ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, June 27, 2013 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY — since 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …
Make It Three In The Row
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks climbed for a third straight day today, allowing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close above 15,000 again and sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest three-day rally since January. Several Federal Reserve policymakers threw a big assist by jawboning the markets higher with comments that the central bank is not …
Negative Releases Boost Index ETFs…Again!
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks rallied for a second day on Wednesday, recouping some recent losses as slower-than-forecast economic growth fueled speculation the Federal Reserve will maintain stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 150 points (1.0%) to 14,910, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 15 points (1.0%) to 1,603, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 28 points (0.8%) …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 6/25/2013
The prior week’s calmness gave way to severe selling with the major indexes tumbling from their lofty levels as a result of the Fed uttering the currently most feared words in the English language, namely “tapering.” This, of course, refers to the potential toning down of the QE program. Just about all asset classes got spanked with the S&P 500 …
Strong Data Set Off Market Rebound; Domestic TTI Inches Back Above The Line
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Bulls got some much needed fuel to push U.S. equity markets higher, the most in nearly two weeks thanks to a slew of upbeat domestic economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points (0.7%) to 14,760; the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounded from a nine-week low, added 15 points (1.0%) to 1,588, while …
Chinese Stocks Enter Bear Market Territory; Domestic TTI Follows Suit; Is The S&P 500 Next?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity and bond index ETFs were battered and beaten on Monday, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a nine-week low and adding to last week’s move downward. The focal points on those fronts were the 10-yr note yield, which spiked to 2.66% in early action, and the uncertainty surrounding what impact the Federal Reserve’s …