Beyond Sector Rotation with CATA
From Canadian Association for Technical Analysis presentation (Jan 13, 2026)
In this featured presentation, Samantha LaDuc joins the Canadian Association for Technical Analysis (CATA) to discuss how she combines macro “backdrop” with technical analysis, using cross-asset (intermarket) relationships and sector rotation to judge market direction, how strong a move might be, and how long it can last across different timeframes.
She argues the big trade has been a rotation into precious and industrial metals (“metals are the new oil”), driven by dollar debasement/de-dollarization and tight supply, while oil has been a “short the rip” theme due to weaker global demand and bearish long-term technicals.
Samantha explains how she uses longer-term charts and ratios (gold vs S&P, gold vs silver, growth vs value, small caps vs S&P) plus positioning/breadth indicators to spot inflection points—like the recent shift from growth leadership into value/consumer cyclicals—and to avoid chasing crowded moves.
In Q&A, she says margin rule changes are less important than shocks like yen intervention, rate volatility, or VIX spikes; she’s constructive on banks while the yield curve stays steepening, cautious on crypto versus gold, bullish industrials as inflation proxies, and warns platinum looks dangerously parabolic while palladium appears earlier in a healthier catch-up trend.