In establishing the portfolios for these new accounts, Rodriguez would like to address a recent memo from the technical analysis department that recommended overweighting clients’ portfolios in the technology and consumer goods sectors. The memo’s conclusion stated, “These sectors are depressed below their ten-year average levels. Every time that this has occurred in the past, these sectors have recovered to their mean in a short period of time.” Rodriguez believes that technical analysis has the potential to uncover opportunities where there are over- or under-reactions to relevant information.
