After last Friday’s major gains, markets tempered quite a bit today as the S&P 500 barely dipped 0.04%. European and Asian indices didn’t move significantly either for the most part. In commodities, oil and gold haven’t greatly fluctuated as of late as well. The 10-year Treasury yield fell down to 1.90% as it appears investors are slightly more on edge …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 2/3/2012
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 340 (last week 293) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 2/5/2012
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 2/5/2012. In a reversal from the prior week, upward momentum gained steam as a better than expected jobs report pushed the major indexes higher while gold finally pulled back. The Greek soap opera continued in …
A Drop In ETF Trading Volume
While Europe is falling apart, it’s interesting to see how trading volume has been affected. Undoubtedly, there can be major fluctuations in ETF inflows and outflows depending on investor risk appetite In this discussion, ETF trading volume is analyzed, noting that volume in the U.S. has hit a low not seen since 2007. As we’ve witnessed, there has been lower …
02-05-2012
The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker—Monthly Review—January 31, 2011 A Hot January For Equity ETFs While 2011 didn’t offer much hope for investors, 2012 got off to an unexpectedly great start with U.S. major market ETFs leading the way, gaining significant traction to move further into bull territory. The S&P 500 gained over 4% for the month to have its best …
Golden Cross Vs. Death Cross – Are These Meaningful Technical Indicators?
Europe is falling apart but the S&P 500 is having its best start to the year since 1989. I’m sure you are puzzled as to why equities have gone full steam ahead despite less than stellar fundamentals. While I believe this recent run-up will not last in the long-run, there are indicators that might suggest otherwise. Perhaps the answer as …