All ProPicks strategies beat the market in debut month

Investing.com  |  Author Thomas Monteiro

Published Dec 12, 2023 08:59AM ET

Historically the strongest month of the year for stocks, November did not disappoint investors worldwide, with the S&P 500 rallying a solid 8.9% and the NASDAQ Composite outperforming again with a 10.8% gain.

Not only that, but the year-to-date bull market gained significant breath, broadening across different sectors of the market. As a consequence, the lower-beta Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a fat 8.7% gain, its best monthly performance in more than a year, as the small-cap Russell 2000 notched a similar 9% gain.

Sentiment was boosted mainly by lowering inflation and a more dovish Fed, prompting the market to re-evaluate interest rate expectations for 2024.

Against such a backdrop, well-allocated stock investors should have also garnished substantial gains. However, unfortunately, such is not necessarily true for those simply positioned on the wrong stocks.

That's why Source: InvestingPro ProPicks

Two of the stocks within this strategy with an outstanding November performance are:

  • Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI): +27% MoM

  • IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX): +20.8%

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2. Mid-Cap Movers/h2

Characterized by their agility in navigating the business landscape without carrying an undue level of risk, mid-cap companies typically operate below the radar of public awareness despite boasting robust growth prospects.

In fact, and this may surprise many readers, mid-caps have been the isolated performance leader amongst ProPicks strategies in November, yielding a lofty 16.37%, and amounting to an impressive 25.4% YTD gain.