[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Last week’s downgrades were forgotten as markets edged up today, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.36%. The optimism was seen across global indices while gold and oil prices pushed higher. While global markets and commodities didn’t account for Europe’s troubles, the 10-year Treasury stood still at 1.85%. In the context of bond markets, investors continue to …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 1/13/2012
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 214 (last week 162) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 1/15/2012
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 1/15/2012. Continued upward momentum pushed the major indexes higher by less than 1%. With Friday’s downgrade of various European countries, it remains to be seen how the markets will react when Wall Street opens for …
S&P Downgrades Add Further Strain on Europe
Standard and Poor’s didn’t shy away from issuing en masse downgrades to 9 countries in Europe after months of warnings. In other words, Europe is on thin ice and will have to act fast before its unified economic foundation breaks into fragmented pieces. In this week’s video, managing director of sovereign ratings at S&P, John Chambers, presents a breakdown of …
Political Affiliation and Investment Returns – Is There A Link?
With the Republican primary well under way, I’m sure you may be wondering which candidate will be able to revive the U.S. economy and push markets back into bull territory. Over the years, the debate between politics and financial growth has been contentious, questioning whether Democratic or Republican policies are more beneficial for the economy and financial markets. As we …
01-13-2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, January 13, 2012 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/01/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-01122012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, January 13, 2012 WAKE-UP CALL MOVES EQUITY ETFS DOWNWARDS Friday the 13th took on a new meaning as a fear of downgrades with Standard and Poor’s issuing 9 sovereign downgrades …