[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities marched south Monday with all three indexes losing about one percent as markets remained concerned over the future of the currency-union in Europe and the safety of American banks following JP Morgan’s unexpected 2-billion trading loss. Greece’s political parties struggled to form a coalition over the weekend, fuelling fears of a re-election that is …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 5/11/2012
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 274 (last week 309) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 5/13/2012
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 5/13/2012. Much uncertainty about the worsening European debt crisis pulled the benchmark S&P 500 index lower by some 1.2% for the week. Overall, upward momentum has slowed, especially in the international area as shown by …
The Next Crisis: Will Spain Sink The European Union?
As the chatter of Greece exiting the eurozone gets louder, questions are being raised about Spain and Italy requiring bailout money from the European Central Bank to avoid a sovereign default. The Spanish and Italian banks have used the ECB’s cheap three-year loan to buy government debt, which ostensibly is a carry trade – borrow cheap and lend at a …
Taking Stock: Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM)
Van Eck Global, the managers of the Market Vector range of exchange traded funds, have launched a new emerging markets high yield bonds this week, its third high-yield bond ETF in about a month. The money manager launched the new fund as advisors and investors have started to diversify their fixed-income allocations to create layered risk levels in their portfolios, …
05-11-2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, May 11, 2012 ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05102012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, May 11, 2012 JP MORGAN LOSS WEIGHS ON STOCKS; EEME SHINES, IYG FADES US stocks finished the week lower for the second consecutive week on Friday as banking giant JPMorgan …