Blackwattle Long-Short Deputy Portfolio Manager, Elan Miller joins ausbiz to discuss the standout stocks and February insights.
The ASX delivered a strong rally in February, supported by broadly positive earnings outcomes however volatility has picked up meaningfully, with geopolitics and macro uncertainty driving larger swings across key sectors.
Key insights:
• Increased volatility across large-cap stocks, despite generally resilient underlying fundamentals
• Broad-based earnings beats and analyst upgrades, with banks and miners continuing to underpin market strength
• Technology and healthcare lagging — driven by indiscriminate AI-related selling in tech and cost, currency and tariff pressures in healthcare
• Ongoing opportunities in quality compounders, while higher rates and transport-driven inflation pose risks to consumer discretionary
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