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2016 From A 10,000-Foot View

Published 01/01/2017, 01:16 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (NYSE:SMH) – Semiconductors had their best year since 2009.

SMH 1 Year Chart

SPDR S&P Regional Banking (NYSE:KRE) – Regional banks finally above their 2007 highs.

KRE 1 Year Chart

US Dollar Index – Another strong year for the U.S. Dollar

USD 1 Year Chart

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:IBB) – first negative year for biotechs in 8 years.

IBB 1 Year Chart

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped (NYSE:EWZ) – Brazil had its first positive year in the last 6.

EWZ 1 Year Chart

iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) – big comeback for small caps after a 26% drawdown in late 20015/early 2016.

IWM 1 Year Chart

VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term linked To SP 500 VIX Short Fut Exp 4 Dec 2030 (NASDAQ:XIV) – betting against short-term volatility worked out again.

XIV 1 Year Chart

PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) – 8th consecutive positive year for large cap tech.

QQQ 1 Year Chart

What year had the big six tech innovators? – Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA).

AMZN 1 Year Chart

AAPL 1 Year Chart

GOOGL 1 Year Chart

MSFT 1 Year Chart

FB 1 Year Chart

TSLA 1 Year Chart

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