, our investment team of Elliott Gue, Roger Conrad, Yiannis Mostrous and our London Contributor, discussed (and occasionally debated) what we see as the key issues for DDI readers looking ahead into 2021. Here are the highlights. Enjoy!

By Elliott H. Gue|2020-10-27T14:09:11+00:00October 27th, 2020|Issue|

Issue #64 – 12 Weeks Later: The US Presidential Election and Stocks

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By Elliott H. Gue|2020-08-14T11:56:59+00:00August 14th, 2020|Issue|

Issue #58: Buy the Dips in Gold

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By Elliott H. Gue|2020-03-10T21:14:10+00:00March 2nd, 2020|Issue|

Income Options Portfolio Update: A Year-End Rally

By Elliott H. Gue|2019-11-01T14:19:54+00:00November 1st, 2019|Alerts|

Issue No. 48: The New Industrials — Strong Growth, Low Valuations

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By Elliott H. Gue|2019-04-24T17:43:24+00:00April 23rd, 2019|Issue|

Issue No. 47: The Fed’s New War on Inflation

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A lot has changed over the past 4 months. As recently as November 7th, the Fed Funds futures market was pricing in a better than 1-in-3 shot the upper bound of the central bank’s target range for rates would be 3.25% or higher by the end of 2019.

By Elliott H. Gue|2019-03-28T08:53:36+00:00March 25th, 2019|Issue|

Issue No. 45: New Year Update and Portfolio Additions

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By Elliott H. Gue|2019-03-07T04:58:41+00:00December 31st, 2018|Issue|

Special Issue No. 44: Year End Investment Round Table

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By Elliott H. Gue|2018-11-29T22:47:55+00:00November 28th, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 43: Adding Agricultural Chemicals

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By Elliott H. Gue|2018-11-08T20:27:58+00:00November 8th, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 39: Part 1 — Stages of the Market Cycle What to Buy and What to Avoid

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By Elliott H. Gue|2018-10-01T08:07:46+00:00October 1st, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 37: A Look at Global Markets

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Each quarter the Deep Dive Investing Team including myself, Roger Conrad, Yiannis Mostrous and Mr. X (our London-based guest contributor) meet to discuss our big picture outlook for the global economy and markets and new investment ideas or trends we’re following.

The focus of our discussion is a detailed, 33-slide deck that covers a long list of economic and market indicators we’ve been following for years including slides covering market valuations, corporate profits and margins, credit and bond markets, commodities, institutional money flows and economic data.

The purpose is not to develop a set-in-stone outlook but to set up a framework for keeping tabs on market developments, trends to watch and our strategies for investing in the current environment.

In this issue of Deep Dive Investing, I discuss some of our conclusions and takeaways from our quarterly meeting with our London-based guest contributor.

Later this evening, following the market close, we will release a separate flash alert that includes an update of our Active Total Return Portfolio and recommendations.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-08-10T08:05:09+00:00August 9th, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 36: Active Total Return Portfolio Update

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Most of our Focus List and Active Total Return Portfolio recommendations have now reported second quarter earnings.

In this issue, Elliott explains what we mean by “Growth” investing and how it differs from the common usage of the term in the mainstream and financial media.

In addition, Elliott offers an update of returns in the Active Total Return Portfolio and a rundown (and updated advice) on every recommendation that’s reported earnings to date.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-08-01T21:43:39+00:00August 1st, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 35: Introducing Our Active Total Return Portfolio

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The US stock market is more expensive today than it has been in 97.7% of months since January 1881 and those excesses are partly driven by the shift in favor of passive/ETF and quantitative investing strategies. The unprecedented wave of global quantitative easing and monetary stimulus since the 2007-09 financial crisis has further fueled passive investing and valuation excesses.

To generate superior profits in this environment we’re focused on looking for inefficiencies and an investment “edge” in parts of the market the crowd ignores.

We’re introducing a new actively managed model portfolio to offer additional guidance on what stocks to buy, when and how to buy them, when to sell and how to manage growing market risks as we approach the end of the cycle.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-07-06T14:59:01+00:00July 5th, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 31: Market, Strategy and Growth Focus List Update

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Elliott examines global equity and credit markets with a special guest contributor joining via phone from London. He also updates the Growth Focus List recommendations including a strategy for taking profits on one of our biggest winners to date.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-05-04T08:08:06+00:00May 3rd, 2018|Issue|

Issue No. 27: Focus on Quality

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Stocks issued by companies that exhibit higher earnings quality and profitability tend to outperform in a bull market’s latter stages.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-04-03T15:32:37+00:00April 3rd, 2018|Issue|

Issue 25: Buying the Correction

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Elliott Gue explains why the bull market has more room to run, despite the S&P 500’s recent swoon. He also revisits his favorite themes and adds a few names to the Focus List.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-02-26T12:40:23+00:00February 25th, 2018|Issue|

Issue 20: Market Outlook and Economic Cycles

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Elliott Gue highlights the strong returns posted during the final 12 to 24 months of a bull market and introduces his 10-point checklist for forecasting bear markets.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-02-18T16:26:59+00:00December 20th, 2017|Issue|

Issue 19: Updates to Growth Focus List

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Elliott Gue updates his buy targets for the names on the Growth Focus List and adds two new positions.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-02-18T16:28:07+00:00December 4th, 2017|Issue|

Issue 16: Screening for Value

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Elliott Gue explains one of his favorite screens for value stocks and adds two names to the Focus List.

By Elliott H. Gue|2018-05-02T19:11:20+00:00November 14th, 2017|Issue|
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