[barra]

Good day kero,

I do agree with your opinion. In my trading sectors are now one of the key but I mainly make decision with the pattern.
I don't buy if the sector is falling.
Actually, I search for stocks nice patterns and,then, I check the sector.
However in some market configuration (beginning of rising or falling) I check which sectors are the leaders.

I use Waldata "investor" to check the sectors, which is very expensive but very eficient too.

Of course, it's easier with the US market, but it's also, as you quoted, very time consuming.

Ciao
BArra