- Examine 138 REITs for price trend up or down
- 6 simple binary factors establish trend
- 21 in up trend, and 13 outperform REIT index.
These 21 REITs out of 138 in the Reuters DataLink database are in up trends (even if ever so slight in some cases). They may or may not be attractive to you by other metrics, but if you prefer to invest in stocks that are rising instead of falling, this batch is a good one on which to focus further fundamental examination.
Articles by Brad Thomas, or other REIT oriented authors may be a good place to begin your research on names from this list that are of interest to you.
Independent of any fundamental views, this is the list of REITs that are moving up to one degree or another.
| (EQC) | EQUITY COMMONWEALTH REIT |
| (CXP) | COLUMBIA PROPERTY REIT |
| (CYS) | CYS INVESTMENTS REIT |
| (NNN) | NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTIES REIT |
| (AVIV) | AVIV REIT |
| (CCI) | CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL REIT |
| (MPW) | MEDICAL PROPERTIES REIT |
| (TWO) | TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT REIT |
| (GLPI) | GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES REIT |
| (NCT) | NEWCASTLE INVESTMENT REIT |
| (CLNY) | COLONY CAPITAL CL A ORD |
| (BXMT) | BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE CL A REIT |
| (NRZ) | NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT REIT |
| (STWD) | STARWOOD PROPERTY REIT |
| (DEI) | DOUGLAS EMMETT REIT |
| (HIW) | HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES REIT |
| (SPG) | SIMON PROP GRP REIT |
| (ESRT) | EMPIRE STATE REALTY CL A REIT |
| (LTC) | LTC PROPERTIES REIT |
| (EXR) | EXTRA SPACE STORAGE REIT |
| (FCH) | FELCOR LODGING REIT |
| (CONE) | CYRUSONE REIT |
An up trend in this instance is defined by a binary computer filter of the tilt the tip of several moving averages, and by the stacking of shorter moving averages above longer moving averages. By using a binary (Yes/NO?) set of selection criteria carried out with a computer, large numbers of securities can be quickly filtered to identify a list of prospects.
