March 2016: The Bull Looks Good as Stocks Rally
March Was A Good Month For The Bull.
By Larry C. Paxton
In March oil prices rose and stocks followed accordingly.
In terms of volatility, for the S&P500 stocks, out of the 22 trading days in March 2016, 15 of them were positive, 1 was greater than 2%, 0 were less than -2%.
So, the Bull won March. But the overall US and world economies continue to send mixed signals, still showing more anxious fragility than comforting stability. The second quarter starts. The question is, can the Bull continue its run?
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The following partial tables are excerpts from The PBR1000 March Snapshots. The stock price is for the close of trading on March 31st, Month % Chg is compared to February 29th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2015, and the 15 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014.
Table 1(S11): The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers
Table 1 Summary: The range was +209.57% to -72.72%. 915 out of 1,023 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 89.44% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 7.91%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 03/31/16 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways |
1015 | RJETQ | 1.95 | +209.57 | -50.38 | -86.63 |
| SM Energy |
769 | SM | 18.74 | +107.30 | -4.68 | -51.43 |
| Whiting Petroleum |
667 | WLL | 7.98 | +99.00 | -15.47 | -75.82 |
| US Steel | 167 | X | 16.05 | +75.99 | +101.13 | -39.98 |
| Denbury Resources |
796 | DNR | 2.22 | +73.44 | +9.90 | -72.69 |
Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers
Table 2 Summary: The range was +101.13% to -89.39%. 623 out of 1,023 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 60.90% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 3.82%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 03/31/16 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Steel |
167 | X | 16.05 | +75.99 | +101.13 | -39.98 |
| Cliffs Natural Resources |
518 | CLF | 3.00 | +38.89 | +89.87 | -57.98 |
| SunCoke Energy |
991 | SXC | 6.50 | +37.42 | +87.32 | -66.39 |
| AK Steel |
386 | AKS | 4.13 | +44.41 | +84.38 | -30.47 |
| Alpha Natural Resources |
548 | ANRZQ | 0.02 | +23.03 | +70.00 | -98.88 |
Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 13 Months Stock Price % Gainers
Table 3 Summary: Range was +109.49% to -98.88%. 435 out of 1,019 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 42.69% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of -5.51%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 03/31/15 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix |
438 | NFLX | 102.23 | +9.44 | -10.62 | +109.49 |
| A-Mark Precious Metals |
419 | AMRK | 19.90 | -8.42 | +5.57 | +99.60 |
| Amazon.com |
29 | AMZN | 593.64 | +7.44 | -12.17 | +91.28 |
| Hawaiian Holdings |
820 | HA | 47.19 | +9.69 | +33.57 | +81.15 |
| Heartland Payment Systems |
821 | HPY | 96.57 | +3.26 | +1.85 | +79.00 |
Table 4(S15): The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization
Table 4 Summary: Range was $604.30 billion to $0.00 billion. The average is $19.84 billion, median is $6.21 billion, out of 1,023 companies tracked.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Market Cap($B) 03/31/16 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple |
3 | AAPL | 604.30 | +12.72 | +2.97 | -6.66 |
| Alphabet |
44 | GOOGL | 512.76 | +6.76 | -1.75 | +43.59 |
| Microsoft |
27 | MSFT | 436.83 | +8.55 | -1.43 | +14.08 |
| Berkshire Hathaway |
5 | BRK.A | 351.43 | +5.99 | +7.97 | -2.81 |
| ExxonMobil |
2 | XOM | 347.13 | +4.21 | +6.97 | -11.33 |
| The PBR1000 |
20,299.43 | +6.41 | +0.29 | -1.82 |
Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities
| Company | Price 03/31/16 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The PBR1000 | 68,835.23 | +6.59 | +1.80 | -3.43 |
| DJIA | 17,685.09 | +7.08 | +1.49 | -0.77% |
| NASDAQ | 4,869.86 | +6.84 | -2.75 | +2.83 |
| S&P500 | 2,059.74 | +6.60 | +0.77 | +0.04 |
| Gold | 1,235.60 | -0.74 | +16.54 | +4.28 |
| Silver | 15.46 | +3.48 | +12.03 | -0.90 |
| Oil | 38.34 | +13.57 | +3.51 | -28.03 |
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