There was no change to the Franklin international equity rotation model this week, so we look at the Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF (FLMX).
There was no change to the Franklin international equity rotation model this week.
International equities have put together an extremely strong year and a half, but most areas within the asset class saw large pullbacks over the last week. One such area that pulled back was Mexico. The Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF (FLMX) moved to a sell signal with a break of a double bottom at $36.50, ending its streak of four consecutive buy signals. However, the stock’s long-term picture remains solid, and it also reversed back into a column of Xs. FLMX still holds an extremely strong fund score of 5.91, which is 0.98 points higher than the average emerging market equity fund. Looking at the trend chart for FLMX, the fund and has traded in a positive trend since April of last year. The fund also holds both near- and long-term relative strength versus domestic equities with it sitting in a column of Xs and an RS buy signal on its RS chart versus the S&P 500 Equal Weight (SPXEWI). From here, initial support lies at $36 then $32.50.
