[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity Indexes plummeted and growth stocks got nailed adding to Wednesday’s solid losses, one day after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve could start scaling back or tapering its monthly bond purchases by year-end. The selling began on Wednesday in the bond market as yields spiked sharply. From the bond trading pits the conflagration …
Bears Feast On Fed’s News
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Concluding the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) monetary policy 2-day meeting, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference and appeared to have hinted that the days of easing may be nearing an end. The statement from the FOMC was released ahead of the press conference wherein the Fed left the target fed funds rate …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 6/18/2013
After the prior week’s volatility, some calmness returned to the markets as renewed upward momentum helped the S&P 500 to gain some 1.6% since the last ETF Model Portfolio report. Bonds are still showing weakness as interest rates have been inching higher, but equities have largely ignored that fact. More in regards to market direction should be known later on …
Markets in Cheery Mood—Keep Up Gains
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The Major Equity Index ETFs continued yesterday’s momentum to close higher with all eyes feasted on tomorrow’s conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 138 points (0.9%) higher at 15,318, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 13 points (0.8%) to 1,652, and the Nasdaq Composite added 30 …
Bulls Open The Week Thanks To Positive Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Buyers came into the market today as the bulls maintain the Fed still has lingering concerns about the economy and won’t say anything to rattle the market when its two-day meeting concludes on Wednesday. However, stocks were rattled by a Financial Times story suggesting that Fed Chairman Bernanke is likely to signal the Fed is close …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 6/14/2013
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 39 (last week 313) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …