Shown below is a retail proxy, the Retail HLDRs Exchange Traded Fund (RTH). It's outperformed the S&P500 on a three month basis. Yet Best Buy's (BBY) warning today, that revenue will be driven by lower-ticket items in the fourth quarter, could mean that the pre-Christmas retail rally shown below is toast.
Note how Best Buy dropped a nasty 7% on just these decent earnings. A lot of holiday cheer is already priced-in.
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